Episode 1.14 Awkward Situations - The Middle School Mind

On this episode of The Middle School Mind podcast, we get awkward. Son brings up three awkward situations for us to discuss and we bring up two bonus awkward situations to review.

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What does it mean to be Awkward?

To start our episode, Son brings up a really far-off example of an awkward situation that has never happened and will likely never happen.

Son highlights three examples of awkward situations

Potty talk – do you pee in the middle urinal? This article from metro.co.uk highlights the unspoken rules using public urinals

Image of young men bunched together in the urinal. Son highlighted this as an awkward situation. — Sometimes you just have to go. Image courtesy of mensxp.com.

Huggers – how do you handle huggers or people who encroach on your physical space when you’re not a hugger? This article from repeller.com highlights confessions from a non-hugger.

Image of a female hugging a mail friend who is not reciprocating the hug. When huggers interact with non-huggers, it could get awkward. — When huggers meet non-huggers can be awkward situations. Image courtesy of washingtonpost.com.

Wedding invitations from long-lost friends – would you feel obligated to go? This Q&A from myneworleans.com answers the question if you have to go to your high school friend’s wedding.

Two bonus awkward situations presented by Father

Seeing teachers outside of work, especially if it’s at their side hustle. Is it weird to see your teachers outside of school? EdSource.org published this article highlighting many teachers who work a second job outside the classroom.
Friend-zoned in middle school! This article from wikihow.com lists 4 Ways to Escape the Friend Zone.

Image of female laughing at her friend after telling a television game show hose they are just friends. The male friend has a look of shock and sadness in his face. — The worst kind of friend-zoning, the very public friend-zoning. We feel you, guy. Image courtesy of mirror.co.uk.

Of course we have to talk about Jeff Bezos on our Awkward Situations episode

Is it getting awkward for our listeners that his name comes up as often as it does in our episodes? This businessinsider.com article talks about the years-long beef between Jeff and Elon.

Image of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos facing off with Tesla founder Elon Musk in this photoshopped image. The two billionaires have a long-standing feud reported in the media. — Battle of the Billionaires. Things will get awkward. Image courtesy of businessinsider.com.

For more Awkward Situations, check out this article from Lifehacker highlighting 10 Awkward Situations and How to Deal With It.

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