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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2.12 The Goodbye Episode – The Middle School Mind

As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. After months of deliberation and soul-searching Father and Son publish their last and final episode of The Middle School Mind podcast. After nearly 18 months and over 35+ episodes, on this episode: We say goodbye to our listeners We talk about what's next for Son We hear from some of our past guests Of course we get a little silly And we play one last game So sit back, relax, grab the Kleenex and stick around for our very special goodbye episode. We think kid's voices are under represented in the podcast space. Even though we are leaving, we encourage you to visit Kids Listen. This organization is a grassroots organization of advocates for high-quality audio content for children. The Middle School Mind is a proud member of Kids Listen and, with our show ending, we encourage kids and families to find other interesting and engaging podcasts for kids. Through this adventure, we connected with the creator of Sound Carrot. This website was founded by a father/daughter team with the goal to help younger listeners find amazing children's podcasts. We hope this resource helps parents and kids find other kid's voices that you want to listen to and hear more from. We also believe that kids can create their own podcasts! Last summer we launched a three-part series encouraging kids to make their own kids' podcasts. You can find the episodes here: 1.20 Make Your Own Kid Podcast 1 1.21 Make Your Own Kid Podcast 2 1.22 Make Your Own Kid Podcast 3 Thank you to The Middle School Mind listeners and even our future listeners. We enjoyed making these episodes together and sharing them with you. This time was special for us and we will look back at this show as an amazing point in time where we talked about what was on Son's mind or relevant pop culture during this time. If you loved listening to the show and want to connect with us, e-mail us at: middleschoolmind.podcast@gmail.com. We are happy to connect if you want to talk about creating your own podcast for your child or, potentially, if you are interested in having your middle schooler take over The Middle School Mind, let's chat. We always knew that The Middle School Mind was going to last at most, 3 years, with Son and I. But amazing shows like Star Trek had Star Trek: The Next Generation and Saved By The Bell had Saved By The Bell: The New Class introduced a new cast of characters while providing new stories and fresh perspectives. It would be amazing to have a Mother/Daughter voice leading the show or a parent/child from a different part of the country or even a completely different country! It's the unique perspectives that help us all learn and appreciate each other. Enjoy The Goodbye Episode and thank you for being part of our show. Sincerely, Father & Son — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themiddleschoolmind/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themiddleschoolmind/support