Why being miserable in high school is good for you

It's the best bad experience of your life

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Elissa Strauss
Elissa Strauss

Elissa Strauss writes about the intersection of gender and culture for TheWeek.com. She also writes regularly for Elle.com and the Jewish Daily Forward, where she is a weekly columnist.

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