teenage years

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These are all facets of Michaels covered in the documentary, but I learned them back in my Tumblr days, when I’d spend my teenage years liveblogging episodes with friends online.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

“Every time we text about our teenage years, I’m amazed we survived,” someone else wrote, kicking off a flurry of reminiscences about our misadventures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Born in 1980 into a Catholic family in Londonderry, McGee leaned heavily for "Derry Girls" on her own teenage years during the Troubles, which lasted from the late 1960s until a peace deal in 1998.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Observing to see whether Malinin’s skating and consistency would change as he grew, Boitano knew the self-proclaimed “Quad God” was real once Malinin was putting multiple quads in his programs past his teenage years.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

“I am going to Bible study” and “I am going to Fellowship” were the easiest ways for Ifemelu to go out unquestioned during her teenage years.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie