lol, bragging rights on the bad back. - AHnix (Anna Haro)

Pretty much! My friend's son started having back spasms last week and wondered if it was his backpack, so she weighed it this morning and happened to post on Facebook "Mystery solved! Jack's backpack weighs 15 pounds. No wonder he's having spasms. :( " And within a few comments a mom popped up "My son's pack weighs that much BEFORE you add his school books!" and another mom chimed in "My son hurt his back three years ago carrying twice that much! He sees a chiropractor every week!" And so on and so forth. The OP finally returned and was like "Uh.....thank you all for your concern and support?" - Hookuh Tinypants

Get your kids rolling backpacks, dummies. - Andrew C (✔)

^^ Back when I was subbing, ALL the kids had rolling backpacks for that reason. - AHnix (Anna Haro)

Apparently they used to have rolling backpacks but now that they're in junior high, rolling backpacks are social suicide? So they eschew rolling for carrying. I don't get kids. I'm like "Dude, that's heavy. I will drag it on wheels, thanks." - Hookuh Tinypants

ahh, yeah. Now I get it. I forgot about the middle school politics. Good grief. - AHnix (Anna Haro)

I think middle school is the worst part of growing up. Honestly, it is the biggest bag of shit you could ever hand a kid. Stick a bunch of developing barely-teens hitting the throes of puberty in a confined area for 8 hours a day, five days a week, and you have a recipe for Lord of the Flies. - Hookuh Tinypants

That's one thing I missed out on. Where I grew up, schools were K-7 for elementary and 8-12 for high school. - Andrew C (✔)

Yeah, those middle school years are rough. Lots-o-changes. In my six years of subbing, all ages and grades, the most vile little people I encountered? Middle school girls. Hands down. :| - AHnix (Anna Haro)