The Piano Teacher

Tommy and I finally got around to watching the movie Eighth Grade. If you haven’t seen it, you should. It’s essentially a chronicle of how painfully difficult it is to be a kid. We watch a thirteen-year-old girl navigate school and social media and the awkwardness and fear of forever being a square in world of circles. She comes alive when someone finally takes an interest in her, and she finds that friend who will listen to her and see her as...