I’ve never really been cool, and this fact has always bugged me. I’m not telling you this to sound charming or self-deprecating—it’s just the truth. One Monday in third grade, Maggie and Hilary, two ...

“Am I cool?” is a question we’ve all probably asked ourselves at some point. Or, we may have wondered, “Do they like me?” or “Do I fit in?” But do we know what it means to be cool? Does it mean being ...