Hey, I'm sending you something you might find of interest.  I heard about this really interesting study regarding the relationship between mothers and middle school aged children.  I have to say the findings rang true to me and brought back a lot of memories.  Middle school was a miserable time for me as I struggled with some classes and often felt either depressed or angry for no particular reason.  I remember feeling constantly stressed over both academics and the challenges of middle school social life with maintaining friendships, cliques, dating etc.