Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, then wondering if he had a last minute PUT ANOTHER LAYER ON emergency that made the suit seem poorly fitted.

Yeah it seems like if you're going to go backless, commit!

Her posture is driving me nuts, and it looks like she needs a better bra. (But yes, the sleeveless-ness needs to be a J cut, not the C cut she has there.)

For Dunham, Dodai, I think that the scoop of the armhole needs to be a bit more J-shaped on the underside. I have the same problem when I want to wear tops that bare my shoulders. I'm not sure if it comes from being large-breasted, or just having lymph nodes that wanna say hello to the world, but a near straight angle…

Except by the mother's own admission, they don't have any of that in Maryville - at least not for her, her daughter, and her younger son.

Yes, because the mother would still be prioritizing, and scholarships are not necessary for college. However, there is added issue here in that the mother is prioritizing the kind of culture that contributes, secondarily, to rape culture and unhealthy small town high school athletics.

...which is why I hit my head against the wall when I heard they went back. Why would you do that? (Yes, I know. Sons and sports scholarships. Priorities, apparently. :| )

When you don't talk about things, you often enable those things to continue happening. It's the whole shining a light in the darkness thing. People, unfortunately, will behave better if they know there's a good chance their bad behaviour will be tracked back to them publicly in a way that will bring them shame - this…

Yeah, it's colder today in many areas of the Deep South of the United States than it is in Alaska. This isn't normal for a lot of people. ;-)

The Import brought me a pair of merino/possum gloves to see if they've be a good fit with my texture issues; they're scratchy indoors, but the minute you get outside and they mix with the oils in your skin, OMG. Just amazing. I want a scarf and hat, next.

Agreed. I think there were a lot of options that didn't mean "leaving the girl in the environment where she was attacked."

Possibly true, but then she's sacrificing one for the other. (And as someone who paid her own way through college, I'm less sympathetic to the idea of "scholarship or nothing," especially when Daisy Coleman is on her third suicide attempt from the lack of help and the continued bullying.)

Possibly true. Is that worth the mental health of her daughter and the overall health of her family?

I agree, completely. But unfortunately, that's not the world we live in, and it's pretty clear Maryville isn't going to step up.

Let's see, I'm in opaque tights, a lined wool skirt, and long sleeve cotton mock turtleneck for work. Plus nice squishy comfy sock/slippers, so I don't have to wear my winter boots.

Oh agreed. That I have all but one storm window down is a freaking miracle, since as a second floor resident, most of the time I'm broiling in my own apartment, and have at least one window cracked open (or pull up the storm windows for more airflow while windows are closed).

Sadly, I am in PA, which means my Targets don't sell alcohol. :-(

Melinda Coleman goes on to tell she has chosen in the interim to remain near Maryville to ensure her eldest son continues his scholarship for baseball and her second son, who is a star wrestler, gets a shot at securing a scholarship.

Oh, I can guarantee, if I said that - especially if I finished it with the unstated but explicit inference that Jolie is too thin/not voluptuous enough to play Lawson - there'd be OMG BODY POLICING comments. Now, quite possibly those people'd be wrong,.. but it's still a concern when talking about physical…

Hi, my academic background is ethics (specifically bio/medical, although we get the full rundown of philosophy training), and I'm now in journalism. ...can you clarify what the concern is, though?