Mom: “Amy, you need to get up, you’re going to be late for school.” Amy: “I’m not going to school.” Mom: “Yes, you are. You have that math test today and you cannot be late!” Amy (putting her blanket over her head): “I’m never going to school again!” Susann Shier remembers the low point in her […]
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To the Bone Movie – What Parents Want to Know
I first heard about the To The Bone movie, a Netflix original, when I saw a shocking still from it on Instagram. Ellen stands on an upright scale, ribs protruding. She stares intently at the scale’s toggles in front of her. The picture immediately struck me as all-too-familiar. That’s because I’ve been a girl, sick and hungry, looking […]