Lirvilas disclosed a bit of said sister's backstory in the answer to my comment over here, thus I suppose quoting him doesn't count as spoiler:
"Jen doesn't talk to her older sister, because she hasn't been in contact for years. Nobody from back home has, including Jane's best friend from high school, one Donna Panks."
So, from Donna's and Jen's perspective, Jane was harsh because she is MIA...
There's
College" as in "University", and "College" as in "Community College".
In Canada, we actually have exact terms for those: University means University, and College refers to Community College. Sometimes, Colleges can become Universities.
1st thought: Stripper welders?
2nd thought: That's at least as risky as naked bacon frying
3rd thought: Oh, bikini bar. Why is that her backup plan? And why doesn't Jen just let her grind those grounds? God dammit, now I wanna know
They built a pig farm not too far from where I grew up (just two long buildings, but still aberrant.) It was awful when the wind blew wrong D: I also lived in fear either myself or my friend (who were not popular) were gonna end up like the end of Carrie o_O
Because teenagers are irrational (both the fears and the sh*t they do.)
Grinder$ coffee mugs and more!
*writes down characterization notes for Playground*
if that's not the very definition of harsh, I don't know what is!
edit: when Jane and Jen or any of the Doyles know they're in the right, they don't pull their punches
Of course, Mary Jane Stonecastle-Braun could be considered an "ex-Sister", and she certainly was/still is "harsh"
"Jen doesn't talk to her older sister, because she hasn't been in contact for years. Nobody from back home has, including Jane's best friend from high school, one Donna Panks."
So, from Donna's and Jen's perspective, Jane was harsh because she is MIA...
(I'd note that this character isn't speaking for the author, I am contemptuous towards men who consistently smell nice.)
College" as in "University", and "College" as in "Community College".
In Canada, we actually have exact terms for those: University means University, and College refers to Community College. Sometimes, Colleges can become Universities.
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in my experiences, I haven't seen any sort of monopoly by university grads on smarts, wisdom, or capability... again, Jen is speaking for Jen.
2nd thought: That's at least as risky as naked bacon frying
3rd thought: Oh, bikini bar. Why is that her backup plan? And why doesn't Jen just let her grind those grounds? God dammit, now I wanna know
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"stripper welders frying bacon"
what's the internet rule for "everything has a fetish"?is it rule 64 or just 42Apologies to all involved.
They built a pig farm not too far from where I grew up (just two long buildings, but still aberrant.) It was awful when the wind blew wrong D: I also lived in fear either myself or my friend (who were not popular) were gonna end up like the end of Carrie o_O
Because teenagers are irrational (both the fears and the sh*t they do.)
it's good to see you're a fair bit stronger than that now.