In the middle of my BACKSWING???

the fact that Cassie develops into a typical moody, defiant teenager says so much about Janet as a mom. like this is a kid who endured severe trauma at such a young age; the fact that she is acting like any other teenager just a few years later is a real testament to how safe and supported she must feel with Janet and her SG1 family. 

cassandra calling janet “dr. fraiser” and refusing to call her mom because she knows she’s undergoing some kind of weird transformation and she’s afraid janet won’t love her anymore so she’s trying to get ahead of it by creating distance. and her testing the waters with sam asking “what do you see when you look at me now?” and sam says “i see you” like stopppp this is THE sam/janet + cassie episode. 

i also love how, even without the alien experimentation aspect, this is such a normal pivotal moment for all kids. “will you still love me even if i’m different?” 

also sam is such a dad with that “respect your mother” ass line, “don’t call her dr. fraiser, she loves you and she deserves better than that”

that’s such an interesting dynamic, too, the co-parenting of it all. Sam is the more distant “parent” so all of their interactions are very meaningful to Cassie, and Cassie gets to form an image of Sam that might be somewhat idealized, especially considering how they met. and nobody can ever really live up to that bc it’s partially fantasy. it’s kind of reminiscent of kids with distant/absent fathers idealizing them and in turn villainizing their mothers only to realize one day that their moms were the ones showing up for them all along.

I’m really scared. The court date for eviction got moved to the 19th of August. My power is about to be shut off during the hottest summer in years. I have nowhere to go. I don’t know what to do with my cat. I don’t even have a car to live out of. I’m gonna be on the streets in 100 degree weather and no way to get to a cooling center.

My life’s purpose has just become paying increasingly expensive bills until I can’t anymore and I die on the streets. I don’t have any hobbies anymore. I don’t have a car or any money for things I enjoy. There is no joy in my life anymore. I don’t know what to do. I’m disabled but not “disabled enough” to get disability. My quality of life is nonexistent.

I have to skip meals multiple times a week. My blood sugar is always low. I’m a few missed meals away from a diabetic coma. I’m gonna die like this.

I need help.

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