living life

What we don’t see, ever, is Rebecca handling a situation before Jack has to step in. We know it happens. It has to. Jack has a full time job and we never see what Rebecca does. So let’s assume she’s a stay at home.

So she gets to… Cook Clean Do laundry Keep events organized Make sure there’s enough money for bills and food and activities

On top of raising the kids and making sure Jack has what he needs, too.

I’m not saying Jack isn’t there for all of that. But I am saying this: he isn’t perfect. Rebecca had to leave the schedule for Jack and a check for music lessons. He said he could handle it, but here’s the thing: you don’t prep like that if you’re not worried. And you don’t worry unless you really think the person cannot handle it.

I was married, with kids. I know how it goes. The routine, the planning, the worrying that even when it goes right you’re fucking up. The reminding the husband of what you need for the kids, yourself, himself.

It’s hard. You can’t be perfect all the time, you can’t give your partner everything with nothing in return.

And I’m not saying that Jack isn’t there and doesn’t support her.

But I am saying: do not say Rebecca is terrible for wanting to be able to have music, and singing. She should have told Jack she dated TruBlood’s Sam (I don’t care enough to remember his name), but it was for 2 months years before she met Jack. Why didn’t she tell him? Because he had nothing to worry about. But he’s so fierce, so protective, so Jack, that telling him would have made it impossible for her to sing.

She wanted something for her, to remind her who she was before the Big Three. There’s nothing wrong with that. And let’s be honest: if it were Jack, she’d have been completely supportive.

“all your love may fade away, all you’ve become may all go to waste, so I can’t stand to hear you say it hurts when it only gets much worse”