Better Loathing Through Chemistry: Another Proposal
Of course, there are other possible explanations for Mike's behaviour that do not stem from John and Elly's misuse of brain-warping chemicals. Said explanation has a lot to do with Lynn's trademark refusal to actually tell people to their faces what they're doing to irritate her. Y'see, this is about when Aaron was using 'her' money to buy weed and she really, really hated the idea. She couldn't actually tell him to keep off the grass like someone who could say things face to face because that's scary and junk.
What she could do is take what used to be a Mirror Universe Linus and simply amp up the bizarre antics we already saw beyond all reason so she could 'tell' Aaron that this is what he looked like when he was using. Since the boy appeared to be kinda clueless even when he was lucid, it seems to me that her Partnership For A Drug-Free Foobiverse thing sailed clean over his head. All he knew is that his mom was once again messing up his life by stealing from someone to make him look like a tool and he didn't understand what he'd done this time.
What she could do is take what used to be a Mirror Universe Linus and simply amp up the bizarre antics we already saw beyond all reason so she could 'tell' Aaron that this is what he looked like when he was using. Since the boy appeared to be kinda clueless even when he was lucid, it seems to me that her Partnership For A Drug-Free Foobiverse thing sailed clean over his head. All he knew is that his mom was once again messing up his life by stealing from someone to make him look like a tool and he didn't understand what he'd done this time.