Hmm.. I always thought that Jennifer would have been a bit more accepting about it than she really was. I was hoping Justin would have had her as more of an ally through this. *shrugs* Guess it was just wishful thinking. Great chapter, as always. ~Joey
It's funny, I never really thought of Jennifer's taking him to a shrink as her attempt to psychoanylize him out of being gay. In fact, I was always rather impressed that she took him to a shrink that was so clearly gay friendly, or at least gay neutral. It seemed to me that she was just trying to figure out how to communicate to her teenage son, and express her honest fears and hopes.
I didn't really see that. Jennifer says clearly that she thinks Justin is confused. That he's too young to be having feelings about men. And the shrink asks him if he's confused -- wherein he gives the infamous "I like dick" speech!
That pretty much puts the shrink -- and Jen -- in their places.
Oh my, Justin's all grown up. I feel kinda bad for Jennifer, it seems she IS trying, maybe it's too little too late? I'd momentarily forgotten about Sockwell being in power, Pittsburgh doesn't sound like much of a tolerant place to live at the moment...maybe a change of location is in order?
Well Justin is sticking to his guns. I think he's selling imself short, he could do much better tha a busboy job without selling out to the buisness world.
I've always felt sorry for Jennifer, caught between struggling to accept her son's choices and having to deal with Craig's bigotry. She's one of my favorite peripheral characters in the show. You've done an excellent job showing her distress.
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Great chapter, as always.
~Joey
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she took Justin to a shrink!
There will be more of Jennifer trying to come to terms.
And also trying not to lose her son.
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that she thinks Justin is confused. That he's
too young to be having feelings about men. And
the shrink asks him if he's confused -- wherein
he gives the infamous "I like dick" speech!
That pretty much puts the shrink -- and Jen --
in their places.
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I feel kinda bad for Jennifer, it seems she IS trying, maybe it's too little too late?
I'd momentarily forgotten about Sockwell being in power, Pittsburgh doesn't sound like much of a tolerant place to live at the moment...maybe a change of location is in order?
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but they live there and have to deal with it.
At least for now!
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I've always felt sorry for Jennifer, caught between struggling to accept her son's choices and having to deal with Craig's bigotry. She's one of my favorite peripheral characters in the show. You've done an excellent job showing her distress.
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