We see how great Jack is, all the time. We see him come in and save the day, constantly.
What we donât 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 letâs assume sheâs a stay at home.
So she gets toâŠ
Cook
Clean
Do laundry
Keep events organized
Make sure thereâs enough money for bills and food and activities
On top of raising the kids and making sure Jack has what he needs, too.
Iâm not saying Jack isnât there for all of that. But I am saying this: he isnât perfect. Rebecca had to leave the schedule for Jack and a check for music lessons. He said he could handle it, but hereâs the thing: you donât prep like that if youâre not worried. And you donât 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 youâre fucking up. The reminding the husband of what you need for the kids, yourself, himself.
Itâs hard. You canât be perfect all the time, you canât give your partner everything with nothing in return.
And Iâm not saying that Jack isnât there and doesnât 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 TruBloodâs Sam (I donât care enough to remember his name), but it was for 2 months years before she met Jack. Why didnât she tell him? Because he had nothing to worry about. But heâs 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. Thereâs nothing wrong with that. And letâs be honest: if it were Jack, sheâd have been completely supportive.
Because she is Rebecca. Supporting the people she loves, at all costs, is what she does.