#but unless we get some clear revelation tha Jesse was bullshitting about taking care of his aunt while she was sick

[badolmen]

I just realized that Jesse Pinkman’s address in high school was his Aunt’s house. He was already living with her instead of his parents by the time he was in high school. The timeline of her cancer and death is a little fuzzy, but it’s likely he had to care for her while attending school. If that’s the case it’s clear he didn’t ask for accommodations or even use his Aunt’s illness as an excuse for his poor grades (Walt was surprised to hear she had been sick). Combined with his obviously untreated ADHD, it’s no wonder he turned to drug use and failed to ‘apply himself.’

And to think that through all this - taking care of his Aunt, struggling in school - his parents didn’t help; either directly with his Aunt’s illness or indirectly easing his responsibility for her by hiring care givers…

#ra speaks #jesse pinkman #breaking bad #brba #skrungly from my meth lab… #I am feeling shrimp emotions #ALSO also idk how old Jake is supposed to be (I’m guessing middle school?) which would mean Jesse has been absent from most of Jakes life #y’know I used to be in camp ‘Jesse parents are probably good parents and people Jesse just didn’t have support systems elsewhere in his life #to cope with his neurodiversity in a system that didn’t accommodate it for expectations far out of his reach’ #but unless we get some clear revelation tha Jesse was bullshitting about taking care of his aunt while she was sick #his parents really did just. leave that to him. #and the way he accuses his mom of not doing anything for his aunt while she was sick…idk it just feels very real at least to him #*ticks another cell in the ‘jesse pinkman is trans and his parents had him move out to live with his trans aunt #because even though they’re supportive enough to help his transition and respect his pronouns they are still transphobic evangelicals #who can’t fully accept these people in their lives and are looking for excuses to never see them again’