Why Do They Do That?: Jack the Jerk

Enabler Friend

Guess what Jack and I did today?

Balanced Friend

Oh yeah you guys are dating now! What?

Haha we got these huge blue Slurpees, carried ‘em around school for like a half hour, and tossed the frozen blue goodness in the Glee kid’s faces!

I am not amused.

Why? It was epic!!! But then Jack got in a fistfight and…

AGAIN?

Well people shouldn’t mess with my guy.

Why does Jack feel like he has to be better than everyone and prove his manliness by controlling people with violence?

Yeah, ok … whatever that means.

Well it’s true. Really he’s just insecure.

Jack? Insecure? Good joke.

No really! Jack doesn’t have to be that way in order to be cool and accepted.

But it’s funny when he is

Not for the one with a broken nose, or Blue Slurpee on their shirt

I mean… they know it’s a joke

Really? I’m not so sure…

Well Jack just laughs everything off – he has a great sense of humor

Seems to me like he laughs at everything because he doesn’t know how to cope with life

Huh?

It’s hard to believe you’re ok with how he acts

I have to be

What do you mean?

Jack … kind of … forces me to be ok with everything

Does he hurt you?

… never mind.

You deserve better, you’re worth more than that

I said never mind.