Thumbsucker Page #2
You should stop.
I want to.
I'm trying.
Well...
Don't you think I want to?
Things are gonna be different.
Why can't you trust me?
The Sierra Club made them
turn this back into a refuge...
...because it was going to be
used for a development.
How do you know so much
about the environment?
My parents were activists.
See, humans think that we're the centre
of the universe, but we're not.
I guess we're trained
to think that way.
Yeah. It causes a lot of problems.
Yeah.
- It's hot today.
- Yeah.
Think I'm gonna take my shirt off.
Yeah?
- Go ahead.
- You should too.
What are you trying, Justin?
No, really. We're so uptight
in our clothes.
It's just like wearing
a bathing suit at the beach.
No. My stomach would get sunburned
and my mom would get mad.
Your mom looks at you naked?
Well, yeah.
I mean, don't your parents?
Audrey? Mike? No.
Why do you call your parents
Mike says when I call him " Dad,"
he feels old...
...and I sound like a child
or something.
And when I call Audrey " Mom,"
she seems old to him.
So are you gonna
take your shirt off?
You?
Yeah.
What's " MFC"?
Justin?
Justin?
Nothing.
It's nothing?
Well, then why don't you
just tell me?
- Justin.
- " Motherfucking cocksucker. "
Why you acting like this?
What's the point of us spending time
together if it can't lead to openness?
I'm sorry.
Maybe you should go.
I'm sorry.
- Should I call you?
- When you're ready to be open.
You don't think it's okay for me
We spent a fortune on the braces
to try and fix what he did.
- He's 17.
- Yeah, but he's sucking his thumb.
Let's see you fix it.
You seem to have all the answers.
I think we need to get this thing
under control, that's all.
Yeah, that's all.
It's time we were honest
with each other.
Yeah?
I don't wanna fix your teeth
all over again.
It's time to confront
the underlying issue.
What do you mean?
I know what your problem is.
It's an understandable habit.
In fact, what's strange
is that people ever quit.
It's nature's substitute
for your mother's breast.
How were you fed as a baby?
- From a bottle?
- I can't remember.
Any tension at home? Anxiety?
Any bad memories?
- Justin.
- Justin.
No conscious ones.
We never remember
the big things anyway.
Some babysitter holds your mouth
shut so she can watch...
...her soap operas in peace. At 40, you
wonder why you can't stay married.
There's only so much I can do
with traditional orthodontics.
Justin.
Justin.
Are you ready to let go
of your thumb?
- Why are you talking like that?
- Answer my question.
- What are you gonna do?
- I wanna try hypnosis.
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