If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

Linda removes the PEG tube after learning her daughter cannot reach the weight required for its removal. Desperate and losing grip on reality, she takes drastic action, imagining the surgical hole closing as a surreal hallucination. This moment reveals how her exhaustion and psychological deterioration lead her to make dangerous decisions that put her daughter's health at risk.

Caroline, a new mother who previously abandoned her baby during a therapy session, appears at Linda's home seeking help. When Linda refuses to assist her, Caroline slaps Linda and fleeds. The confrontation shows how Linda's professional boundary-setting creates friction, as she's unable to help a vulnerable client while already overwhelmed by her own personal crisis.

Caroline earlier abandoned her baby mid-session, establishing her as unstable and desperate.

James reveals to Charles that Linda left their daughter alone at the apartment after removing the feeding tube. Rather than let Linda's illusion of control continue, James chooses honesty despite knowing it would damage Linda's relationship with her husband. This act underscores the complexity of their relationship, James had been both a support and source of chaos for Linda.

After Charles discovers the PEG tube removal and confronts her, Linda spirals into despair and runs to the ocean with the intention of drowning herself. Her suicide attempt represents the breaking point of accumulated stressors: relentless caregiving, isolation, professional failures, and the collapse of her carefully managed world. The film depicts how psychological exhaustion can lead to catastrophic decisions.

Earlier scenes show Linda's deteriorating mental state through hallucinations and increasingly desperate choices.

Charles is away on a two-month work trip throughout most of the film's events. When he does call, he offers only complaints and criticism rather than support. His absence leaves Linda to cope with overwhelming caregiving responsibilities alone, deepening her isolation. The film presents him as emotionally unavailable rather than explicitly explaining his motivations.

Linda reaches out to a colleague therapist seeking help for her own psychological struggles. However, her boundary-crossing behavior, blurring professional and personal lines, wears thin. The colleague becomes exasperated and ultimately declines to accept her as a patient, citing her inappropriate conduct. This rejection compounds Linda's sense of isolation and inability to access support.

The ceiling collapses during a catastrophic incident in the family's Montauk apartment, flooding the bedroom. This sudden disaster forces Linda and her daughter to abandon their home and relocate to a shabby motel. The event shatters whatever remaining stability they had and marks the beginning of their downward spiral.

Caroline, a new mother and client of Linda's, shocking abandons her baby mid-session, leaving the infant in Linda's care. The act exposes both Caroline's fragility and the ethical binds Linda faces as a therapist. This incident marks a turning point in Linda's perception of her ability to help others while managing her own crumbling life.

After Linda's suicide attempt washes ashore, her daughter looks at her and expresses a quiet resolve to be better. This moment offers a fragile thread of hope amid the darkness. However, the ending remains ambiguous, Linda has just survived a suicide attempt after a series of destructive acts, leaving their future stability deeply uncertain. The daughter's promise suggests possible recovery but doesn't guarantee it.

At the motel, James, the superintendent, helps Linda score drugs online. This occurs as her stress and desperation mount. The drug procurement represents one of the ways she copes with overwhelming circumstances, though it also adds another layer of risk and instability to her already precarious situation.