The Internet Community Can’t Believe One Mom’s Creepy Rant Over Her Son's Girlfriend
"When your son’s new love is the Other Woman"
Parenting is tough, and some people make it even tougher.
The saddest part is that they never stop. They refuse to acknowledge the fact that they are not the only people in their children's lives.
Few things are more frustrating than an overbearing parent in the incredibly diverse realm of child-rearing. Nobody enjoys being in these circumstances—not the kids who have the misfortune of living under the iron hand, nor the other parents who have to listen to endless stories about the lovely little angel's great accomplishments.
This becomes even more obvious when their children grow older and more autonomous, increasing the likelihood that they will rebel or develop serious emotional issues that will affect their relationships and lives in general.
This was recently emphasized in a callout of a truly bizarre article on Twitter by @punishedcait. The author of the article is a frustrated mother who goes into depth about how angry she is that her son found a girlfriend while he was away at college.
Although his partner seemed to be everything and more than most parents would want for their child, the author states that when she learned about the "Other Woman," she felt "queasy and sick" and was on the verge of passing out.
The internet couldn't believe this woman and spared no words in calling her out. Take a look:
One Twitter user shared this bizarre article:
@punished_caitThe other woman?
@punished_caitThe author of the article sounds like a real professional
@punished_cait
How do we unread this?
@punished_cait
Dressing up the young troublemakers and taking them to playdates are only two aspects of parenting. There are also the never-ending questions, the tantrums, the wiping (of faces, hands, bums, dribbles, snot, feces, and vomit...), and, of course, the unsolicited advice from the childless twenty-something "grownups."
Of course, there is a lot of fear and self-doubt involved. It’s fine because we signed up for all of these things when we decided to become parents.
However, taking care of our children doesn’t make us their owners. We can’t make their decisions when they grow up.
Our job is to teach them to make their own. If our adult child can’t make decisions (good or bad), then we’ve sort of failed.
To let them make their own decisions is to let them go. This woman obviously hasn't.
Her child has found a girlfriend.
It is a nightmare
@punished_cait
Never, ever being normal:
@punished_cait
What did I do wrong?
@tinywienerbabe
He is with me tonight? No wonder he is now an ex.
@ShannonLahaie
Some moms are not so protective of their boys. In fact, they are already trying to find them significant others.
@MeganTheePony
We are taking a light approach here and don’t want to believe that the author of the article is conducting some sort of "emotional incest." We would like to believe that it’s just one mom sobbing over her son’s growing up.
However, her satisfaction with the fact that her son chose someone who resembles her is a bit disturbing. And yes, we are choosing our words carefully.
