The Myth of the Mama’s Boy
Ah yes! The age-old theory of the effete, confused and archetypal male of the society, whose close bond with his mother hampers his emotional development- this dynamic captured in the vernacular with the term “Mama’s boy”. Read the crux article about myths of the mama's boy . Psychoanalytical theories such as the famous Oedipus Complex by Freud have fostered this stigma surrounding boys, following them well into adulthood, in the variations such as the “forever mama’s boy”. These boys get a bad reputation all around. Author Rhonda Finding notes “Mama’s boys are in essence, boys in men’s clothing. They’re like little toddlers wanting to be emotionally fed by their girlfriends and wives”. Another author, Dr. William July Mama’s, states “the infamous mama’s boy is a man who isn’t looking for a wife, but his mother. Mama’s boys tend to marginalize relationships with women. They’re selfish with other women because they know they can get love and attention from mama”. Most women are d...