One of my friendâs is currently trying to co-parent with a âboy mumâ and itâs really awful, especially since they also have a younger girl who is clearly suffering because of it.
But, yes, also glad that Boyoâs mum is not a âboy mumâ.
Comment on Discussion Thread đ˘ Tuesday 23 June 2026
StudChud@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
One of the small things Iâm grateful for is that my mother-in-law isnât a âboy mumâ đ
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
StudChud@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
Ugh I canât imagine the issues their daughter will have. I hope her dad is able to provide her love and guidance as she ages.
Also the son is gonna have â¨major issuesâ¨
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
Thankfully my friend and his amazing girlfriend seem to have their heads on very straight when it comes to parenting the two of them, but woof, it sounds like an exhausting cycle.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
I see this a lot in my dating pool.
No thank you maâam.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
this came up in my feed just today!
dr ana on Boy Moms www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlofv8hOkf4
StudChud@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
Lol! Thatâs the video I watched haha I like Dr Ana.
She has a great video on Kafkaâs unsent letter to his abusive father, showing adults kids going no-contact isnât a new thing.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
yes!! đ Iâve been watching her for a few years
not only is she really good at analysis she explains well and also gives advice đ
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
Thatâs a sexist narcissist.
and MIL#1 is one
awful woman , just awful
in decades I have never heard her say the truth once
or be truly polite
or have kindness or charity
or nurture or encourage
I treat her like I would a stranger, which is neutral good, which is more than she deserves
tombruzzo@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
Comedy Bang Bang had a character that was a Peloton instructor and âBoy Momâ. It was already a dumb concept but that episode made it even harder to take seriously
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
I had to ask YL what this means and I immediately felt icky.
StudChud@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
Itâs so, so gross. I consider the same as emotional abuse tbh, the issues it causes men is phenomenal
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
Itâs is definitely abuse.
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
First Iâve heard of it.
As a dude only grew up with an older brother so canât really speak much about this thatâll help. Itâs not the same concept(s) and not nearly as severe but as the youngest I got the shorter stick lol.
Thereâs also the concept (or expectation) that the âsingleâ daughter is expected to do a lot of the caring for elderly parents which is completely unfair and seemingly very very common. Came up far too often when reading about it with all the care stuff going on here at my place. Some of those stories were pretty fucked up.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
One family of my acquaintance has 4 boys (no girls), and the mum has had to be a root hog or die boy mum. Not entirely of her own choice I reckon - very traditional southern european family on both sides so a huge weight of expectations from EVERYONE of the previous generation to âkeep our traditionsâ no matter how toxic. The boys are turning out to be ⌠a mixed bunch. At least one of them will probably be knifed before he graduates out of university - the others have much better manners but the same mindset. Not victims of the manosphere - these boys are being tutored by the preceding generation in how to be toxic arseholes. And they are proud of it and claim that this behaviour is needed to âsucceed in lifeâ. I pity anyone that marries any one of them - ahead of time.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
I was thinking South European too, Middle Eastern
and also Japan
but itâs a stereotype and not all are like that
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
Absolutely true. But this lot are being deliberately trained to be like that.