But is that the full picture? Or have we, as a culture, allowed a few toxic extremes to hijack a term that actually describes a fundamental, often beautiful, human bond?
Some research suggests that unhappily married mothers may develop an intense "emotional synchrony" with their sons, teaching them to mirror negative emotions which can later sabotage their own adult marriages.
Leo was twenty-six, but in his mother’s house, time had frozen at twelve.
It is impossible to discuss this topic without addressing cultural relativism. The "Mommy’s boy" label is heavily culturally coded.
It is crucial to note that the definition of has evolved in the last decade.