I’m glad I left this mama’s boy.
This incident took place a long time ago, and I am no longer in a relationship with the mama’s boy in question. My current partner is lovely, and he has a healthy relationship with his amazing mother.
I was in high school and was involved in a long-term relationship with a bad case of mama’s boy in my grade (we’d been dating for about two years when the incident occurred). There were many warning signs before it happened, such as her not allowing him to cook for himself, clean his own room, manage his own schedule, etc., insisting that she do it all. She would also go through many of our texts and frequently snoop around his room under the guise of cleaning or putting his clean clothes away. It always made me feel uneasy, but I was too young and naive to even try to navigate that mess.
On to the main story. His mom was going on a three-week trip to see family; he and his dad would be staying home together during that time. She mentioned her trip to me over lunch, and I told her to have fun and enjoy all that time off. She lightheartedly added, “but I’m not sure how he’ll manage to do his laundry!” while looking at her son dramatically.
I laughed it off. She stared at me, dead serious, and told me I’d have to do it for him. She even started giving me instructions and schedules for it. I outright refused, nervously chuckling, still…
