I happened to know because I am one. That’s not a bad thing anymore either! I used to hate it when I would get called a mama’s boy in school, it never made any sense to me because I could probably beat up who ever was calling me it. “WHO’S THE MAMA’S BOY NOW ROGER!” …..but I’m a lover, not a fighter. As it turns out, mama’s boys tend to be better adjusted and have stronger relationships. Thankfully some lady named Kate Stone Lombardi wrote a book called “The Mama’s Boy Myth” after interviewing 1100 mothers and sons. Find out her conclusions after the jump!
Kate Stone Lombardi interviewed more than 1,100 mothers and sons, and found that boys who were close to their mother had stronger mental health than others boys.
They were more able to talk about their feelings, less susceptible to peer pressure, more likely to wait on having sex, less likely to suffer from depression, and better at communicating.
Lombardi says, quote, “It’s specifically because of the nature of mother-son communication. Sons really need their moms and the last thing they need is a withdrawal of support.”
Since it’s cool to be a Mama’s boy now, I’m offically getting shirts made.
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