Remember we talked about the perils of treating your son like he’s your man? Sistas are particularly known for doing this when they can’t keep a man. They find solace and comfort by treating their sons like their boyfriends.
The technical term for this type of emotional mother-son bond is “surrogate boyfriend” or “surrogate spouse”.
Dr. Peter Milhado explains that boys are emotionally unprepared to resist the temptation of his mother’s psychological seduction.
It causes serious problems later on when the son develops into a narcissist with a grandiose sense of self.
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