[lostalex]

anything involving emotional moments between mothers and sons. always makes me emotional. i think the relationship between mothers and sons is on a way deeper level than any other type of relationship.

i think it's because we live in a patriarchal society, so it's like role reversal, but also it's a relationship that is unique because boys see women in a totally different way than society portrays women, and mother's see boys in a totally different way than society portrays, it's like this weird moment for boys and mothers before they start seeing women as weak, and also for mothers a chance to see men as truly vulnerable.

That relationship is really special.

As a gay man i do genuinely wonder if i had a son, and he turned out to be heterosexual, would he truly be able to respect women and understand women without having a mother in his life. there is so much misogyny in society, i would worry that he didn't have a positive female authoritative role model to respect. so many of his friends and society would be giving him so many negative messages about women, i would worry about that.