Abril 28, 2008
Leiam, se faz favor:
“Ask any man when he last phoned his mother, and he will pull a guilty face. Ask him when he last talked about her to his friends and he will look at you as if you are insane. Why is the mother-son relationship so complicated? To find out, our correspondent asked someone who should know – his mum
Men are more likely to confess to a predilection for pornography than admit to a close relationship with their mother. There isn’t much left that the modern man is made to feel ashamed of, yet confessing to your friends that you sometimes call your mum for a chat is something few do. Even though a man’s mother is likely to be the second most important woman in his life, even though he may have deep feelings of love for her, this is a relationship about which men are sheepish, secretive and often outright embarrassed.
Why are men ashamed to be seen being kind to their mothers? Cultural pressure is a factor. On film or television, if you see a man talking to his mother, or (heaven forbid) listening to her advice, you are probably watching a comedy, and the conversation will be the screenwriter’s way of letting you know this is the kind of guy you can push around. But is there something more complicated at work here? And how do mothers feel about their sons’ reticence? There is only one person to ask: my mother. “
Abril 28, 2008 at 5:41 pm
O artigo é interessante, mas não me revejo nele. Gosto muito da minha mãe e não tenho qualquer vergonha em dizê-lo a quem quer que seja.
Abril 29, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Claro, PR, isto é um artigo vindo da cultura anglo-saxónica, onde os afectos (pelo menos alguns) ficam melhor escondidos. Nós, e felizmente para mim que tenho um filho, somos mais afectivos. Em todo o caso o artigo tem alguma verdade até para nós: por exemplo, o meu marido sem dúvida que se voltou a dar muito mais com os pais depois do nascimento do nosso filho (e anteriormente não tinham problema nenhum, apenas “não calhava” tanto).