A son achieving success through the support of his mother.
Norma Bates is the ultimate devouring mother—even in death, her voice and expectations control Norman. Her “love” requires the son to destroy any other woman who might take her place.
In literature, is a letter from a Vietnamese-American son to his illiterate mother. Vuong writes: “I am writing to tell you that I am still here. That you are the only one who knows what it’s like to be a mother to a monster—and a son to a ghost.” The book refuses resolution. The mother is both abuser (the slaps, the silences) and survivor (of war, of poverty). The son’s love is inextricable from his rage.
Clear Boundaries + Respectful Communication + Shared Responsibility = Unbreakable Bond.
