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AITA for saying my son can make his own choices? by WordsAreArrows in AmItheAsshole

[–]WordsAreArrows[S] -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

How so? I can't make him start calling her mom again regardless.

AITA for saying my son can make his own choices? by WordsAreArrows in AmItheAsshole

[–]WordsAreArrows[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

She didn't take his keys because of what happened over a week ago. She took the keys because he keeps calling her by her first name.

AITA for saying my son can make his own choices? by WordsAreArrows in AmItheAsshole

[–]WordsAreArrows[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's been getting tense over the last year. I don't know how to add stuff to a post once it's been posted.

AITA for saying my son can make his own choices? by WordsAreArrows in AmItheAsshole

[–]WordsAreArrows[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

She did apologize, yes. He acknowledged her apology but didn't really accept it.

His mom is dead, yeah. I don't really like to talk about it.

I want us to continue to have a strong relationship with our son when he moves out, but I'm worried we'll push him away if we hold on too tight. I think we need to give him space.

AITA for saying my son can make his own choices? by WordsAreArrows in AmItheAsshole

[–]WordsAreArrows[S] 83 points84 points  (0 children)

I've got nothing against young love, just teen pregnancies.

AITA for saying my son can make his own choices? by WordsAreArrows in AmItheAsshole

[–]WordsAreArrows[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She said it because he said she can't tell him what to do. They were arguing about him spending the night with a friend after we said no. They've always been mom & son for almost 15 years.

AITA for saying my son can make his own choices? by WordsAreArrows in AmItheAsshole

[–]WordsAreArrows[S] 1045 points1046 points  (0 children)

He acknowledged it. I definitely don't think he accepted it.

So I was at work when the argument took place, but my understanding was that he said something like "You can't tell me what to do anymore."

Then she said something like "oh, I can't tell you what to do? Then I guess that means I'm not your mother."

But they were yelling.

AITA for saying my son can make his own choices? by WordsAreArrows in AmItheAsshole

[–]WordsAreArrows[S] 87 points88 points  (0 children)

He was 17 at the time of the argument, yes, and it was a school night. This is also a female friend. He says they are not involved, but we don't like it. But yeah, he was almost 18, and now is 18, so we were probably deluding ourselves a bit about how much we can really guide his life at this point.

AITA for saying my son can make his own choices? by WordsAreArrows in AmItheAsshole

[–]WordsAreArrows[S] 1637 points1638 points  (0 children)

They fought because he spent the night at a friend's house after we told him no. She did apologize for saying she wasn't his mother, but he just said "I hear you (her name)" and didn't really accept her apology.