Mommy Issues

Is mom still doing your laundry!? In episode 91 of Overthink, Ellie and David explore the twisty world of mommy issues, from the OG mother Mary to today’s seducing MILFs. They look into psychonalytic theories of the mom-child bond, paying close attention to ways these theories have been challenged and expanded in the 20th century. They also discuss Simone de Beauvoir’s critique of maternal devotion by diving into some its most extreme, and problematic, manifestations. Your hosts ask: Is it true that mothers identify more easily with their children of the same gender? Do  macho men and wimpy boys sexualize their mothers in similar ways? And of course: who’s the biggest mama’s boy of them all?Check out the episode's extended cut here!Works DiscussedSimone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex and The Ethics of AmbiguityNancy Chodorow, The Reproduction of MotheringMichelle Dean, "Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, …"Jacques Derrida, Reflections on the Mother TongueSigmund Freud, The Freud ReaderDonald Winnicott, The Good Enough ParentDon Jon (2013)MILF Manor (2023)Support the showSubstack | overthinkpod.substack.com Website | overthinkpodcast.comInstagram & Twitter | @overthink_podEmail | [email protected] | Overthink podcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.