That he can be if he wants to? I find myself so conflicted! If my Dad were still alive I know I would go to him for advice...so why does it wind me up when DH skypes his Mum and then sits there telling her things that I know will result in her pouring maternal sympathy on him??
He's sat there now...telling her how he pushed himself too far at work when he's recovering from a broken hip....he told me the same...I gave him the exact same advice his Mother is now giving him...I always do it seems!
He comes to me for some kind of Mothering quite often and I'm only just frigging realising it! Then he runs to his Mum as if my Mothering isn't good enough!
Gah!
I don't like him coming to me for "Mothering" but he seems to need it so much! His Mum lives abroad thank fuck so it's not as if I have to LIVE with this...but still...