Remember learning the greek tragedy in school? About a king and a queen that have a baby. An oracle or something tells that in the baby's future it will kill it's father and marry its mother. So the king and queen do what any parent would do. Send the baby out to die and to be sure it doesn't go anywhere they nail it's feet together at the ankles. OUCH. Long story short: baby found. Grows up strong, happens to slay the king (his real dad) and marry the queen (his real mom). I could tell the tragic part of the story, as if this first part isn't tragic enough, but the point is there is now a complex named after this greek character.
The Oedipus Complex is when a son is attracted to his mother. Every boy goes through it.
"I am going to marry mommy!"
"Mommy, you are the prettiest girl in the world!"
And so it goes. Usually kids grow out of this around 6 or 7. My son Ollie is still in it, pretty bad too.
We were playing the game life tonight and Ollie and I were a team. The first thing Ollie says is "We are going to get MARRIED!" He was super excited about it. We got to the space and got hitched. After which my 5 year old was as handsy as a horny first date. He kept kissing me, hugging me, patting my back, and touching me in anyway he could the whole game. At one point he laid his hand on my knee. Hey there boy, gettin' fresh. I must say, by the end of the game I was almost uncomfortable. I kept telling him to cool it but he kept coming. This makes me worry about his dating future.
I hope he learns to take no for an answer and he needs to learn that it's only a game not for realziez! HAhaha! I love my sweet affectionate boy but I am going to be on Frank's team next time.
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