Sicilian mother cuts off 61-yr-old son's allowance

Reuters ^ | 8/2/07 | Staff

[Millee]

A Sicilian mother took away her 61-year-old son's house keys, cut off his allowance and hauled him to the police station because he stayed out late. ADVERTISEMENT

Tired of her son's misbehaviour, the pensioner in the central Sicilian city of Caltagirone turned to the police to "convince this blockhead" to behave properly, La Sicilia, one of Sicily's leading newspapers, reported on Thursday.

The son responded by saying his mother did not give him a big enough weekly allowance and did not know how to cook.

"My son does not respect me, he doesn't tell me where he's going in the evenings and returns home late," the woman was quoted as saying. "He is never happy with the food I make and always complains. This can't go on."

Police helped the squabbling duo make up and the two returned home together, with the son's house keys and daily allowance restored.

Most Italian men still live at home late into their 30s, enjoying their "mamma's" cooking, washing and ironing.

[Millee]

From the: Eeeeewww, that's just creepy file.....

[ontap]

Well! She raised him>

[pinkpanther111]

I hardly know where to begin with this.... 61! Unbelievable!

[dighton]

I hardly know where to begin with this.... 61! Unbelievable!

No kidding! I can’t picture a Sicilian mom throwing out her boy of such tender age.

[battlegearboat]

What's the name of that cooking show?....Oh yeah, "The Sopranos"

Tony was definitely not a mama's boy.

[Shyla]

I am sending this to my Mom. My 42 year old brother still lives there!!!

[metmom]

You just can’t make this stuff up.

[andy58-in-nh]

How do you say “Loser” in Italian?

[Millee]

Any particular reason????

[mikrofon]

So Algore is Sicilian -- who knew?!

[Shyla]

Other than he is an idiot most of the time?

No.

[Millee]

Me too, but hubby puts up with it. ;op

[caver]

I don’t know which one is worse, the 61 year old son or the Mother who don’t have a clue how to raise kids.

[BureaucratusMaximus]

Wow...sounds like ole ma was about 40 years late in doing what she did.

[leda]

only 3 more weeks until our 18 yr old is off to college.
the countdown began on graduation day... :)

[windcliff]

ping

[EDINVA]

whodathunk they’d find an ‘Irish Bachelor’ in Sicily ?

[lesser_satan]

The son responded by saying his mother did not give him a big enough weekly allowance and did not know how to cook.

We know he's lying, because there's no such thing as an Italian who can't cook.

[SunkenCiv]

“I guess it ain’t modden times in Sicily.” — “ma” from “Moonstruck”

[Slings and Arrows]

Most Italian men still live at home late into their 30s, enjoying their "mamma's" cooking, washing and ironing.

The Italian population implosion is making a lot more sense.