Agreed. I wonder if it is a sympton of Munchhausen syndrome by proxy.
Factitious disorder imposed on another, also known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSbP), is a condition where a caregiver or spouse fabricates, exaggerates, or induces mental or physical health problems in those who are in their care, with the primary motive of gaining attention or sympathy from others. The name is derived from the term Munchausen syndrome, a psychiatric factitious disorder wherein those affected feign disease, illness, or psychological trauma to draw attention, sympathy, or reassurance to themselves. However, unlike Munchausen syndrome, in MSbP, the deception involves not themselves, but rather someone under the person’s care. MSbP is primarily distinguished from other forms of abuse or neglect by the motives of the perpetrator. Some experts consider it to be an elusive, potentially lethal, and frequently misunderstood form of child abuse[2] or medical neglect. However, others consider the concept to be problematic, since it is based largely on supposition regarding a person’s motives, which can be open to radically different interpretations.
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Sadly I have some of this in my family. An eight year old great nephew who dyes his hair blue and wears finger nail polish and tiaras. His 41 y/o mother is very accepting and supportive of this though the rest of the family is not. His father, my nephew, has been uncomfortably quiet about the whole thing. We know mom has guilt issues because after he was born they did the Mr. Mom thing for a year because mom had the much better paying job. She has made it publicly clear to him in front of family members that people have the right to be whoever they want (unless you are a Christian conservative). It’s an issue causing a lot turmoil in the family.
At eight the boy is flighty, over emotional, very thin and I would say pretty for a boy. The perfect target for homosexual perverts to come after. We hope this doesn’t happen, but his mother is setting him up for just that. She is a big support of the whole LBGT agenda.
For the record both parents are college educated, well paid professionals who were raised in good Christian homes, but who came out of college very anti religious and liberal.