7 Signs You’re Mothering Your Man
You’re suffocating him.
Remember how annoying it was in elementary school when you were playing outside and had to check-in with your parents every 15 to 20 minutes? Or, in high school, when you asked to spend the night at a friend’s and your mom performed an entire police investigation? Well, that is how your grown, (I’m assuming) bill-paying man feels when you interrogate him. Trust he has enough sense to make smart decisions. And, if you have to question his capability to do so, is the relationship really worth the time and energy you’re investing?
LaShaun Williams is a Madame Noire contributor and blogger whose work has appeared in the New York Times and across several popular sites, such as HuffPost Black Voices and the Grio. You can visit her blog at lashaunwilliams.com or follow her on Twitter @itsmelashaun and Facebook.
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