The term is a bit of an extrapolation, since in the original story oedipus and jocasta were unaware that they were mother and son when they married The usage in modern contexts involves a son with full knowledge of who his mother is. Kim west, 57, got pregnant as a teenager, and gave up … A film about desire, frustration, taboo and hypocrisy. Soon, the two [mother and son] fail to move beyond the normal oedipus complex attraction, and it becomes incest, she says A mother's childhood experience can be a basis for an unhealthy bond with her son
A mother who went through traumatic experiences such as pornography, prostitution, sexual cruelty, or mental illness may do the same to her. A british mother and her son, who have admitted to having a sexual relationship, have gone into hiding following warnings they could face up to 15 years in prison.
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