Emotional incest is very real within fatherless households especially amongst boys and their mothers. I would not by any means say that this is exclusive to boys and their mothers because I have definitely seen it between girls and their fathers as well. It's more recognizable amongst moms and sons because of the "You are the man of the house" dynamic! Too often we literally watch mother's raise and groom their sons to be the man that they wish they had. But the unfortunate part is they raise them to men with a woman's processing mechanism because they cannot give these boys what is necessary to truly BE a man!Emotional incest is the place of a emeshment, parentification, where parent relies heavily on the emotional support of the child for their emotional Love supply. A lack of boundaries, toxicity, inappropriate behavior, and after that child has grown up you see how the parent interferes and sabotages the romantic relationships of their adult children because in truth they see the child as their romantic partner. I've even seen this dynamic where the child sees the parent as their romantic partner. Highly inappropriate! Highly Abusive! | The Fatherless Generation Foundation Inc.