I Can Understand Why Ivler’s Mom is Upset But

… if the situation were reversed and her son was the victim, wouldn’t she be wanting (no, fighting like hell) to get the culprit behind bars as well?

There’s a condition called Motherhood that befalls a woman on a certain stage of her life. It is so mind-boggling that it turns an ordinarily sensible woman into a tiger with claws unsheathed if the situation calls for her to protect her young.

We see it in female animals, and that instinct is even more finely honed among humans. A child’s most imperceptible wail will have the woman rushing to his side, desperate to find out what’s wrong. An injustice brought on by an occupational hazard (like those described in n mesothelioma lawyer site) will have her pooling her resources to be able to afford a lawsuit.

I’ve watched the proceedings of the Ivler case with a sympathetic heart.

Fine, it’s easy to say you can turn over your son to the authorities if he does something wrong. And, I would have said something off the bat if I weren’t a mother. But being a mom myself, I realize that I might have done the same thing in a fit of protectiveness and panic. Panic stemming from the fact that I might never see my son again if he gets convicted and put behind bars.

So, I do understand.

Yet, I still want her to somehow get over this instinct and think of how the victim’s mom could be feeling. Wouldn’t she feel relieved and even happy that the perpetrator got caught? Wouldn’t she be comforting herself with the thought that what happened to her son in the hands of a total stranger wouldn’t happen again to another mother’s son because the culprit has been caught?

It’s really a powerful thing… motherhood, that is.

Even if a mom knows her child brought it upon himself, she does everything in her power to shield him from judgment. Honestly, I think she really has no choice. Everything in her screams she must do something for her son, even if it’s in vain.