I have to feel a bit more contempt than pity for Rob's mother. Whether or not he doesn't "think of it like that," kicking him out is precisely what she's doing! And, while I can intellectually understand why she's doing it ("Only criminals shrink; my son has shrunken; so, he MUST be a criminal; which means, I must disown him"), I can't honestly agree with it. No matter how heart-wrenching her sadness, what she's doing is still hypocritical. And, what hypocrites do is just plain unjustifiable in any way/shape/form.

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Wow, that is a way of looking at it I did not expect lol. I viewed it as an overreaction to nearly killing her son mixed together with longtime stress from several factors. His size must be stressful dealing with not just on an emotional level but on a daily one. I mean, every day she has to be on the lookout to make sure she doesn't accidentally crush him and the one time she's not paying attention she nearly does just that. Of course one of the many reasons would be exactly what you've brought up. She may love her son but all evidence points to something she just has to accept and ultimately deal with.