I agree the mother is the issue, but trying to break contact between them is an ill-fated plan.

I think the conspiracy excuse is just that, an excuse. It isn't actually part of the motive.

Definitely agree with both these lines. Shes very close with her mother (to the point of controlling) because her father left when she was 13 so her distrust of men comes from 2 angles, her relationship with her father and the overbearing nature of her feminist mother... the second was fine for the first 7 years, but since her mothers caught wind of my political leanings and internet activities I feel like a targeted enemy... hopefully its just my paranoia