Of course anybody with an ounce of brain would immediately see the red flag. Why pray what to do when the stewardship over the child is with the parents? A MEM mother really thinks herself to be God. All communication with deity needs to go through her. She will make the call what should be done on each individual basis. In case of the MEM, the answer she gives, supposedly from God, will always be in preserving her dysfunctional relationship with her son and not truly God's will.
When my MEM and I had dated for a while and it looked like it would be a more serious relationship, my MEM never had a long term girlfriend before, my MEM's mother asked me to go for a walk with her. While away from anybody else as witness, she told me she had received revelation that we are not a good couple. She explained how she knows from God that our relationship is not right. She also knows her son is weak and needs help in making the right decision. That is why she needs to talk to me, I was to cut all contact with him, no emails, no phone calls, no visits. Just simply cut off all contact and disappear from his life. She knows this is what God wants and what is best and I was simply supposed to follow her orders. Because you see, she has direct communication with God, she does His will and is such a religious person that he uses her to tell other people what to do. I was shocked. Speechless for 30 seconds before I simply stated that I receive my own revelation and have a relationship with God myself, I certainly do not need her to interfere in that relationship. MEM mom's hide behind religion and make you believe they are super righteous, just real Saints.
Beware, a MEM mother thinks herself to be God and nobody can convince her otherwise.