It is only a camouflage for possessiveness. She desires to obtain a more complete empire over her child by rousing his fears By protecting him even from such a dog as never bites him,she comes to own him. And he becomes a timid chicken. What's a tragedy !. . Mother's affection is a grave misfortune to her child since it derives him of the greatest joys that life has to offer.
You can see it in my English when I wrote your child is a victim of your nothings.
lf, "mother's affection makes man" as was said, then he could end up as the only one. However it only makes him a nothing to suffer ignorance and smile
It may be never late to mend. You'd better make him be himself no matter what they say.