She probably should have thought it through. She's the one who called herself a bitch.

Well, parents don't tend to be rational. But he shouldn't have pushed the situation further. Calling your mom a bitch when she simply used a common swear won't help anyone. That's not to say moms aren't bat shit crazy. This one was just given an excuse.

Not really..it's more of a statement then name calling.

Smh, this is how you know the kids who didn't get whoppings. If you're going to put yourself in the line of fire, do it for something that's worth it.

@48 Sorry but all he said is "Hell Yeah I am" probably in jest. The fact remains she called herself a bitch and being the good son he is, agreed with his parent. It is irrational for his mother to ground him for agreeing with her. To claim he shouldn't put himself in the line of fire is victim blaming plain and ******* simple.

"Good son he is"!!!!!???!?!?! Being a good son means calling your mother a bitch?!!! Were you one of those kids who told his mother things like, "Shut up!" And "I have rights!" And "I can do what I want!" Or "You don't understand me!" Maybe, "Respect my stuff!" Let's see... "Shut up!" I'm guessing it's her house. How would you feel if someone said that to you in your house? Just because you love them... "I have rights!" Yes you do. Like calling the police and being raised in a foster home. Unless you are being abused... I don't understand why anyone would up to live in that situation, but hey! Those are your rights. "I can do what I want!" Do you pay the bills? If so, why do you live with your mom?? "You don't understand me!" Of course not! She's your mother!!! What is the age difference?! It would be nice that someone you love and loves you, understands you. But family doesn't apply... Unfortunately. It would be nice though..... "Respect my stuff!" Do you mean the stuff that your mom BOUGHT for you?! I have plenty of issues with my mother. She isn't the nicest person to me, even though she is an angel to everyone but me and my sisters. But even with those very serious and deep rooted issues, I'm smart enough not to call my mother a bitch. She brought me into this world, and if I gave her enough of an excuse she would at least try to take me out!

Hot damn, somebody's venting over here.

Oh my gosh - all he did was JOKINGLY banter when SHE set herself up for it and actually used it in the first place. She was the one insulting him to start with and she is massively out of line. You are adding so much to this argument - nowhere did we say the whole 'respect my rights' shizz. Please chill.

All of your argument is null, due to the fact of YOU suggesting that someone was like "this" and they probably did "that"; you are fighting a missing point of view.

She called herself the bitch...

She could have merely been cursing. Notice lack of "You" before the "son".

33, I'm pretty sure she was talking about the game, not her son.

#18 You don't say, I am sure no one figured that out yet. Thanks, Captain Obvious.

Thumbs up from me. My Mom played games with me, when I was little and I loved & miss every minute.

she didn't call anyone a bitch, not even herself.

I know I'm going to be thumbs downed into the darkest hole of hell, but unless your parent is truly a bad parent, it's never ok to call them names, even in a joking fashion.

So it was ok for her to call him names first? I assume since OP is on FML they're at least 14 or 15 years of age and on the verge of adulthood themselves. I agree you should respect your parents but respect is earned, not given and calling your child "a son of a bitch" and then punishing him for JOKINGLY snapping back is not something you earn respect with. It just shows that you still have power over your almost grown child and want to show it. A responsible parent wouldn't abuse their power this way. It's not like the child called her names because he didn't want to do his chores or something ....

He was joking around with his mom. I have two sons, an 8 year old, a 5 year old, and I am pregnant with twins. If I said something and they said something jokingly back to me, I would laugh.

She wasn't calling OP "son of a bitch", she was using the phrase as an exclamation. OP has to know how his parent would react, so... Even though it was an overreaction on her part, OP kind of deserved it.

Thank you so much #49 I've been sitting here reading all these comments talking about how it wasn't ok for op's mom to call him that and blaming the mom where its obvious from the post at least that it wasn't even aimed at him and was a general statement.

#39, at 14 or 15 people are a long way from being "on the verge of adulthood." You can't be both 18 and 14/15. that's just not how it works.

#77 - She means that being 14 or 15 is only a few years away from being 18, and those years go by quickly... (hence the "on the verge of adulthood")

he called her a bitch. that's an insult, joking or not. I feel sorry for you. she's an adult, swearing around your child doesn't give them an excuse for insulting her. she needs to chill? what would you do if someone insulted your mom, as a joke. I doubt that you'd laugh along. that's disrespectful and by letting them do that and think it's okay. it'll soon no longer be a joke. what then? tell them it's not okay, "you thought it was funny and okay before. what's so different now?"

@79 You're insane. She called herself a bitch and he was simply agreeing with her.

79, he was just making a witty remark, it's not like he meant to insult her. His mom just took losing the game way to hard. Sheesh. Is it wrong to insult her? Yes, but she set herself up for it. but did he actually say the word bitch? No.