I don't think that’s where he is going w/ this....when I say Mom-ification (or Wussification) its more the "He can't do that he might hurt himself or get his feelings hurt" syndrome.
I get that look all the time from Moms when you want to take their "Babies" on a Winter Campout "Its going to be cold this weekend you might want to cancel the trip" or on the Ice to fish "The Ice might be to thin"...or Take them to the Rifle Rzange to shoot "Shooting Guns Oh My".....or to the rock walls to climb "That's Awfully High...are you sure its safe"....hell I've gotten crap from a mom for trying to feed their kid food that was past the Sell by Date "You can't give him that it will make him sick"....jesus Lady.....its a dry cake mix to cook...
Heck, I used to head out the door in the morning....if I was hungry I'd come home to eat....other than that I was out there doing my thing....Now we have "Play Dates"
and Van pools, oranges at 1/2 time for soccer and god forbid the kid goes more than 2 hours w/out a bottled water and a snack
How often did your parents take you to a friends house to play.....I either hopped on my bike or walked.
Its gotten so bad now that you can't make him tryout for a team because you might hurt is feelings...and forget about a teacher actually using a red marker to score a test.
And before anybody starts throwing Political Affiliation around.....that has nothing to do w/ this...I've seen it from "both sides of the aisle" Mom-ification knows no Political Affiliation.
Rant Over