I agree that it's probably a tradition in the Foster's universe to get rid of your IF when you "outgrow" it. Just like having an imaginary friend past a certain age is leered at in our society, although in their universe the IFs are flesh-and-blood, living creatures.

Mac's mom obviously isn't an evil person, seeing how she treats Mac. She loves him, she just doesn't understand how deep the bond between him and Bloo is.

Right, Mom isn't evil or necessarily mean by any means. Still, even if this were a tradition to give up IFs, I still don't find it okay to give up someone that's very important to a person's life. I find that unacceptable.

It would depend on Frankie's mood when she confronted Mac's mom. (i.e. Herriman had been getting on her nerves all day, or Mac being a big help at Foster's recently.)

Well, in the event that Mac's mom ever finds out about Mac going to Foster's, and when she goes to confront him, after the percieved confrontation between Frankie and Mac's mom, I think that if she still doesn't approve of Mac going to Foster's, I'm sure Madame Foster would talk with her and tell her that she likes it when Mac comes around. I'm sure after that, she would let him continue going because of the prase of a "little old lady" who finds Mac to be a sweet boy and would be upset if he couldn't come any more.

Okay this is kind of weird. I was playing BFAHP and Mac said that his mom made a cake for Madame Foster. So according to the game she already knows.

Mac's mom is a cool character. She does care for her children and works a lot. Mac's mom appears in a Foster episode once or twice in each season.

Yeah I remember that. I think I may have screencapped it. I think I mentioned it on the forum too but I forget where.

I think the writers of the game just don't know the score. ;)

Btw, will we ever see her face? 8D

In Foster's universe, Imaginary Friends are regarded with the same wide range of sympathy as cats and dogs in our universe. In our universe, one person with a dog who had to move would spend lots of time and money searching for an apartment that allows dogs, and perhaps even live in a place below their standards to keep their pet. Other people would give their dog to a friend or find them new home. Other people would just drop them off at a local shelter, and other people still would abandon the dog in a park or even have them put down. I personally would make the sacrifices to keep my dog, but who am I to judge those who would find them a new home?? How about people who give up their pet because they have behavior problems or are too large and hyper for their children?

Where does the line of sympathy stop? Some people will do anything for a dog or cat, but many don't care about "lesser" pets like hamsters, ferrets, rats, snakes, goldfish etc. Where would Imaginary Friends fit?

Mac's Mom just has a lower regard for IF's than Mac or the Foster's. She's not a bad person, and in fact, she opted to find a new home for Bloo not because she is cold, but because she felt keeping Bloo was hindering her son's development. Even if she was wrong, can we question her intentions?

That sums it up pretty well from what I observed from pilot summaries. (It's not that I'm a casual viewer, but a hunger for deeper insight that leads me to reading episode guides.) On the whole, Mac's mom seems like she wants the best for him, even if she might not see things from her perspective. And given that she's a single (she is, right?) working mom, and he's a fun-loving, if conscientious young kid, there's a bit of a divide there. Not that it's anything harmful though.

Thank you very much for the clarification, Ms. Faust. :)

I find it interesting that IF’s are given the same range of sympathy as a household pet. I disagree, but I find it fascinating. However, it leads me to ask this: why is that? Given that IF is created by a human being, doesn’t that made the vast majority of them (excluding animal friends like Chewy and the imaginary puppies, and “object friends,” such as Oveny from “Cookie Dough”) human by default?

But I’m not here to ponder the finer points of where IF’s fall into the social spectrum of Foster’s universe; the purpose of this thread is to discuss Mac’s mother. In some ways, I can understand her reasons (as I perceive them) for sending Bloo away-- she wants only the best for Mac, just as any mother would want. I know that under similar circumstances, my parents would have done the exact same thing if they thought it would be beneficial to me. I’m not necessarily supporting or denouncing her decisions and actions; I’m simply saying that I understand them.