Your mother's new husband, Al, does not want her to work. Al also controls the checkbook and discourages your mother from having any close friends. She appears to go along with this because she feels she needs a man in the house. The situation between them is known as

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The situation described is characteristic of codependency, where one person in a relationship enables and supports the dysfunctional behavior of the other person. In this case, the mother is going along with Al's controlling behavior because she feels she needs a man in the house, which is a common symptom of codependency.

Your Mother's New Husband, Al, Does Not Want Her to Work