I doubt that his mother abused him when he was little or he would probably be terrified of her no matter what age. And if she was abusive like that, she probably wouldnt take his crap. My ex who was abusive to me had an abusive mom who left him and his dad without warning and he was absolutely terrified of her. He never raised a hand to his mom or dad or step-mom but man he would go nuts on me. Most of the time, when people are abused by parents all they can think about is getting their approval and wanting love from them.

Abusing a parent is not even close to abusing a significant other. Those things are so far apart. For someone to be able to physically hurt their parents with no remorse.....thats a sociopath right there. No matter how much hurt my dad has done to me over the years, there is no way I could ever do anything to hurt him.

And because HE is an abuser does not mean that his mom deserves no respect. Some people have seemingly a perfect childhood and turn out to be abusers later on. I wouldnt make any assumptions about his mother other than the fact that she cant defend herself against her kid. Who knows...she might have been the mom that let him get away with everything because SHE got abused as a child. There are too many scenarios and assumptions to go through but either way....I doubt you even want to stick around to find out.