The mom sounds like she's really enjoying the attention - and if she expects her 19 year old college student son to abstain from alcohol until he's 21, that's fine and well, but her response smacks more of "LOOK HOW GOOD A PARENT I AM!" even more than "I have the best interests of an adult child in mind."
In my mind, the "lesson" would be much more effective if the kid were, say, 16 and not in college. But hey - hopefully it doesn't permanently dent their relationship and everyone lives happily ever after in gloryhound momville.
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