Even if you wear the pants, "mama" is still the queen of the house. Girls will swoon over Italian bachelors but they may get the poison ivy and its itch just by thinking how their mother-in-law will be. The concept of the Italian family is to stay close together. Even at 20's, children still live with their mama while uncles and aunts are always around to play a big role in their lives. When Italain folks get old, they live with their children and take responsibility in raising their grandkids.
