She's gotta be on drugs. That's the only way it makes sense.
No, mom could be functional, or just terrorized by him, which is what's so horrifying.
I know a mom who's ex husband trooned out. She remarried, has a normal, healthy, happy, and financially secure, family.
The troon is jobless, often homeless, or in his mother's garage. He watches porn and fucks random men in front of their 9yr old, eats amphetamines all day, and demands to be called Mom. And worse.
She tried to report him for some red flag sex abuse stuff, and was told "you just don't approve of his lifestyle".
*He still has 50/50, despite her efforts, and has say in medical decisions*
I mean, it's a West coast liberal town where troons can do no wrong. But it's also true family court judges/DHS assume mom's just being vindictive if she dares to mention dad's nuts, abusive, etc.
"IM M'AMs" kid is probably just trying to keep crazy troon from flipping out, and probably feels oddly protective of him too (common with a seriously disturbed parent). No way would any boy that age be willingly caught dead in pics shirtless, hanging on dad (let alone troon dad).