See I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum, to me if the little shit MC WANTS a Second Chance he needs to chill the fuck out... If he just came to his Mom's house and her new husband, acting like a little bitch is a surefire way to not get a 2nd chance, and instead get your punk ass thrown out on the street...
This is a mom that abandoned him once already... is it really worth (from the MC's perspective) antagonizing the shit out of her cause he thinks edgy = cool ? The MC is currently a punk ass loser, no job, no money, his alcoholic dad cant help him with his "college dreams"... if he blows it, he's fucked plain and simple.
See this is where i disagree with you but before i start I'll say this, you're entitled to feel the way you do as it's your opinion and I'm not trying to change it.
Now first off do you have some kinda hate for the MC on the unforgiven route? I'm genuinely curious as It seems like you're only mocking him because he's not actively trying to worship his "mom".
You also realize the MC didn't need his "mom" like at all. He could have went to any other college as stated at the beginning of the game but she, yes that's right, she asked him to come.
Then why go to her house if you're not going to try to make it work with her you ask? One for school and two He is but slowly in his own way, it's there in the dialogue as you see him slowly warm up to her, not forgiven yet but not as hateful.
He isn't antagonizing her, he's drawing a clear line that he doesn't want crossed just yet, well up until she snapped because he refused to be that intimate with after only being around each other for a few days.
This picture you're trying to paint of him being this weak little punk of a boy on the unforgiven path because he's not obsessed with his mom seems uncalled for when his reason for not wanting to be too close to her is legitimate.
Why would he or anyone as a matter of fact be eager to get cozy with her after what she did. He has every right to want to keep her at a certain distance. That shit doesn't just go away instantly. This is his second chance to give not hers. Is he a shitty son for doing it? sure but that doesn't erase that she a shitty person herself.
That act of hers was already exposed. Heck she nearly ruined her own marriage because of wanting a late night "kiss" from the MC. She even tried to seduce him just to to see if he'd get hard like what not even days later after been blackmailed. It's pretty obvious she doesn't care too much. Heck she spazed out because she didn't get a hug for christ sake.
If you like the forgiven route only that's fine as i still play that route also but it's kinda weird to see people shit on the MC on the unforgiven route.
If you want the MC to be this real "Man" character because he forgave his mother and ignored everything she did to blindly worship her then i guess keep playing the forgiven route. I'll happily take the Edgelord who's swimming in sex with jess.
Also If it wasn't already obvious from that ending the MC is going to dominate Nicole on the unforgiven route and i can't wait for it.