Agreed. Gretchen decisions within this game haven't helped her son in the least. If you are on the Astrid path Gretchen sabotages MC's relationship with her to the point that she either gets sent to her maker Via the killer, become gang property, or she is sent to the tender mercies of Jamal himself.
If you choose the path with her while she does spread her legs for you once, she will still be getting her guts rearranged by Jamal and from the looks of things she not only isn't going to give it up, but her plans seems to try make the MC his father's replacement in the cucking department.
Lets not forget that if you choose any of the bad ending girls Gretchen isn't in the least happy that you get with any of them.
If anything MC needs to man up and leave his mother to her fate of getting her guts rearranged by Jamal.