Yes, you read that correctly. On “Today,” Ike Lochte told us little more than we needed to know about her swimmer son. And by “a little,” we mean “a lot”:
Ike Lochte is a strong — and emotional — supporter of her son’s competitive lifestyle, but she says Ryan is too busy to commit to a girlfriend.
“He goes out on one-night stands,” she told TODAY.com. “He’s not able to give fully to a relationship because he’s always on the go.”
Mrs. Lochte knows that the ladies go weak for Ryan’s soulful gaze:
And that’s just fine with Ryan:
“My last Olympics, I had a girlfriend — big mistake,” Lochte says. “Now I’m single, so London should be really good. I’m excited.”
Ew. Please. Make it stop.
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, certainly no shrinking violet when it comes to matters of sex, was pretty weirded-out by Mrs. Lochte’s revelation:
Seems to me your mom shouldn't be discussing your sex life on nat'l TV.
— Dr. Ruth Westheimer (@AskDrRuth) August 2, 2012
We’re inclined to agree. She continued:
Mom as wingman? Really? Doesn't she want him to find a girlfriend?
— Dr. Ruth Westheimer (@AskDrRuth) August 2, 2012
In Jewish tradition making a match is a mitzvah, a blessing. Mom being wingman for 1 nite stands, not so much.
— Dr. Ruth Westheimer (@AskDrRuth) August 2, 2012
Or maybe she was warning the girls away so they wouldn't get broken hearts?
— Dr. Ruth Westheimer (@AskDrRuth) August 2, 2012
Hopefully Mr. Lochte, who wears rubber cap while swimming, wears a rubber somewhere else during all these 1 nite stands.
— Dr. Ruth Westheimer (@AskDrRuth) August 2, 2012
Oh, snap.
Most everyone voiced their agreement with the sexpert:
I concur with the good doctor. “@AskDrRuth: Seems to me your mom shouldn't be discussing your sex life on nat'l TV.”
— Hannah Williams (@flamingnora) August 2, 2012
@AskDrRuth Not so sure a mom really should know that much about her adult child's sex life
— Lyn Murphy (@bakerchick1) August 2, 2012
Okay then TMI RT @AskDrRuth Ryan Lochte's mom admits son has only 1 nite stands & he's glad he's single at Olympics. And now in lane 1…..
— Sherine Paul (@sherineruth) August 2, 2012
@AskDrRuth I certainly don't talk about my son's. She acting as his pimp now?
— Sara Conrad (@SaraCsit) August 2, 2012
https://twitter.com/advicefrommeg/status/231044996374073346
@AskDrRuth I'd hope it was the warning thing. Otherwise, ew.
— Wash Your Damn Hands and Stay Away From Me (@book_faerie) August 2, 2012
Guy gives me hives. MT @AskDrRuth: Lochte's mom admits son has only 1 nite stands, glad he's single at Olympics. And now in lane 1…… #fb
— nasanborn (@nasanborn) August 2, 2012
@AskDrRuth I don't want my mom talking to the dachshunds about my sex life!!!
— Rafalution Jail ??❤️???? (@RafalutionX9) August 2, 2012
https://twitter.com/cyndibrillhart/status/231045092968906754
@askdrruth There's all kinds of enablers as you know Dr Ruth some Moms are the worst of them all she's terrible!
— Linda S (@ShinkiesLinLin) August 2, 2012
. @AskDrRuth It's because we've developed this idiotic idea that you can't have aspirations AND a healthy relationship. So sad, really.
— Sally's Actual Salon (@sallysalonshow) August 2, 2012
Of course, there were a few people who weren’t fazed by the massive dose of TMI:
The info that @AskDrRuth has put out about @ryanlochte only makes me more interested. #sorryimnotsorry
— Davina Hamilton (@davinahamilton) August 2, 2012
@AskDrRuth she's telling the ladies that he's up for loving, she sounds like she's the best wingman ever
— your good pal, bertie (@kibkibs) August 2, 2012
Um, no.
We get that there’s no such thing as a universal parenting style, but come on. When push comes to shove, a mom needs to be a mom; not a wingman.
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Update:
It seems that for Ike Lochte, “one-night stand” does not mean what she thinks it means:
https://twitter.com/nicoleauerbach/status/231392256190476289
“How innocent is that?” Ike said. “All I wanted to say is that he’s so sensitive about not wanting to hurt a girl dating, so he just goes and dates and takes out a girl for maybe one or two dates and doesn’t have a relationship because he doesn’t have (time) and it’s not fair to the women.
“I thought that was so sensitive, but then they turned it around. I’m not used to this. … What kind of mom is going to say that (about her son having one-night stands)? Especially being a mom and having two daughters.”
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“I knew how the media was going to take it, and I knew what my mom really meant,” Ryan said. “She’s new to the whole media (experience), so she didn’t really understand that they were going to twist it and make it bad.
It’s entirely possible that Mrs. Lochte, who is Cuban, just had an unfortunate encounter with the language barrier. We’re willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. Given that her son is an admitted player, though, the public’s original interpretation of her comments likely still stands. Oh well.
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