Mencius’ Mother

I find this story very odd. The mother and son are very strange. The mother is very controlling of the son at the beginning then starts to be controlling over his relationship with his wife. What I don’t understand is why the daughter-in-law went to the mother about seeing her naked when she could have just discussed it with her husband. I also find the “three submissions” very strange and once again controlling. Why should a mother be submissive to her son? To me, this story just shows how women are treated like objects and not humans. They are being used for the good of the man.