In most families, miscommunications are a common event. And when mothers are involved, overcommunication can sometimes be an issue. But a recent court ruling from Austria highlights a rift between mother and son that is truly remarkable—and truly sad.

A woman from the town of Klagenfurt was fined 360 euros ($478) on a charge of stalking her adult son. It was the son who filed the lawsuit, claiming that his mother called him up to 49 times a day for a period of 2.5 years.

The woman's words to an Austrian newspaper reveal the pain of broken relationships within a family: "I just wanted to talk to him," she said. "I can't talk to my son, nor my daughter. I've never seen my grandchild, who is already 15-years-old."