Yeah, that's weird and will freak out most guys you meet in a club. I'm not saying they'll run screaming for the exit, but if you're seriously trying to meet someone (Really? In a bar?), it will never happen as long as your mom is with you. You'll be lucky if a guy talks to you for more than five minutes.
There's nothing wrong with moms, but no guy can relax enough to put a move on you with her standing there. He'll have flashbacks to being 15 with a learner's permit, picking you up in his sister's car for the 10th grade Homecoming dance with a boner and an oversized corsage, promising your mom and dad that he'll have you home by 11 and hoping to god that gives him enough time to give you a hickey and feel your boobies. Guys don't want to relive that shit, trust me. We like to forget the days when we weren't getting laid.
Your mom will also have to be included in the conversation (if he has any manners), so any sort of flirting goes right out the window. In fact, he'll probably talk more to her than you, because deep down we're all still that teenage boy trying to impress a girl's mom.
The two of you being out together will make most dudes wonder what kind of codepency issues they're witnessing. People your age and people her age don't frequent the same places, so what gives? Is it that you can't go out for one night without your mum, or that she can't let you out of her sight for a few hours? Or maybe you two are looking for some funked-up freaky mother-daughter threesome action, god forbid. Hey, a guy's mind can go to terrible places when presented with a situation that doesn't quite compute, and the tequila shots aren't helping.
I get why your mom wants to do it. She's newly single and not ready to hit the club scene solo just yet. You are her training wheels, and that's fine. She's your mom and you can help her out for a few nights. But eventually, you two will cramp each other's style, and if either of you really wants to meet someone, it will never happen as long as you are together. (It's not likely to happen in a bar, anyway, but why ruin your chances, however minimal?)
You should be going out with your own friends, and she should be going out with hers. Give her a couple of chaperoned trips out, then take off the wheels and let her figure out how to ride the bike on her own. It's the best thing for both of you.
Seriously creepy. I actually read somewhere that it's good for a mother and daughter to keep secrets from each other. In some ways, you don't ever truly want your mother to be your best friend. TRUST ME.
Lindsay Lohan, is that you?
I think LiLo and DiLo already went that route some years ago.
Shoot! I hang out w/ my mom all the time! She's 19 years older than me and has been single for a while. Her and her friends are a blast! Great women to drink with when that's the only intentions you have.... to drink! I don't go clubbing with my mom (she's more of a small town tavern to shoot pool kind of person, as am I most of the time). But I do throw a few down with her from time to time and she ROCKS!
Give your mom some credit. And don't hate if she gets more play than you (which has happened to me...LOL!)
I don't think bar hopping with your mom is a particularly good way to meet someone for either one of you. I'd think you would both feel ill at ease to be around the other if you were approached by any men. It would just be too awkward.
With or without your mom along, though, bars just aren't the best place to meet men in my opinion. Bars are usually dark and crowded and noisy. The people there, including you and those you meet, are generally drinking. Alcohol clouds judgment and causes people to do things they live to regret later. I know the bar issue is not what your question is about, but I'm just throwing my two cents worth in here.
I think I would get a bad case of the shivers if my mom wanted me to do this with her, but I know she wouldn't (she's a bit agoraphobic).
I might take her out to dinner (perfectly acceptable), but even if my mom was ok with me drinking, I would encourage her to hit the town with one of her own friends. It's a generational thing; most moms don't want to see their baby girl acting like a sex object (even if it's just flirting) or getting a little tipsy. Then a bunch of really weird things start coming out. Or worse, she meets who she considers "the perfect guy for you" and bugs you to go out with him. Brrr.
When bar hopping you are not likely to meet a good guy. You might meet a horny guy or an alcoholic, but a good guy? Highly unlikely. There is no problem going out with your mom with the intention of it being a good time for the two of you. It can help her to deal with her loneliness. Ask yourself, do you really want to marry a guy that HAS to go out drinking and looking for tail? But going out with your mother may be good for both of you. You can have fun together, dance, talk, and even flirt. All fun. And good for you and your mother. But I would not look at bar hopping as a way to find a serious relationship. Do you really want to meet the man of your future while you are stumbling around drunk and stinking of alcohol? Or him like that?