It's just interesting to see neutered males behaving like mother cats. They don't do this in the wild. But it says something about hormones and gender roles.
Missed part of your point there. My fat old guy is a neutered male who of course thinks I'm his mommy.
Used to have neighbors who apparently liked to raise males and not neuter them. There's very little difference after a while between a virile tomcat and a skunk. Skunks are less trouble, if anything.