This is the Moth Radio Hour.
I'm your host, Jay Allison.
As all of us grow up, our relationships with our parents shift.
We begin to see more clearly, or at least we think we do, who they are as people.
We become their peers or eventually their caretakers.
Sometimes, even in adulthood, we still want our parents to take care of us.
And their selflessness takes on a new meaning.
In this episode, the ways our perceptions of our parents change throughout our lives.
Our first story comes from Steve Glickman,
who told this at one of our open mic story slams in Chicago,
where we partner with public radio station WBEZ.
A note that this story contains references to sex.
Here's Steve, live at the Moth.
Around a year ago, I moved back in with my parents.
The occasion was that my mom had a nervous breakdown
because she was overwhelmed caring for my dad who has dementia.
Family crisis, gay son with no kids to the rescue.
That's me.
My parents live in the suburbs about an hour from where I live in the city with my partner Mark.
I pack a bag and I move into their spare bedroom.