A Mother's Love: Stories honoring mothers

The Story Collider

Story Collider, Inc.

Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Performing Arts, Arts, Science

4.4 • 818 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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In honor of Mother’s Day, both of our storytellers share stories about their unique relationships with their moms. Part 1: Rita Rigano always had a complicated relationship with her mother, and it becomes even more fraught when her mother’s dementia worsens. Part 2: In the midst of writing her PhD dissertation, Jordyn Rice embarks on one last road trip with her mother, who is dying of lung cancer. Rita Rigano is a NYC-based storyteller who appears locally and online. Some favorite shows include Generation Woman, New Tricks, (mostly) True Things, The Moth, The Once Upon a Time Show, and Better Said Than Done. She started storytelling with her children, presenting fairy tales with a twist at libraries and schools. She loves live theatre, live music, and swing dancing with her husband. Jordyn Rice is a postdoctoral fellow based in Vancouver, BC. She is a physical therapist and researcher dedicated to finding strategies to promote healthy aging. While she is passionate about clinical research her love of neuroscience was sparked while studying sea slugs. Outside of the lab you can find her tucked into the mountains, rock climbing, or riding her bike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.4	Hey, everyone. Welcome to The Story Clutter, where true personal stories about science help us to discover how weird and wonderful it is to exist in this world and be a human.
1:11.8	I'm your host, Misha Gaieski, and with Mother's Day right around the corner, we're marking the occasion with two powerful stories that explore the unique bond we share with our mothers, whether they're still with us or not. Our first story comes from New York
1:17.2	storyteller, educator and improviser Rita Regano. She shared this story at our go-to New York spot,
1:23.3	caveat, and this story is such a beautiful and touching story about the complexities of the
1:29.2	mother-daughter relationship. I don't want to give too much away, but grab your tissues.
1:33.6	Here's Rita.
1:38.0	My mom and I were, in her words, oil and water.
1:50.5	We loved each other, but we couldn't get along.
1:53.5	She only wanted the best for me, only the best as she saw it, which shocking was not usually the best as I saw it. And my dad,
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