Mother's No Best, or Do They?

Well, as a mother and a daughter, I have some thoughts on the subject.

This week, on selected shorts, two stories about mothers and their children.

And a surprise special guest who also knows a thing or two about moms.

I made homemade Halloween costumes.

You won first prize as the headless horseman at the Halloween party

when you really wanted that scratchy princess costume from the store.

I made birthday cakes from scratch,

adding layers and layers until they collapsed.

And I think the whole family was relieved when I began to put some of that creative energy

somewhere else into stories.

I'm your host, Meg Wallitzer. Please stay with us.

You're listening to selected shorts,

where our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction one short story at a time.

The title of this program is Mother's No Best, which should give you pause.

I mean, come on, do they? Always?

What about that whole you have to wait an hour after swimming thing?

They always said it to us because I guess it was in the handbook called How to Be a Good Mother,

but is it actually even true? Maybe it is.

I don't want to stop you from waiting an hour,

but what if they don't always know best?

Or what if they need to understand something important about you before they can possibly know best?

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