Why I Celebrate My Mom on My Birthday
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 30 December 2025
⏱️ 11 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, Our American Stories regular contributor Stephen Rusiniak, a longtime writer and storyteller whose personal essays have become a favorite with listeners, shares the special way he found to honor his mom on his own birthday and why he believes she, not he, deserves all the praise. His story is a heartfelt reflection on gratitude, family, and the quiet sacrifices that shape our lives.
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| 0:29.6 | ... This is our American Stories and today we have a feature from one of our regular contributors, Stephen Rossiniak. |
| 0:51.3 | This piece is titled, Happy Birthday to Us, |
| 0:55.0 | a tribute to his mother. |
| 0:57.7 | To read this story and its backstories, |
| 1:00.6 | please visit |
| 1:01.3 | Stevenresiniac.com. |
| 1:04.3 | That's Stephenresiniac.com. |
| 1:07.2 | Here's Stephen sharing his story. |
| 1:12.4 | It was just what I wanted. |
| 1:15.5 | It was the perfect present. |
| 1:17.4 | A one size fits all. |
| 1:19.7 | Something that I had long thought of buying for myself, but never did. |
| 1:25.3 | But somehow, my mom, with her special maternal instincts and motherly radar, |
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