IDIOT with Laura Clery

He agreed to do this interview. Then he forgot. Then he agreed again. Then he forgot again. My dad's short-term memory is gone, but the stories from his past? Still crystal clear. Chemistry explosions, crocodiles in the family pool, and why he listed Nietzsche, Jesus Christ, and John Lennon when the military came calling.

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Doctors told my mom she'd NEVER have children. A tumor the size of a grapefruit. 7 years of trying. Then three "miracle babies" arrived. Today we share the emotional story you've never heard, plus the raw reality of raising a child with autism while caring for a parent with dementia.
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I wish my mom wasn’t here for this...

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My mom is visiting for Christmas for the first time in nearly ten years, and we sat down to talk about everything we usually don’t say out loud.

We talk about how she experienced my separation and the restraining order from far away, what it was like watching her daughter go through something so public and painful, and how she coped at home while caring for her husband, who is living with dementia.

This conversation is about motherhood, distance, grief, resilience, and love and what it means to keep going when life doesn’t look anything like you imagined.

I hope this episode makes you feel less alone.

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