Kind of a Lot with Matt Ruby - Ep 16 // Mother's Day was awkward. It always is.

Ep 16 // Mother's Day was awkward. It always is.

05/11/23 • 15 min

One odd thing about having parents who passed away at a relatively young age is how much you become a downer for the rest of your life when other people bring up parents as a topic. Matt shares his experience as someone who often has to defuse the guilt others seem to have about still having their parents when they’re around him, as well as what it’s like for him on Mother’s Day.

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