The story opens with the narrator, a thirty-year-old gay bachelor, telling the audience that he has been waiting for someone to tell him what is wrong with his family. He tells them that his mother has had a brain block and that she is now able to walk and talk on her own. He says that he and his son have been together for only three months, but that they are very happy. He asks if he can visit his mother, as a friend, or as a schoolmate. He also asks if his son is listening to him or not.