A man thinks about his relationship with his parents (especially his mother) as he watches them grow old. He then realizes that he is now old too.

A middle-aged woman looks forward to growing old because she believes older people are less beholden to other's expectations, but her friend disagrees.

Over dinner, an observer reflects on mothers and their omnipresent prevalence in children’s lives.

After returning the I CAN SPEAK mask for babies, which plays and simulates sophisticated speech, a woman receives a lengthy letter from an overly-enthusiastic sales rep about the mask's ability to make babies more intelligent and loveable.

A young being describes coming of age on their planet. Though they spend most of their time without gender, when it comes time to get physically intimate, they meet at a kemmer-house for a short duration, as either female or male.

An elderly Russian man comes across a young American in a park and tells the young man about coming of age in Russia.

A college counselor watches anxiously as her teenage son applies to college without her help. As her son plans for his future, the counselor and her husband reflect on how quickly their lives have changed, seeking ways to steady themselves in the midst of middle age.

A man who unknowingly talks to himself wonders why a woman who is satisfied with her marriage is having an affair with him.

Two brothers reflect on how their late mother banned them from acting upon their desires for playing instruments and yet how they will always have new music to turn to for enjoyment.

A recently married couple quarrels about their aspirations and fears for the future while walking through the park.