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MFA: THE PARENTING EDITION EPISODE 19 SHOW NOTES
Episode title: Send in the Clowns
Episode summary: What can we learn from clowns? How can they help us be better parents?
What I Learned in Clown Class
Clowning Has Been Here Forever
Angelica Interlude
Clown Parenting
A Short Story Before We Go:
Spread a Beautiful Act of Kindness:
Sources that inspired this episode or random tidbits of knowledge:
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Full Transcript
Mom: Angelica, can you say hello?
Angelica: Hello! Hello?
Mom: How are you today?
Angelica: I doing well…how are you?
Mom: Well I’m doing well also. (she laughs)
Welcome to MFA: The Parenting Edition, I’m Taisha Cameron. These lessons from the theatre for raising ourselves and our kids came about when I realized my MFA in acting trained me for life as a mommy better than life as a full-time actor. Today’s episode is all about what my clown has taught me about being an expert at parenting. We’ll explore some challenging questions, I’ll share some stories, and then we’ll end our episode with the Raise a Glass Series. So, without further ado, this is MFA.
Quote: “Clowning is a trick to get love close. I can hug 99 percent of people in the first second of contact if I'm in my clown character. The clown assumes your humanity. It assumes that, whatever trauma you've had, you can still love yourself.” ~ Patch Adams
Episode Nineteen – Send in the Clowns
Question – Why is this episode about clowns? Don’t I know there are lots of people who are scared of clowns? What can we learn from clowns? How can they help us be better parents?
What I Learned in Clown Class
My clown is an expert. An expert at everything. There is nothing you can ask of my clown it cannot do.
In school our professor assigned all of us our clown personalities; I was a majorette.
A majorette (short for drum majorette) is the leader of a marching band or a baton twirler who accompanies a marching band or a baton twirling leader of a marching band or any parade, really. She’s front and center leading the pack, fearlessly commanding her team to follow her and do so with flare. Ready to take charge and rally her troops with grace, precision, control and a great uniform. A dancer, a mover and a shaker, a rhythmic entertainer with pizzazz.
Clowns want to play. In class, after we did our ritual to put on our mask, we’d do a warm up. The warmup included getting our bodies moving to fun, upbeat Grappelli or Venuti inspired sounds. We woke up each area of our bodies moving it how the music resonated with our clown. It was basically a dance party and I loved it. I have since created my own Clown Music inspired playlist and sometimes I just put it on to move my body in the quirkiest and most expressive of ways.
They choose to live in the present and enjoy every moment. In performance, there is no fourth wall with a clown, they connect personally with the audience. They’re honest. They see the world from a place of possibilities. They’re curious. They’re experts on everything…or so they believe. Like Mr. Noodle. Now what parent today doesn’t know Mr. Noodle? If you know Elmo, you know Mr. Noodle. ‘Hey Mr. Noodle’ He is the beloved clown that was introduced on Sesame Street by the talented Bill Irwin. Mr. Noodle would appear in Elmo’s World and Elmo asked him all kinds of questions about how things worked in the world. Mr. Noodle always had the answer, or so he believed. His ability to say yes to each question and search his mind for all the knowledge he had to help teach Elmo and the kids watching was so endearing. He was always wrong and needed help from Elmo and the other kids to solve the problem but he could laugh at himself and learn the correct way with grace and humor. These days Mr. Noodle is played by a rotating trio of actors on Elmo’s Wonderful World, but the essence is still the same (while Bill Irwin is always gonna be the best Mr. Noodle).
Clowning Has Been Here Forever
This is by no means an in-depth look at clowning at all but what’s important to know is that the character of a clown, fool, or jester can date back to ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt; it’s been around forever. I think, I don’t know for certain but I think, every culture has their unique version of the clown character. The word clown, used to describe a comedic character who’ll use distinctive makeup and dress and perform in ways for the purpose of making people laugh, didn’t actually appear until the mid-1600’s.
Commedia dell’arte was a popular form of Italian comedic theatre that developed stock characters, in colored masks and distinct costume pieces, to tell the stories that commented on the times. There was little to no set, and the actors relied heavily on physical theatre (their movements), costumes and their ability to improvise and work as an ensemble was what they relied on to tell the scripted stories that they had and relate to their audience who because each touring company had either own dialect of Italian most places they went to no one understood them. Touring companies of commedia dell’arte influenced theatre across Europe to Shakespearean fools, and we see it trickle all the way down to clowns these days from the iconic clown from the mid 1800’s Joseph Grimaldi to Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Mr. Noodle himself.
*Angelica Interlude
Angelica: Beach! (laughing) I love beach. Beeeach!!!
Mom: Now we’re at the beach?
Angelica: Yeah, I love beach. Beach! (giggling)
Mom: (giggling)
Angelica: I love beach.
Mom: Oh this is awesome. You wanna help me build a - a sandcastle?
Angelica: No, right now I’m burning. I must go in the water.
Mom: Ooh the water’s a little cold (giggling)
Angelica: Come in Nancy, come in.
Mom: Of course I’m going to come in
Angelica: (giggling)
Mom: I…just…am a little bit…scared – I’m a little bit scared, is the water too cold?
Angelica: Yeah, and it’s really hot…
Mom: Oh dear – oh, the waters very cold, the waters very cold, I don’t know if I can do it, I don’t know if I can get into the water, JoJo help me! Ok. I can be brave. I’m the big sister and I can be brave and get into the ocean no matter how cold it is…(shrieking) ahh, it’s cold it’s cold!!! It’s cold-
Angelica: Ahh, it’s cold, it’s cold, it’s cold, it’s cold!! –
Mom: But it feels nice.
Angelica: It’s cold!
Mom: It feels nice to splash around a little bit.
Angelica: It’s really cold.
Mom: Here you go JoJo, splash, splash, splash!
Angelica: No, don’t splash me it’s gonna hurt me eyes!
Mom: I, I apologize. Should we swim?
Angelica: No. Yeah, I have something to show you.
Mom: Oh, ok. Is it a mermaid?
Angelica: No.
Clown Parenting
So, if my clown is an expert and I am the life energy for my clown then therefore, hencefore, I should therefore be an expert at everything. But, no. The one thing as parents we can be experts in is our own children.
All mommy’s and daddy’s have their days (or several times a day) when we feel like we don’t know what we’re doing. We’ll be hesitant and uncertain in the best way to discipline. We’ll have difficulty finding a balance between being too permissive and too strict. We’ll compare our children’s development to the development of their peers or even other siblings. We will judge our way of parenting against other parents. The phrase, “I don’t know what I’m doing,” or “I’m the worst mommy,” or “I’m failing at this parenting thing,” will fly out of our mouths. And all of those feelings are part of the experience we chose when we chose parenthood. One thing to remember is that when it comes to our children, our little babies, we are experts. We might not be experts in many things in life but our kids are the one thing we are or should be experts in.
My majorette clown highlighted my strength and ability to be an effective leader. Parenting is leadership. What we teach our kids at an early age makes a huge impact on how they see the world of a leader, the type of respect they have for others and what they look for in a leader or the type of leadership role they take on. What we model matters.
My majorette clown also represents my way of connecting to the world and as a parent - physically. I am the “let me entertain you” parent, the dance it out parent, the we must run outside as much as possible parent, the daily dance party parent, the feel your feelings on the outside parent, the we must explore and experience to learn parent.
Each of us has a part of our personality that is a huge defining characteristic of who we are. Tapping into what that is can create the space we need to be our own parenting experts.
So lovelies, I’ll ask you again…
What can we learn from clowns?
How can they help us be better parents?
I loved clowns as a kid, I still do (but I will admit that the deranged minds of people have caused me some clown fear.) I have memories of a clown poster on my wall as a little girl, from like Ringling Brothers or somewhere, you know the traditional circus type: white face, red nose, wild colored costumes. When I was younger I had a small collection of clowns and harlequins; they’re still at my parents’ house. As a kid, I thought clowns were funny and entertaining and sometimes sad but relatable. That’s the essence of a clown, to relate to humanity. They reflect our inner truths, feelings, desires; they’re honest. If someone is using the mask well, we can find joy and connection with them. It’s not a mask designed to keep you out; it’s a way of making yourself more vulnerable to let others in.
We all wear a mask. Depending on the situations that arise or the people we’re engaging with we all will put on masks we feel protects us the best. The clown nose, the world’s smallest mask, let’s me feel more curious in my body and curious of the world around me. That curiosity runs through our children’s veins all day. They’re natural clowns: they are inquisitive sponges who respond to their environment honestly and usually with joy and wonder, usually looking for the magical and the funny.
Let us work to become experts on our children in the same way. Be inquisitive. Be curious. Be honest. Be kind. Be ready to play.
A Short Story Before We Go
I closed my eyes again to get into a heady musical trance. Before I knew it, I was in a Muppet wonderland of dance moves Jim Henson would’ve been proud of.
Each clown was on their feet lively as ever. Some were moving a bit more slowly, some not on beat and some were fascinated by repeating a single gesture. The studio was full of vivacious dancing clowns. We started taking each other in, trying on different dance moves to see how they fit. The studio was becoming our own Studio 54. We danced like we’d taken all the drugs. We danced like we were finally able to release and be free, be true to who we were.
And then it began, the great circle. Gathering circles are such a spiritual ritual, this was no different. The energy in the room had been elevated to Holy - Alleluia. This was a sacred space now. All were welcome, all were free to be the most authentic version of themselves they were capable of sharing. Joy and happiness are electric – boogey woogey woogey.
Slowly we all came to stillness. We took time to see one another. We saw the kid that lives inside us. We saw the essence and spirit of another human being. We witnessed life being lived fully. Warming up in this way for the work ahead of us also gave a gift to ever person in that studio – the gift of witnessing another human soul at its most joyful. We don’t see that enough in the world.
My wish is for everyone to be able to find their inner joyful clown and share it with the world.
Raise A Glass Series
The Raise a Glass Series is a space for reflection and gratitude centered around the topic of the day and inspired by lyrics from Hamilton the Musical.
“Hey, best of wives and best of women”
The best of anything is subjective. And some can argue being the best at certain things in life may not actually be healthy or beneficial depending on what you’re the best at. But being the best in our kid’s eyes, as Hamilton saw Eliza, is all we can hope for. They’re looking to us to learn integrity, leadership, compassion, empathy, kindness, humor, unconditional love, boundaries, respect for themselves and others, how to coexist in our global world. We have an insanely large task on our shoulders on how to guide these munchkins to be true to themselves and of benefit to the world. If we’re not down for the ride we best not get ourselves in the rodeo. If we are, then the best version of ourselves is what we need to tap into so our kids can grow up to be the best versions of themselves. And again, best is subjective, but we all know when we are in the groove of living authentically and graciously – that’s what our kids need from us. This is what they show us and we should learn from them.
Let’s raise a glass to being the best of humanity; whether we are wives, women, husbands, men, mothers, fathers, partners, parents, artists or any of the many labels we attach to ourselves. Rise to the challenge of being a better human being every single day.
That’s all for today guys and dolls. Thank you so much for joining me again for another episode. I hope this brings some joy into your day so your light can shine brighter.
Ohimigod, we did it! This is the last episode of season one! We made it. I’m gonna be honest with you, I have been working on lots of projects privately for a while now trying to see which one’s would stick and I wanted to really put out into the world and not once had I thought to work on or adapt any of them into a podcast. When I had the inspiration to create this the challenge seemed right and the medium felt the best one to connect with parents around the world. I have worked very hard to develop the best episodes and explorations into the world of parenting through theatre that I can provide at this stage in my life. I couldn’t be more grateful to you, my dear listeners, for allowing me into your lives so we could go on a wacky journey together, laugh, cry and hopefully come out stronger together.
I’ll be taking a break for the next three weeks-ish, umm, I’ll be back mid-January and we’ll pick up with season two. I’ve got a lot of ideas and so, I hope that you’re as excited about it as I am.
If you are on Instagram so am I. You can find me @mfaparentingedition and give me a follow. And yes, I’ll do my very best to be on daily (maybe even a few times a day if I can) to keep you in the loop, stay connected and put out little, put out little teasers about season two as we start getting closer.
I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday, whatever holiday you’re celebrating. If you are not celebrating a holiday I hope you have time enjoying the wonderful things that bring you joy in life and you can spread kindness and beauty and joy to the world.
And let’s all remember to raise a glass this New Year’s to being the hell done with this damn year and starting a new one fresh, alright! Let’s say good riddance to 2020. May the door definitely kick you in the ass on the way out. And let’s bring new love, joy and kindness into the world next year, God knows we need it.
If you enjoyed this episode and want to show your support please spread a beautiful act of kindness by rating it if your listening on Apple podcasts and leaving a kind review if you feel so inclined, and telling at least one person about the show and that they can find it wherever they listen to their podcasts. And always, thank you to those who have rated the show and left a beautiful review – I appreciate you.
Again, thank you and I’ll see you on the other side
Mom: Angelica, can you say good-bye?
Angelica: Good-bye, good-bye.
Mom: Thank you.
Angelica: Thank you.
Episode title: Send in the Clowns
Episode summary: What can we learn from clowns? How can they help us be better parents?
What I Learned in Clown Class
- Majorette clown
- Mr. Noodle from Elmo’s World
Clowning Has Been Here Forever
- The skimpiest of clown history
- Commedia dell’arte
- How Charles Dickens gave us scary clowns
Angelica Interlude
Clown Parenting
A Short Story Before We Go:
- Clown Class
- The Raise a Glass Series is a space for reflection and gratitude centered around the topic of the day and inspired by lyrics from Hamilton the Musical.
- Today’s lyrics – “Hey, best of wives and best of women” ~ Alexander Hamilton
Spread a Beautiful Act of Kindness:
- Rate the podcast (and leave a kind review if you feel so inclined)
- Tell one person you know you enjoyed this podcast and they should check it out
Sources that inspired this episode or random tidbits of knowledge:
- Clown (Britannica entry)
- The History and Psychology of Clowns Being Scary (article Smithsonian magazine)
- Shakespeare’s Fool’s (British Library)
- Commedia dell’arte (blog)
- Commedia dell’arte (Britannica entry)
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Full Transcript
Mom: Angelica, can you say hello?
Angelica: Hello! Hello?
Mom: How are you today?
Angelica: I doing well…how are you?
Mom: Well I’m doing well also. (she laughs)
Welcome to MFA: The Parenting Edition, I’m Taisha Cameron. These lessons from the theatre for raising ourselves and our kids came about when I realized my MFA in acting trained me for life as a mommy better than life as a full-time actor. Today’s episode is all about what my clown has taught me about being an expert at parenting. We’ll explore some challenging questions, I’ll share some stories, and then we’ll end our episode with the Raise a Glass Series. So, without further ado, this is MFA.
Quote: “Clowning is a trick to get love close. I can hug 99 percent of people in the first second of contact if I'm in my clown character. The clown assumes your humanity. It assumes that, whatever trauma you've had, you can still love yourself.” ~ Patch Adams
Episode Nineteen – Send in the Clowns
Question – Why is this episode about clowns? Don’t I know there are lots of people who are scared of clowns? What can we learn from clowns? How can they help us be better parents?
What I Learned in Clown Class
My clown is an expert. An expert at everything. There is nothing you can ask of my clown it cannot do.
In school our professor assigned all of us our clown personalities; I was a majorette.
A majorette (short for drum majorette) is the leader of a marching band or a baton twirler who accompanies a marching band or a baton twirling leader of a marching band or any parade, really. She’s front and center leading the pack, fearlessly commanding her team to follow her and do so with flare. Ready to take charge and rally her troops with grace, precision, control and a great uniform. A dancer, a mover and a shaker, a rhythmic entertainer with pizzazz.
Clowns want to play. In class, after we did our ritual to put on our mask, we’d do a warm up. The warmup included getting our bodies moving to fun, upbeat Grappelli or Venuti inspired sounds. We woke up each area of our bodies moving it how the music resonated with our clown. It was basically a dance party and I loved it. I have since created my own Clown Music inspired playlist and sometimes I just put it on to move my body in the quirkiest and most expressive of ways.
They choose to live in the present and enjoy every moment. In performance, there is no fourth wall with a clown, they connect personally with the audience. They’re honest. They see the world from a place of possibilities. They’re curious. They’re experts on everything…or so they believe. Like Mr. Noodle. Now what parent today doesn’t know Mr. Noodle? If you know Elmo, you know Mr. Noodle. ‘Hey Mr. Noodle’ He is the beloved clown that was introduced on Sesame Street by the talented Bill Irwin. Mr. Noodle would appear in Elmo’s World and Elmo asked him all kinds of questions about how things worked in the world. Mr. Noodle always had the answer, or so he believed. His ability to say yes to each question and search his mind for all the knowledge he had to help teach Elmo and the kids watching was so endearing. He was always wrong and needed help from Elmo and the other kids to solve the problem but he could laugh at himself and learn the correct way with grace and humor. These days Mr. Noodle is played by a rotating trio of actors on Elmo’s Wonderful World, but the essence is still the same (while Bill Irwin is always gonna be the best Mr. Noodle).
Clowning Has Been Here Forever
This is by no means an in-depth look at clowning at all but what’s important to know is that the character of a clown, fool, or jester can date back to ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt; it’s been around forever. I think, I don’t know for certain but I think, every culture has their unique version of the clown character. The word clown, used to describe a comedic character who’ll use distinctive makeup and dress and perform in ways for the purpose of making people laugh, didn’t actually appear until the mid-1600’s.
Commedia dell’arte was a popular form of Italian comedic theatre that developed stock characters, in colored masks and distinct costume pieces, to tell the stories that commented on the times. There was little to no set, and the actors relied heavily on physical theatre (their movements), costumes and their ability to improvise and work as an ensemble was what they relied on to tell the scripted stories that they had and relate to their audience who because each touring company had either own dialect of Italian most places they went to no one understood them. Touring companies of commedia dell’arte influenced theatre across Europe to Shakespearean fools, and we see it trickle all the way down to clowns these days from the iconic clown from the mid 1800’s Joseph Grimaldi to Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Mr. Noodle himself.
*Angelica Interlude
Angelica: Beach! (laughing) I love beach. Beeeach!!!
Mom: Now we’re at the beach?
Angelica: Yeah, I love beach. Beach! (giggling)
Mom: (giggling)
Angelica: I love beach.
Mom: Oh this is awesome. You wanna help me build a - a sandcastle?
Angelica: No, right now I’m burning. I must go in the water.
Mom: Ooh the water’s a little cold (giggling)
Angelica: Come in Nancy, come in.
Mom: Of course I’m going to come in
Angelica: (giggling)
Mom: I…just…am a little bit…scared – I’m a little bit scared, is the water too cold?
Angelica: Yeah, and it’s really hot…
Mom: Oh dear – oh, the waters very cold, the waters very cold, I don’t know if I can do it, I don’t know if I can get into the water, JoJo help me! Ok. I can be brave. I’m the big sister and I can be brave and get into the ocean no matter how cold it is…(shrieking) ahh, it’s cold it’s cold!!! It’s cold-
Angelica: Ahh, it’s cold, it’s cold, it’s cold, it’s cold!! –
Mom: But it feels nice.
Angelica: It’s cold!
Mom: It feels nice to splash around a little bit.
Angelica: It’s really cold.
Mom: Here you go JoJo, splash, splash, splash!
Angelica: No, don’t splash me it’s gonna hurt me eyes!
Mom: I, I apologize. Should we swim?
Angelica: No. Yeah, I have something to show you.
Mom: Oh, ok. Is it a mermaid?
Angelica: No.
Clown Parenting
So, if my clown is an expert and I am the life energy for my clown then therefore, hencefore, I should therefore be an expert at everything. But, no. The one thing as parents we can be experts in is our own children.
All mommy’s and daddy’s have their days (or several times a day) when we feel like we don’t know what we’re doing. We’ll be hesitant and uncertain in the best way to discipline. We’ll have difficulty finding a balance between being too permissive and too strict. We’ll compare our children’s development to the development of their peers or even other siblings. We will judge our way of parenting against other parents. The phrase, “I don’t know what I’m doing,” or “I’m the worst mommy,” or “I’m failing at this parenting thing,” will fly out of our mouths. And all of those feelings are part of the experience we chose when we chose parenthood. One thing to remember is that when it comes to our children, our little babies, we are experts. We might not be experts in many things in life but our kids are the one thing we are or should be experts in.
My majorette clown highlighted my strength and ability to be an effective leader. Parenting is leadership. What we teach our kids at an early age makes a huge impact on how they see the world of a leader, the type of respect they have for others and what they look for in a leader or the type of leadership role they take on. What we model matters.
My majorette clown also represents my way of connecting to the world and as a parent - physically. I am the “let me entertain you” parent, the dance it out parent, the we must run outside as much as possible parent, the daily dance party parent, the feel your feelings on the outside parent, the we must explore and experience to learn parent.
Each of us has a part of our personality that is a huge defining characteristic of who we are. Tapping into what that is can create the space we need to be our own parenting experts.
So lovelies, I’ll ask you again…
What can we learn from clowns?
How can they help us be better parents?
I loved clowns as a kid, I still do (but I will admit that the deranged minds of people have caused me some clown fear.) I have memories of a clown poster on my wall as a little girl, from like Ringling Brothers or somewhere, you know the traditional circus type: white face, red nose, wild colored costumes. When I was younger I had a small collection of clowns and harlequins; they’re still at my parents’ house. As a kid, I thought clowns were funny and entertaining and sometimes sad but relatable. That’s the essence of a clown, to relate to humanity. They reflect our inner truths, feelings, desires; they’re honest. If someone is using the mask well, we can find joy and connection with them. It’s not a mask designed to keep you out; it’s a way of making yourself more vulnerable to let others in.
We all wear a mask. Depending on the situations that arise or the people we’re engaging with we all will put on masks we feel protects us the best. The clown nose, the world’s smallest mask, let’s me feel more curious in my body and curious of the world around me. That curiosity runs through our children’s veins all day. They’re natural clowns: they are inquisitive sponges who respond to their environment honestly and usually with joy and wonder, usually looking for the magical and the funny.
Let us work to become experts on our children in the same way. Be inquisitive. Be curious. Be honest. Be kind. Be ready to play.
A Short Story Before We Go
I closed my eyes again to get into a heady musical trance. Before I knew it, I was in a Muppet wonderland of dance moves Jim Henson would’ve been proud of.
Each clown was on their feet lively as ever. Some were moving a bit more slowly, some not on beat and some were fascinated by repeating a single gesture. The studio was full of vivacious dancing clowns. We started taking each other in, trying on different dance moves to see how they fit. The studio was becoming our own Studio 54. We danced like we’d taken all the drugs. We danced like we were finally able to release and be free, be true to who we were.
And then it began, the great circle. Gathering circles are such a spiritual ritual, this was no different. The energy in the room had been elevated to Holy - Alleluia. This was a sacred space now. All were welcome, all were free to be the most authentic version of themselves they were capable of sharing. Joy and happiness are electric – boogey woogey woogey.
Slowly we all came to stillness. We took time to see one another. We saw the kid that lives inside us. We saw the essence and spirit of another human being. We witnessed life being lived fully. Warming up in this way for the work ahead of us also gave a gift to ever person in that studio – the gift of witnessing another human soul at its most joyful. We don’t see that enough in the world.
My wish is for everyone to be able to find their inner joyful clown and share it with the world.
Raise A Glass Series
The Raise a Glass Series is a space for reflection and gratitude centered around the topic of the day and inspired by lyrics from Hamilton the Musical.
“Hey, best of wives and best of women”
The best of anything is subjective. And some can argue being the best at certain things in life may not actually be healthy or beneficial depending on what you’re the best at. But being the best in our kid’s eyes, as Hamilton saw Eliza, is all we can hope for. They’re looking to us to learn integrity, leadership, compassion, empathy, kindness, humor, unconditional love, boundaries, respect for themselves and others, how to coexist in our global world. We have an insanely large task on our shoulders on how to guide these munchkins to be true to themselves and of benefit to the world. If we’re not down for the ride we best not get ourselves in the rodeo. If we are, then the best version of ourselves is what we need to tap into so our kids can grow up to be the best versions of themselves. And again, best is subjective, but we all know when we are in the groove of living authentically and graciously – that’s what our kids need from us. This is what they show us and we should learn from them.
Let’s raise a glass to being the best of humanity; whether we are wives, women, husbands, men, mothers, fathers, partners, parents, artists or any of the many labels we attach to ourselves. Rise to the challenge of being a better human being every single day.
That’s all for today guys and dolls. Thank you so much for joining me again for another episode. I hope this brings some joy into your day so your light can shine brighter.
Ohimigod, we did it! This is the last episode of season one! We made it. I’m gonna be honest with you, I have been working on lots of projects privately for a while now trying to see which one’s would stick and I wanted to really put out into the world and not once had I thought to work on or adapt any of them into a podcast. When I had the inspiration to create this the challenge seemed right and the medium felt the best one to connect with parents around the world. I have worked very hard to develop the best episodes and explorations into the world of parenting through theatre that I can provide at this stage in my life. I couldn’t be more grateful to you, my dear listeners, for allowing me into your lives so we could go on a wacky journey together, laugh, cry and hopefully come out stronger together.
I’ll be taking a break for the next three weeks-ish, umm, I’ll be back mid-January and we’ll pick up with season two. I’ve got a lot of ideas and so, I hope that you’re as excited about it as I am.
If you are on Instagram so am I. You can find me @mfaparentingedition and give me a follow. And yes, I’ll do my very best to be on daily (maybe even a few times a day if I can) to keep you in the loop, stay connected and put out little, put out little teasers about season two as we start getting closer.
I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday, whatever holiday you’re celebrating. If you are not celebrating a holiday I hope you have time enjoying the wonderful things that bring you joy in life and you can spread kindness and beauty and joy to the world.
And let’s all remember to raise a glass this New Year’s to being the hell done with this damn year and starting a new one fresh, alright! Let’s say good riddance to 2020. May the door definitely kick you in the ass on the way out. And let’s bring new love, joy and kindness into the world next year, God knows we need it.
If you enjoyed this episode and want to show your support please spread a beautiful act of kindness by rating it if your listening on Apple podcasts and leaving a kind review if you feel so inclined, and telling at least one person about the show and that they can find it wherever they listen to their podcasts. And always, thank you to those who have rated the show and left a beautiful review – I appreciate you.
Again, thank you and I’ll see you on the other side
Mom: Angelica, can you say good-bye?
Angelica: Good-bye, good-bye.
Mom: Thank you.
Angelica: Thank you.