"Carceration"

A few years ago I would have rolled my eyes at this kind of effort made by a kids' show- not because I was unaware that there are really kids who hurt and deal with the effects of having an incarcerated parent, but because I would have just preferred that Sesame Street not stray from it's neutral, teaching numbers and letters focus.  Now that I am a parent of children who have a birth-parent who is incarcerated, I feel SO differently.  My boys love Sesame Street already- and the idea of them hearing from and being able to relate to a scraggly muppet in a way that I cannot brings me to tears!