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When Alex opens his orange mouth to speak, his voice comes out in a half-gasp.
“My dad is…” he says, before pausing to collect himself. “My dad’s in jail,” he says, his eyes locked on the ground.
Meet Alex, the first Muppet to have a parent in prison.
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Originally posted by chiefsmom
I saw this on a news program the other day. I really don't know about "conditioning" or what have you. But I think they are handling it in a good way. The little boy puppet talks about being picked on in school, and let's face it, kids do that to each other. I think that if it helps kids adjust, or feel like they are not alone, it's a good idea.
I really don't think it's going to hurt anyone.
Originally posted by chiefsmom
reply to post by boncho
Well, I would think for them to grow up thinking that, this little boy would have to be on every episode don't you think? And from everything I read so far, that doesn't seem to be how they are handling this, but I could be wrong.
I guess I should be thankful that I didn't grow up thinking vampires were real and birds could talk.