The First Blog
“I’ll write the blog,” I said. “It will be easy,” they said. Liars. I am brand spanking new to
blogging. In fact, I’m a little embarrassed to admit, I’ve never even read a blog before. Doing a little
research before writing probably would have been the smart thing to do, but I wanted to come in with a clean slate and no preconceived notion of what or how to write. I wanted it to be purely me. This is my 5th attempt at being me.
It took me a little longer than expected. My first attempt was a finger-wagging call to action for love and acceptance. It had substance, but it didn’t feel right. It felt too much like I was writing a college entrance essay. The second attempt was a feel-good piece about the importance of taking care of ourselves. Again, it was something we need to hear, but I wasn’t there yet. By the third try, I gave up writing like I was giving a TED Talk and began to write as I think. By the fifth try, I found my voice.
I grew up in a conservative, traditional family. My grandparents were very proper people. In
the 50s, my grandfather was mayor of his town, and so a certain decorum was expected from our family well before I was born. The trouble is, my brother and I are not proper people. I can’t count how many times my mom said through clenched teeth, “I did not raise my children to behave this way.” Poor Mom. She tried so hard to get us to act properly. It was exhausting for all of us. The truth is, I am a sarcastic person who sees the humor in everything. That’s who I am, and it feels good to be true to that and not hide behind what I think I should be. Wouldn’t we all be so much happier if we could just be who we are on the inside, if we could find our voices, and if we could be accepted for who we are? I have found the theater to be just the place for that for both my children and me, and along the way, I have found some remarkable friends who do the same.
From this point forward, you will get my snarky, sarcastic ramblings. You will find the same with
Cathi and Kristen through our Drama Mama podcast. We aren’t professionals. We don’t even pretend
to be. We don’t come with years of experience in the field, but what we do bring to the table is three
moms whose children have found a passion for theater, and, through that, we found each other. You
will get an organic, transparent, honest, humorous conversation that will hopefully educate, encourage, and entertain you. We want to share with you all that we have learned along the way, and we will bring in others who can teach us even more. Our goal is to do everything we can to help your children find success in the theater and maybe, along the way, you and your children both may find many incredible friends just as we have. We hope you will join us each week as we build community and journey together.
Angela
