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Every so often we read a story that makes us want to high five the world.
This is one of them.
The makers of Sesame Street have a policy of making all children feel like they’re represented in each of the episodes. And they’re well aware that over 100,000 kids in the area of New York have parents who are incarcerated.
So they recently introduced a blue-haired Muppet called Alex. Alex’s Dad is in jail and, well, he misses him very much.
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OMG! I can't wait to see Alex! I can remember half the episodes on now from when I was a kid!!! They need some new eps! It's heartbreaking to think any child would have to deal with that, but unfortunately it's reality for a lot more kids than I care to imagine! Good on them for this new Alex character! BIG THUMBS UP
Im going to show my kids this. I think even my 8 yr old will get something from it. He just doesn't talk about where his dad is to his friends as he's so embarrassed about it. Thanks for sharing mamamia and sesame street!