The best appliance in my kitchen is my computer, and as I prepared all the food I was bringing to Thanksgiving (at my brother's) I found myself streaming a radio show ("On Point") about "Mortified", a live show where adults read their teenage journal entries to a live audience. "Share the Shame" is the tagline.
What struck me was how easily teens get lost in their fantasies and how necessary fantasies are to coping. I was curious whether my 17 year old would think it was funny without the perspective of looking back as an adult. She loved it. She was groaning, cringing, and laughing out loud. It must reassuring to know that you can sound that weird, or be so rejected by peers at one time, and still turn out to be a fairly normal adult.
Good times.
You can go to the "On Point" website to listen to the hour long show, or just listen to a couple of Mortified clips from a recent show in Boston. We thought the recording of Stacy Kasdin was the funniest.
Apparently the producers are doing a show this year on the Sundance cable channel called "Get Mortified" and here is the clip they're using for promotions. There are live shows coming up in February in Portland. Too bad they're mid week! Check out the Mortified website.
