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Roxi & Lana
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Roxi is in fifth grade. Lana is her mom. Nine months ago, Lana and Roxi’s dad got divorced. Her dad moved 500 miles away. She doesn’t hear from him much. Roxi took it hard. To cope, she started keeping a video diary on her mom’s old phone. Her mom liked that idea and started doing the same. Sometimes they let each other watch them. Then they started having conversations with each other that way. Each night, Roxi would text her mom a video. By morning, Lana would have sent one back. Roxi suggested they start a podcast together about kids and divorce. Lana did a little research on the technical requirements and got them up and running on her laptop. Roxi and Lana talk honestly together and are a model for parents and kids talking about tough stuff. Lana’s dad called unexpectedly while they were taping episode four. He announced he was getting remarried. It went viral and now they are number six on iTunes top kids and family podcasts this week.
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(Inspired by Lynda Barry and her (totally freaking amazing) Writing the Unthinkable workshop at the Omega Institute.)