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May 15, 2025 22 mins
In this Parenting is a Joke Snack Episode, singer-songwriter Amy Millan shares hilarious and heartfelt stories about parenting a 14-year-old aspiring musical theater star and an 8-year-old who’s always one snack away from bedtime stalling. Amy reveals that her daughter's only use for a smartphone is belting out songs for hours, but that didn’t stop the teen from hitting her with a brutal “You didn’t live your dreams” when Amy suggested she write and direct. Amy opens up about her own creative childhood, including the ballet teacher who told her she “walked like an elephant,” and the Portuguese nanny named Rita who helped raise her after her father died when she was five—a loss that inspired her new album I Went to Find You. She and host Ophira Eisenberg swap stories about parenting through hormones, resisting Uber Eats requests, and why ordering from local bookstores is a moral mission, even if it means telling your kid their book is coming by “horse and carriage.” Thank you to Lumen for sponsoring this episode! Head to ⁠http://lumen.me/JOKE⁠ for 15% off your purchase. 📍 May Shows are in NYC, Iowa, Halifax Comedy Festival, NJ, and Seattle! Details at ⁠https://www.ophiraeisenberg.com⁠ Follow Amy Millan :https://www.instagram.com/amymillanforreal/ See Ophira LIVE:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.ophiraeisenberg.com/events/⁠ SUBSCRIBE so you never miss O thing:⁠ https://www.ophiraeisenberg.com/sign-up⁠ Follow PIAJ:  ⁠https://www.instagram.com/parentingisajoke/⁠ ⁠https://parentingisajoke.substack.com/⁠   Follow Ophira: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ophirae/⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/OphiraEisenberg/⁠ ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@ophiranyc⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit⁠ megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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