So there are a few things you should know before you decide to introduce your kindergartener & 2nd grader to Sondheim in Mom School.

The first is that Into the Woods is the obvious choice until you realize that every single metaphor goes over their heads.

The second is that it is unbearable to watch “Hello Little Girl” with your 5 yr old daughter on your lap, blithely sucking her thumb.

The third is that they have no idea how genius Meryl Streep is, but they will NEVER understand how genius Bernadette Peters was on Broadway.

Also you will never be prepared for these “Stay With Me” lyrics during a pandemic lockdown with your kids:

Don’t you know what’s out there in the world
Someone has to shield you from the world
Stay at home
I am home
Who out there could love you more than I
What out there that I cannot supply
Stay with me
The world is dark and wild
Stay a child while you can be a child With me

And they will say, “Mommy are you crying?”