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Free Kittens
Stage 20, The Sewing Machine Factory (9562 82 Ave. – street)
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5 Stars out of 5
This reveal might not be more appropriately called, with the overarching style being unchecked being a parent in poor scenarios. In this casual one-woman program, Megan Milton opens about being the oldest kid of a teenager mother in the ’90s.
She quips about how worn out she is of hearing that her mother did the very best she might — “I phone it in all the time. I know what that looks like!” — and discusses how they ended up being a “free-kitten family.”
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Whereas at one time their cats were made sterile and sterilized, they took a kitten when a neighbour “cleared his inventory” and she ended up being a teenager mother too, leading to a cycle of litters and a home that reeked of cat pee and hamburger. Beyond the odor, Milton paints a familiar image of hardship — Cops using the tv at complete volume and the phone ringing off the hook with unanswered calls from Money Mart. She explains how her family experience affected her sensations about having her own kids, and why she’s staunchly pro-choice as an “abortion survivor” (a joke she obtains from South Park.)
This one isn’t for the faint of heart, however Milton skims the worst injuries to keep things positive, and it’s a raw, autobiographical piece with sharp wit and empathy.
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