Shroom Soup
Episode 23 | 19m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
A grieving teen and parent reconnect after an unexpected, shared experience.
Jude, a young Asian American non-binary teenager grieving the loss of their father, struggles to reconnect with their mother in the wake of their shared loss. When an unexpected experience during a meal alters their perceptions, the two are drawn into an honest and vulnerable exchange, allowing them to finally confront their grief.
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Shroom Soup
Episode 23 | 19m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
Jude, a young Asian American non-binary teenager grieving the loss of their father, struggles to reconnect with their mother in the wake of their shared loss. When an unexpected experience during a meal alters their perceptions, the two are drawn into an honest and vulnerable exchange, allowing them to finally confront their grief.
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Your appa (father) never taught me.
At least he taught his daughter.
Ma, please.
Stop calling me daughter.
But... But you are my daughter.
You... you go to the college for a year and suddenly.
Then what should I call you?
How about just... ...your kid?
Jude, not Judith.
I... I could do that.
Why did you bring me here?
You know why we are here.
We shouldn't have come here.
But this is where you will come with your appa (father) every spring.
Hard to believe it's been almost a year now.
That's why we shouldn't have come here.
Will you check on the mushrooms I picked?
I'm making your favorite soup.
Okay.
Florence.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Hmm, bye Flo.
Hey.
It's nice to meet you.
You think he got jealous?
Nice to meet you too.
Jude, right?
Uh, yeah.
Do you want to go out somewhere?
No.
I can give it to you right here.
Unless you're scared.
Then we can go outside.
50 bucks.
What is it?
Shrooms.
You can check them.
They are fresh.
I promise.
I've just never seen these ones before.
And isnt 50 bucks too much?
I have a lot of other mushrooms at home.
This strain is exotic and imported and totally worth the price.
You wont know, until you try.
Okay.
do you have Venmo?
Jude, is that you?
Yeah, ma.
Mushrooms are in the kitchen.
Will you check them for me?
Okay, ma.
You wont know until you try.
They're all okay, Ma.
Appa.
It's almost ready.
Move.
It's really good, Ma.
Thanks for making it.
So happy you like it!
I'm, uh.. so dizzy.
Amma (mother) You just spoke in Appas (fathers) voice.
I did?
Yeah.
You just did it again.
Uh.. No.
Your Appas (fathers) hands.
The hands are yours.
Your voice.
It's dad's.
What even?
I just put you in the sink.
Look!
My hands!
Is this a dream?
It seems like it.
You still have dads voice.
It's kind of comforting.
I miss him.
So much.
Me too.
Why weren't you home when he died?
Why weren't you here?
I wish I had been here.
I went to get his medicines.
I didn't know he was going to have a stroke.
I wish you were here too.
But you never blamed me.
I left.
I left you both here alone.
Jude.
Jude.
Jude.
I am so proud of you.
I'm so sorry.
I spent all this time blaming you.
I was so consumed by my own grief.
I didn't realize you were grieving too.
Amma (Mother)
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