By MIA FREEDMAN
There are so many things I love about watching The Voice with my kids. I love that it’s a TV show that’s based on what you can do not how you look (LIFE LESSON: TICK). I love that everyone keeps their clothes on (TICK).
I love that the backstories of the contestants spark so many opportunities for interesting conversations about different personal circumstances; everything from being Albino to overcoming bullying, the loss of a loved one, dealing with a disability, mental illnesses such as depression…..SO MANY TICKS.
Same with the judges. We’ve had conversations about being gay, about Seal’s facial scarring, Joel’s tattoos, being a twin, Delta’s hair extensions TICK TICK TICK.
My 4yo son Remy is particularly taken with Joel. For a while he called him “The Tattooed Arm Guy” and from the moment he saw him he’s thought Joel is so very many shades of awesome.
I agree. He’s a passionate musician who loves his wife and his kids has a clear and sincere respect for women, he nurtures his artists both male and female and he has just enough of that larrikan charm to make him feel almost…..Australian.
So what did I think when I heard he’d been caught with drugs in his hotel room at the weekend? Relief when I heard it was marijuana and not a harder drug. Relief when I heard it was a very small amount so that he would only receive a caution from police.