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It’s here! It is finally here! Season 3 of Orange is the New Black has made its arrival. So many people, women and men, are glued to their laptops, tablets and televisions soaking in every awesome moment of this show. For me, there has not been a season of Orange is the New Black that has disappointed me. Each season has been funny, thought provoking and very entertaining. This season I decided to do something different. I decided to really watch and focus on each episode and then have a recap along with a discussion that pertains to the topic of that show. For those that have not watched this episode, don’t worry! If you’ve not watched this episode, bookmark or pin my post and come back after you’ve made time to watch, however, even if you’ve not watched this episode, you can go to the bottom of this post and answer my discussion question. This week we will talk about Mother’s Day at Litchfield Penitentiary, but first I must give you a quick recap of Season 3, Episode 1.

Recap: The ladies and staff at Litchfield are preparing for Mother’s Day. Many of their kids will be visiting so they are planning entertainment for them. Some of the inmates are having a hard time dealing with being away from their children and a few that do not have children have vivid memories of their own mothers.

Alex is banged up and bruised but she is back and Piper is having a case of the guilts.

Nicky and Big Boo are in the process of planning on smuggling drugs out of the prison but without their knowledge, Red has made that difficult.

Pennsatucky seems calmer.

My Favorite Moments:

Pennsatucky’s conversation in the van on the way to the Dollar Store and while she was at the Dollar Store with the two staff members.

The first moment that we saw Alex’s face.

Big Boo’s conversation with Pennsatucky regarding her ‘lost’ children.

Watching the inmate’s play compete with the kids.

compete with the kids. Lice scratching and lice picking.

The face painting!

Sophia’s heart to heart conversation with her son.

Discussion Question: Many women in prison are moms and probably feel lost and/or disconnected without their kids. At the end of this episode you will see one of the dads tell his baby’s mama that he will no longer be bringing her baby girl back to see her because he read that since the baby is getting bigger he doesn’t want the baby to think that it’s normal to see her mama in prison. What do you think? Do you agree with this dad? Have you ever been in a situation where you had to decide if a child could see their parent in prison? Do you think there are harmful effects that the child could face by seeing their parent in jail? Let’s discuss.