Apparently My Daughter Was Taking Notes

After 31 years of teaching elementary school, Patricia Forehand thought she knew exactly how life would go. Then a life-changing diagnosis forced her to ask a terrifying question:What if “later” never comes?So in her 50s, Patricia did something completely unexpected — she walked into an open mic and became a stand-up comedian.In this episode, Patricia shares how motherhood, marriage, empty nesting, and a health scare pushed her to finally stop putting herself last. She talks about building a comedy career after retirement, finding her voice later in life, and discovering that women over 50 are far from invisible.She also tells the hilarious story of realizing her daughter may have been paying too much attention to her parents’ love story… right around the time she announced she was getting married at 19.This conversation is funny, honest, unexpectedly inspiring, and a reminder that your life does not stop once the kids grow up. Sometimes that’s exactly when it begins.