5 Reasons We're Taking Maria's Departure From Sesame Street So Badly

Like many other moms of the '70s and '80s, I was a religious viewer of Sesame Street and feel like I actually grew up with Maria. And as I grew, she did too. I watched her get married and have a child, and then her child grew up, just as I began having children of my own. There's just something comforting about seeing an icon of your childhood still on the show you put on for your children. It made it feel OK for your children to watch it.