Stage 1: The Idea
You think it's a good idea to make a sock puppet show, but you're not really sure what it is or how to do it.
You spend hours browsing YouTube for inspiration, but all you find are cat videos and weird Russian propaganda channels.
Sock It To MeYou gather all the necessary materials: old socks, cardboard boxes, and a few stray buttons.
You start to get a little carried away with the materials and end up with a hoard of 17 different types of fabric scraps and a credit card bill that's getting out of hand.
The Great Fabric HeistYou start to create your sock puppets, but they all look like they're in desperate need of a therapy session.
You realize that making sock puppets is actually just a euphemism for "making sad, lonely children's party favors".
Puppetry and TherapyYou're finally ready to perform, but your puppets keep getting stuck in the sock puppet box and you end up having to MacGyver them back out.
You realize that the whole point of the sock puppet show is to entertain the children, but they're all too busy playing Fortnite to care.
The Great Sock Puppet ShowdownYou've spent all day making sock puppets, performing for an audience of 2, and eating nothing but ramen noodles.
You're starting to think that the sock puppet business might not be for you.
The Burnout