Book · 2012 · Biography & Autobiography
Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter
A Memoir
Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter by Melissa Francis has been mentioned in 7 episodes across 1 podcast (0 episodes recommend it and 7 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Megyn Kelly (7 episodes) on The Megyn Kelly Show (7 episodes).
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She's got a lot of these same stories in her memoir which is called Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter and she had enormous earning pressure put on her during those years.
Megyn Kelly · The Megyn Kelly Show · Mar 2024 Listen at 17:52 Questions about Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter by Melissa Francis
Who has discussed Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter by Melissa Francis on podcasts?
No speaker in our archive has explicitly recommended Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter by Melissa Francis; Megyn Kelly (7 episodes) has discussed it across 1 podcast (1 person in all).
Which podcasts mention Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter the most?
The Megyn Kelly Show (7 episodes).
Is Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter recommended, or only discussed?
Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter by Melissa Francis was recommended in 0 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 7 episodes, as of 2026-08-17.
What do people say about Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter?
Megyn Kelly on The Megyn Kelly Show (2024-03-27): "She's got a lot of these same stories in her memoir which is called Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter and she had enormous earning pressure put on her during those years."
When was Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter last mentioned on a podcast?
Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter by Melissa Francis was last discussed on The Megyn Kelly Show by Megyn Kelly on 2026-08-17.
What they say about it
- Discusses maternal mental illness“about how her own mother's mental illness”2
- Rereads the memoir“reading Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter”2
The best things said about it
Melissa Francis, my dear friend, wrote a whole memoir called Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter.
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · Aug 2026 She wrote a book called Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter and talk about her mother was just o totally overbearing and definitely had some mental issues.
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · Apr 2025 But Melissa Francis she starred when she was young in little House on the Prairie and and many other things she was the next generation of Les along with Jason baitman anyway she wrote in her book um one of them diary Diary of a stage mother's daughter about how her own Mother's mental illness.
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · Feb 2025 Her book was called Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter and she certainly does talk about how she was very much pushed into this line of work.
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · Dec 2021 Why people recommend it
Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter is a memoir by Melissa Francis that details her experiences growing up as a child star on Little House on the Prairie while navigating an overbearing and mentally ill mother. The book was frequently discussed by Megyn Kelly across multiple episodes of The Megyn Kelly Show, including segments with various guests like Rob Shuter and Tim Dillon. Megyn Kelly, who described the author as a dear friend, repeatedly brought up the memoir to illustrate the immense financial pressures placed on child actors and the complex, often traumatic dynamics of difficult maternal relationships. She noted that the book humorously yet poignantly captures the anxieties of inheriting mental health issues from a parent. Megyn Kelly referenced the memoir when discussing broader cultural stories involving child stardom, parental mental illness, and the brutal nature of the entertainment industry. By reflecting on the pages of Melissa Francis's book, Megyn Kelly highlighted the heavy burdens carried by young performers who faced enormous earning expectations and lived through tumultuous childhoods under the intense scrutiny of the public eye and ambitious parents.
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Megyn Kelly Melissa Francis, my dear friend, wrote a whole memoir called Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter, and she st… 7
“Melissa Francis, my dear friend, wrote a whole memoir called Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter, and she starred as um the new Engles daughter in the sort of second iteration of Little House on the Prairie once the original cast had aged out.”
“she wrote a book called Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter and talk about her mother was just o totally overbearing and definitely had some mental issues.”
“but Melissa Francis she starred when she was young in little House on the Prairie and and many other things she was the next generation of Les along with Jason baitman anyway she wrote in her book um one of them diary Diary of a stage mother's daughter about how her own Mother's mental illness”
“she wrote in her book uh one of them diary Diary of a stage mother's daughter about how her own Mother's mental illness and how her Mother's mental illness and how she worried”
“she she played one of the new Les kids brought in when the original ones kind of aged up and uh she's got a lot of these same stories in her Memoir which is called Diary of a stage mother's daughter and she had enormous earning pressure put on her during those years”
“I went back through and I was reading Diary of a stage mother's daughter. That's Melissa's Memoir.”
“and I was reading Diary of a stage mother's daughter that's Melissa's Memoir”
“that's why the book called Diary of a stage mother's daughter and yeah I don't like part of me asked myself”
“she wrote a book years ago called diary of a stage mother's daughter so i read the book i know melissa well”
“but her book was called diary of a stage mother's daughter and she certainly does talk about how she was very much pushed into this line of work”