▁we ▁were ▁doing ▁something ▁important . ▁We ▁were ▁her ▁baby ▁play w right s ▁and ▁she ▁sat ▁on ▁us ▁like ▁eggs ▁that ▁would ▁h atch . ▁She ▁told ▁us ▁that ▁what ▁we ▁were ▁doing ▁matter ed , ▁and ▁we ▁wouldn ' t ▁get ▁confirm ation ▁on ▁that ▁anywhere ▁else . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁interview , ▁Stewart ▁echo ed ▁this ▁sentiment : ▁ ▁I ▁call ▁them ▁my ▁k ids . ▁I ' m ▁very ▁fort un ate . ▁They ▁know ▁they ▁can ▁come ▁to ▁see ▁me ▁whenever ▁they ▁want . ▁They ▁don ' t ▁need ▁to ▁have ▁appoint ments . ▁And ▁they ▁call ▁me ▁on ▁the ▁phone ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁I ' d ▁be ▁a ▁zero ▁without ▁my ▁k ids . ▁They ▁stay ▁with ▁me , ▁and ▁many ▁have ▁been ▁very ▁fort un ate ▁in ▁their ▁later ▁care ers . ▁ ▁Not ▁only ▁did ▁Stewart ▁create ▁a ▁n urt uring ▁environment ▁for ▁the ▁play w right , ▁but ▁La ▁Ma Ma ' s ▁space ▁itself ▁was ▁an ▁appe aling ▁blank ▁canvas ▁in ▁its ▁early ▁years . ▁van ▁It all ie ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁space , ▁" it ▁im posed ▁no ▁a est h etic , ▁made ▁no ▁art istic ▁suggestions ." ▁For ▁this ▁among ▁other ▁reasons , ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁was ▁considered ▁by ▁many ▁play w right s ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁inv iting ▁of ▁the ▁Off - Off - B road way ▁the at res . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁Stewart