my daughter is 13, going to be 14 in a few months. shes been auditioned and a very presigious talent agency is interested in her..they want to fly us to Toronto and possibly sign my daughter..YES this is her dream and shes VERY good at it, however i dont know if thats the best choice for us, i mean i look at all these 'teen' or 'young adult' actresses the ones who started in there teen years and there almost ALL outragious!! There adult lives have been ruined bc of it. i dont want to hold her back from her dreams..but i dont know if being a 'star' is all its craked up to be!! any ideas, commemnts etc?
2007-02-18 04:21:52 · 14 answers · asked by lisa baby... 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adolescent
You have to judge your daughter. Im sorry to tell you this but you have to see if she gives into peer pressure, is comfortable with herself, and is strong enough to deal with all the drama that comes with being a star. YOu need to sit her down and have a long talk about how life will change and how she WON'T be normal anymore. She will have to deal with things that she never had to before. But tell her to stay true to herself and don't become cocky. Tell her to enjoy her dream and be the best she can be. Try and make her life as normal as possible (very hard I know)
2007-02-18 07:14:22 · answer #1 · answered by Sexylova49 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, not doing it does not exempts anybody from being outrageous when they grow up. The other thing is that the odds of becoming a superstar like lets say Britney Spears in her hey day are slim. Is more based on luck and being in the right place at the right time kind of thing. Like you say many child star grow up to be a mess but many others grow up just fine. It's all about luck and teaching them control. I think what happenes is that these child starts are always treated like kids their whole entire life. They are told what to do, what to wear what to say etc etc. Then they grow old enough to realized they don't have to put up with it so overnight they have too much freedom which they don't know what to do with. Give 10 millions dollars to a very poor person and watch them spend it all in 1 weekend. Do the same thing to someone who is more experience and has gone through some of life hardship and they'll manage it well.
I'll say if you are getting this opportunity why not give it a go. Good opportunities don't come too often in ones life time. What I would advice you to do is be your daughters best advocate. The entertainment businesslike any other business, is there to make money. That money is not necesarily made in the best interest of the star. I mean it usually is because they don't want to lose money but, they can get out of control quick. The star can quickly become an object. Thats when you step in and say, yes this may make lots of money but it may not be good for my child.
Good luck
2007-02-18 04:37:52 · answer #2 · answered by mr_gees100_peas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, do you remember being 14? You live in dreams, that's a big part of being young. If your daughter has the potential of reaching a dream, and you support her, you should feel lucky to be part of it and help guide her. What she has learned from you should stay with her but the late teen years can be mighty dangerous. If she really has the potential she will still have it at 15 16 17 or 18. If you can stay with her I say go with her to Toronto and see if dreams can come true.
2007-02-18 04:36:08 · answer #3 · answered by cheekoh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think she has a great opportunity. Do you have the time to be a full-time manager/parent to your daughter? If she gets started in show business, she could have a very short-lived career (after all, you're talking about the first steps of a career at this point). Would your daughter take direction from you, obey a curfew, let you approve the crowd she hangs out with (or disapprove)? If so, then she would just be doing a job and you would just be dogging her steps almost full-time. Her manager or agent would still be a reality, and he or she would have to be paid, but you'd have to be the manager that is present in her day-to-day life. And not get paid at all.
Still, it's quite an opportunity and you could always have her 'take a hiatus' from acting or modeling if the stress was too great or the atmosphere too wild.
2007-02-22 03:28:16 · answer #4 · answered by kathyw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be very scary not knowing how she will handle stardom, but this is her dream. If you and your family stay grounded with your faith and values your daughter can be successful.
My sister has been in the entertainment field since childhood. She has done many Broadway plays and some movies. There has been many temptations but she has always remember where she came from and has been humble and thankful in her life. I think you should let your daughter go for it. If this is her dream and you hold her back she will always remember that. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
2007-02-18 04:45:44 · answer #5 · answered by Elizabeth O 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im no parent but i am a [almost] 15 year old child.. michael jackson was introduced to fame in his early years.. and look what happened to him. Its great your child has talent and her dream is comming true but let her live out her childhood now. and maybe she'll get her dream again someday. But its up to you. And your right being a star is not all its craked up to be.
2007-02-19 01:40:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please think about this very hard, these prestigous talent agency focus so much on body image, and coming from experience they will beat her down and tell her she is fat even though she isn't and then next thing you know you are asking questions about what to do with your anorexic daughter. if this is what she wants pursue it with an agency that you are 100% sure will not focus on her bodily image, but what she has inside and any talents she may have. good luck to both of you, my daughter is anorexic now when she started she only weighed 98lbs at the age of 13 and they kept telling her she was fat.
2007-02-18 05:59:48 · answer #7 · answered by medic91111@verizon.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well think about this...
MILLIONS of teens dont have this opportunity, even though that's THEIR DREAM.
If your daughter really wants to follow this dream then, yea, don't stop her.
Just because she's a star doesn't mean she will be like those other teen stars out there. Her life -and yours- don't have to be ruined because of this! Just think of it as a really great opportunity and go for it!!
Like I said..
she doesn't have to be like all those other starts out there.
2007-02-18 05:39:00 · answer #8 · answered by la. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would let her do it, it's a once in a lifetime chance. Now, there is something to be said about growing up too fast. I would let her go, but not do extreme things. Keep an eye on her, but let her have fun. It really has to do with balance, and not being too strict or too leniant.
2007-02-18 04:28:54 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you should go for it. If your daughter is that talented, and she loves doing it, you shouldn't stand in her way. Just keep on being a thoughfull parent like you are now. If you stopped her from doing this, I doubt your daughter would thank you.
2007-02-18 04:30:35 · answer #10 · answered by Elizabeth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋