would you think i was a bad mom for wanting my daughter to be a model. she's 16 and beautiful...( to most ).

It's one thing for me to be a photowhore, but would it be wrong to allow her to get paid for it???

does she WANT to?

if so, then sure. but get her some training first and don't skimp on the portfolio shots. do it right or don't do it at all. it's an investment!

She's 16 right??

I think she has the free will and the right to decide if she wants to be a model.

Let her get her education and a great job.

I think she should want to. You can encourage her, but it ought to be her decision. Modeling isn't easy nor is it for everyone.

superspaceboy said:

And it does not last forever. You have to be as good as Iman.

luv4u said:

SHe'd almost have to start NOW.

KidaSaurusRx said:

It's not a good life (unless you're the one-in-a-zillion who becomes an icon - even then, I wouldn't want an existence where people would constantly be staring at me and/or hassling me). Rampant drugs; older dudes preying on you; "career" usually over within years.

Seen it from the inside and wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

luv4u said:

...ya know???

I think, if she'd like, Ill encourage her to approach it as a hobby or sumthing to pay for her own grad present or sumthin.



ILOVE YALL! ! ! ! ! ! !

Ace said:

you could probably have a good career in modelling without aiming for the "big time" work. i'm sure there's a lot of really good paying work that may not be the most glamorous gigs in the world, but when you're getting paid good money to stand around and be gorgeous for a few hours, does it REALLY matter if your job is at a milan catwalk or for a true value hardware catalog?

superspaceboy said:

even for kids????? I'm thinking, sears catalog or target weekly circular or sumthin

Anxiety said:

...you know????? true value / home depot is just alright with me...


might get lucky and do a bloomindales circular.....

luv4u said:

I've personally come to the belief that no one under 35 should be making any decision that could burden them for the rest of his/her life (e.g. deciding on a career that could make it impossible to lead a normal life later on).

Anxiety said:

If she has a marketable look, she'll be approached by agents and the temptation will be very great.

KidaSaurusRx said:

hey, and you know, those ads are portfolio fodder. if she gets those jobs, she has something to show when she wants to try for bigger/better jobs. meanwhile, it's not bad money!

If it's something she wants to do, at 16, then I say let her do it.

My son has been "scouted" since he was an infant, but I never felt quite right about it so I always said "no"...but if he still gets a lot of interest when he is at an age where he can decide he wants to do it or can tell me that he wants to stop if he does end up doing it, I'm gonna finally say yes.

Anxiety said:

And they let you have cats?

Ace said:

Her mother is a retard tho, and she ust ain't gon allow her to GET PLAYED! ! ! ! ! .....dayum stalkers

KidaSaurusRx said:

When she comes to you and says, "_____ wants to rep me!!!", will you tell her no dice?

Ace said:

And what then after the model assignments stop coming in? What then?

Finish school go to unversity and get an eduation

luv4u said:

Ace said:

do you think they wouldn't consider her knowing where she needs to go with that?????

Ace said:

luv4u said:

you got that right luv....

KidaSaurusRx said:

JustErin said:

What are you ing about?

Ace said:

no, what i'm saying is, as long as they considered that she really doesn't want to be a supermodel.

if they came and said, wow, we need you to go to paris...how many once in a lifetime oportunites do you get?????


the game stops i guess when you stop it.

Ace said:

Life is all about taking on burdens, taking risks.

I don't think that a modeling career makes it impossible to live a normal life later in life. A person can always go to school once their modeling career is over. It's not like, oops...it's over, now you can't do anything else with your life.
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JustErin said:

been there, done that, I like being bored. I want to be there, whenever i can be for my kid so she wont get taken for a fool.


CASE CLOSED! ! ! !
[Edited 4/22/08 16:40pm]

only if she wants to do it.

I modeled locally doing the mall fashion shows. Its not as fun as you think