"Mom, I want to be famous"

"Mom, I want to be famous"

I remember as a teenager, all the girls of my generation wanted to be top models like Claudia Schiffer, Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelista. In the early nineties, and technological advances, the era of the image has fully installed between people.

But times change, and ideals. One day my oldest daughter said, "Mom, I want to be famous."

Seeing my puzzled face, and I explained that you could be famous in many ways and very different (from a chair or a good writer, even the worst fraudsters), told me he wanted to become an artist. Not sure what kind of artist, but what is certain is that he wanted to become an idol of many people. And immediately I was told to bring it to the casting. I, who never for the kids to work?. I? I'm definitely not contagious thing like that, because I was too shy and I hate the camera (my modeling career so it does not thrive on). Expect help me? That all life criticize art because I think the world of fantasy.

Confused, not knowing what to say I flinched a "look, whether you talk with your father." That is the only answer I can think of to escape the topic.

However, I wonder ... Where did he get so big idea? Should I ban? Children need to play and not take responsibility for making a living from small. What if I limit the possibility of something really passionate about? What are you passionate? How hard is that parents sometimes ...

But things have to be analyzed in context. As I said, we are in the era of image, globalization, today it can be seen in less than a minute worldwide. We even have a case like the young singer Justin Bibb, who has become famous just for uploading videos to the Web site.

The computer and obviously have allowed my daughter's desire does not appear by chance. I think like them, social networking sites like Facebook or YouTube, an alternative for those who want to show off to others, but never able to access the event environment.

What attracts you to a nine-year small that everyone knows about it? When I was growing up there was no such possibility, which is why I say that our children are born with other types of heads. Or maybe not proud to show our friends in the network where they had just hours to live? At the bottom we will not that encourage them?

Ines is that if I had said, "I want to be a singer, actress or a famous dancer," until I could understand. But the one who burned your passion is the desire that others know it is still a young code I can decipher. Well, then as a mother ... What should I do?

I decided that for now I'll wait. Times change and the interests of children as well. It may be best to explore a little into it to find out what qualities come to the surface. For now, yesterday wrote a beautiful story put him on Facebook. In this way, many people told him the compliment ... who do not like to receive?

You may end up being a famous writer ... or maybe in a few years was more interested in the low-profile career as a veterinarian or a teacher, and will be equally important. Anyway whatever you do and I will always be an idol.