what do you all think about deliberately trying to make your child famous

It might sound weird that I'm asking you guys, but I'd like to get another opinion. I always hear my sister-in-law say how much she's against it, and she often says you don't even know if they want it themselves, but I think I really want it. They're still too young to decide about it. It's my heart's desire.

No, anonymous, this isn't a joke. I was already scared of reactions like this. My sister always says she thinks I'm crazy for wanting to do something like this for my daughter. But I mean earning money for later, that she hopefully gets into a modeling agency and is grateful to me for having encouraged her like that. I know the chances are slim that it works out and that it's usually about having friends in that scene with the right contacts, but I hope it works out. Only my sister is making me doubt myself a bit. At first, I wanted Sharona to become a photo model. I had already searched for a children's modeling agency on the internet, specifically for kids, but unfortunately, my daughter Sharona goes crazy when I take a lot of pictures of her. She starts screaming no as soon as she realizes I want to take a picture of her, and she hides as soon as she hears, "Sharona, can you just pose for a picture?" So I thought modeling wasn't for her. Then I thought maybe she could become a singer, since it was my dream as a little girl, but it never came true. So maybe it'll work out with Sharona. But my sister even gets angry about it. So I'm starting to doubt.

Thank you so much for your advice, and I'll definitely do something with it, no matter how hard it is for me. I've read your message four times, and suddenly I realized that maybe it's not really about my little girl after all, but deep down, this is about me—my missed dream. I thought that if I couldn't have my own, then maybe Sharona... It felt like I hadn't completely given up on my dream. But I'll try to focus on Sharona's well-being, no matter how difficult it is for me. The last thing I want is for her to feel like she doesn't meet my expectations. Just thinking about it hurts, so I'll have to wait until she's older and ask her if she wants it too. But again, it'll be hard for me. Best wishes, Julia.

No, I meant it, Shana. I’m seriously going to work on stopping this because, as you could read in my first post, I told you that I was trying to make her pose for photos while she was getting crazy, hiding whenever I wanted to take her picture, and even screaming at regular photos. I can’t get her anymore, and when my sister says it’s because of you, it hurts. I don’t want to drive my girl crazy, so I also honestly say it’s not easy, but I need to switch that button and take my sister very seriously, and that’s what I’m doing too. My sister is so happy that I’m doing this now, and it’s from other people too. Thanks, Shana, for your message. Greetings, Julia.