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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can wholeheartedly encourage his chosen profession, but: (a) he is still a child, and doing well in school is his responsibility, so enforce that and (b) you have to have very candid conversations, plural, about the reality of being a working musician.  I also have an artist child, who no matter what will certainly end up in the arts, and we talk frequently about job prospects for people with her skillset etc.

It’s erroneous and I don’t think desirable to push kids to study only what will make them the most money:  money is a terrible motivator and people end up doing what they want to anyway (or end up miserable).  In addition to that, we need all kinds of people to make up a whole society, so you and I are in a position to help our kids work in the arts, which, beyond celebrity, is a vast industry with lots of opportunities.[/quote]

What are the vast opportunities for someone who has a passion for soccer or acting? It's important for parents to lay out the facts and figures on demand and supply for any given passion, it's the loving thing to do.[/quote]

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