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jbg and keepingcalm - I do applaud your children for their maturity and foresight at such a young age. It takes a certain kind of independent and mature person to consider these issues at this age. I think a lot of kids would, if allowed, enter into this career path and never give it a thought having always been fed, clothed and provided for by their parents.
My D is a college freshman and stresses about being independent and making a living. She understands the risk and is trying to acqure backup skills outside or not on stage for when she finally auditions and attempts to make a living. I do think it comes down to having a passion for it and when people say that I think they are saying you have to weigh the risk and after you do that if you couldn't do anything else then do it. You consider other careers that seem safer, more stable and/or more lucrative. But to use an expression often used by dramatic teens "they'd rather die" than not be in theatre. Or they'd rather struggle to eat, not live in big comfy homes, not drive the Lexus and make all the sacrifices because they see life on stage as worth it and they see life with all those things and not being on stage as just so pale in comparison.
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