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Monday 4 April 2011

Jada Pinkett explains why she encourages her children's showbiz aspirations...

From The Daily Mail

Now it isn’t as if the Smiths — who earned £20 million between them last year alone —are short of a bob or two. So why put their children in the spotlight? 
‘That’s the thing that’s difficult for people to understand,’ Jada says. ‘This isn’t about fame or money. They were still going to have their trials because of who their parents are. As much as I wish I could figure out a way I could protect my children, they have their destiny. I’m not going to put brakes on that out of fear.’

‘Our children are allowed to stay in the paradigm of being a child,’ Jada says. ‘They don’t have to take care of their families: become the breadwinners, become the complete emotional, physical and financial focus that happens to many child stars.

‘Our family structure is a little different and it’s quite hard to comprehend because it’s so outside what usually happens in a family, but the paradigm is the same.

‘You have Mother. You have Father. Father is protective. Mother is the teacher. Most of the time with child stars, the child has all the responsibilities and the mother and father don’t understand what’s actually happening to them, so the child can trust no one.

‘They feel: “I have to do this all by myself.” And start to connect to people around them who might not be that trustworthy. But with us, the paradigm stays the same because the child can still be the child with an extraordinary gift.

‘It is something to manage. I will not overlook that. I have a ten-year-old who can stand up in front of an audience of 17,000 and rock the house. I have to keep her grounded.’

7 comments:

didi said...

I dont understand pple's beef on this issue. the kid is talented let her use her talent biko!
school is not for everyone, if every1 goes, who will be d gateman, carpenter, driver even any work sef, mscheww!
i love willow n thinks she is talented lil kid who will florish into greater tins in future....

Anonymous said...

my people wht happen,i hav been waitin 4 ur coments on this post,or is it that u dont knw wht to say again cos the mother has given her reason,i knw hw u never allowed the names of these kids to rest especially in this blog.na wa oo 4 people

Anonymous said...

I love these kids pple should let them be. I have a 4 yrs old son with talents i will help him to get there.

Fyne Gurl said...

@ anony, pls help ur boy to use his talent and develop it now cos u never can tell wen it would come in handy. these have got it let them use as long as they do not derail just as Britney.

Anonymous said...

Linda,

You are bringing this issue back. The last time you posted the video, some mugu's were bashing the parents like there was anything obscene in the "Whip My hair" video. If given the oppurtunity, these same uncultured mugus will throw their kids on a stage.
Abeg free them. Anonymous with the 4yr old, I wish your kid success.

Chilling said...

Well, perhaps she doesn't have to justify why they are child stars. There's more to all these people than meets the eye (Puppets and handlers.)

Anonymous said...

review the life of former child stars and you will understand the concern people may have.

anyway, good luck to them and God bless them

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