Some of that choice isn't in the parents' hands. It's in the contract that he's not allowed to climb trees, and it's in the contract that Person X/Office Y has to be notified if there's any injury so it can be evaluated (by a doctor and for the camera).
The parents signed the contract. And they can be vigorous or un in telling the neighbors their kid can't climb trees depending on their own conscience and relationship with the kid.
"Timmy, don't climb trees" is different than telling the friends' Mom "well, the
studio
won't let Timmy climb trees..."
Did he learn nothing from that time he had to rent an apartment from Rudy with his sad high-school-dropout salary??
AWESOME episode.
I like the safety warning for the Bacon tiara:
You are going to be working with an enzyme that bonds protein. You are made of protein. Unless you want to glue your lungs together or glue your eyelids to your eyeballs, you absolutely must follow these safety rules. We cannot be held accountable for any mishaps you might have while working with transglutaminase.
That was my favorite part, Sue. I am deeply disturbed by the bacon shingles on the gingerbread house.
I like bacon more than your average bear, but I draw the line at Bacon Crafts.
My nephew has a friend who is a child actor and who has been cast in a couple of series -- when he's over at my sister's house, there's a long list of things he's not allowed to do, and what she must do if anything happens -- because the studio doesn't want the kid to get bruised or otherwise marked.
I realize I'm not a parent, but am I the only one whose instinctive reaction to this would be "Oh hell no. He can opt in for this when he's 18, but for now he gets to go be a kid, bumps, bruises, and all."?
I realize I'm not a parent, but am I the only one whose instinctive reaction to this would be "Oh hell no. He can opt in for this when he's 18, but for now he gets to go be a kid, bumps, bruises, and all."?
I'm sure that most people react this way. I also think that if you asked Billy Ray Cyrus if he'd let his daughter pose topless for a photographer he would have said, "No way!"
However, when presented with a contract that you believe could ensure your kid's financial future, or when Annie L. says, "I'd like to wrap her in this with her shoulders and back bare" the answer might be different.
Parents charged in diabetes death
If convicted, the parents face maximum sentences of 25 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
Good. In fact, 25 years isn't long enough.
"Oh hell no. He can opt in for this when he's 18, but for now he gets to go be a kid, bumps, bruises, and all."?
Well, yeah, but then there are still plenty of kids who aren't child actors who aren't allowed just to be kids anymore.
