My 10 year old son has had some issues at school with teasing that borderlines bullying. He never talks about his modeling, but as you all know, it only takes one person or see a picture of him. He wants to quit. I feel badly because he is so good at it. I am constantly amazed at how mean children can be....middle school. Any thoughts?

Wow that is a hard one. I don't know if I have any good avice for you... I guess I just want to sympathize. My dd is 11 and I've always worried that modeling might put a target on her as well. So far it hasn't but I can just imagine how cruel those middle school girls could be if they get jealous, or think its nerdy, or whatever. So far her modeling is pretty much on the down-low, but like you said it only takes 1 person to see a picture and get something started.

Maybe first you could try to get to the bottom of the bullying, find out if modeling is what it's really about. Talk to his teachers to make sure there isn't some other issue that could actually be causing it??? Or maybe the principal could work some magic to get the bullies to lay off. I don't know, this is a hard one. But if the bullying persists and your son becomes truly miserable, letting him quit (if he truly wants to) may be the road you have to take for his happiness.

I'm afraid I haven't been very helpful. Anyone else have any input?