When my dd started auditioning 2 years ago, I told her not to talk about it in school. I told her teacher and principal what we were doing and they had no problem with her leaving early because her grades were good and she always did her work. Last week I took her out of school early to go to an audition and when she left the teacher told the class where she was going. Today one of the girls said Ever since you started doing commercials you think you're so cool. Has anyone else's children had any problems like this?

Oh man, sorry. The teacher didn't realize what this does. Most girls will be jealous and say nasty things like this. Let the teacher know she wants to fly under the radar and hopefully it will blow over. Good luck to her.

This has come up for us a number of times and not just with other kids. The best advice i can give you is to explain to your dd why kids may be jealous and arm her with a few phrases to diffuse the situation. My dd will say, "Anyone can do it, you can do it if you want, it's really no big deal." Now, the other kid won't do it, but will feel better if your dd makes it seem like she could.

As for other parents, I have had people get mad at me because I can't get them a job with my dd. They think I can just bring their kid along on an interview or audition. I often give them a list of resources if they ask, but no one ever follows up. We have learned that the less we talk about it, the better.

We had a teacher ask my dd to write a report about what she did when she missed school as part of a graded project. I had to explain to the teacher why this was not a good idea and she agreed once she understood.

It can be a hard situation because we are always excited about success but can't really share it beyond our biz friends.

I forgot about the other parents, Notblond is so right. There is one I finally had to be really blunt with, telling her that both my DD and I put a lot of time and energy into this and if she isn't willing to do the same any info she gets won't be worth much anyway. I finally told her that our kids enjoy each other and I enjoy her, but I can't discuss these things with her. then there was my DD's former good friend. When she went for her 1st manager meeting and it didn't go well, the friend said to her, "Any manager or agent would want me on the spot." Ignorance and jealousy can be awful.

Thanks for understanding . . . It's so frustrating. Honestly, I never thought about this stuff when she started. Thanks for the advice I will definately share it with my dd.

The bottom line is, girls are jealous little beotches and this particular girl would have said something mean to your daughter whether your daughter was acting, playing soccer, or made the cheerleading squad. It's just something girls (and many women) do.

It's a good lesson for your daughter to learn and a way to teach her not to let others' petty jealousies/insecurities get in her way.