I didn’t once say anything about a “normal childhood” in my post. What I said, in my post, is that these girls are training intensely in something that, as adults, most women aren’t able to capitalize on. Even if these specific girls are a special case (they’re reality TV stars), regular girls who are put on this path…

What’s so sad is that these girls, like so many girls across the country, are in the studio training instead of resting, so that they can do well in school. What is the realistic outcome of a childhood spent this way? There will be some prodigies (i.e. Maddie) who will have a career. And the rest? “Professional”…