Letters to the Editor
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@ Anonymous
"...but many do have problems with substance abuse and/or mental illness, particularly mood disorders. Creative people can put their work first and the people in their lives second. They can be stubborn, self-absorbed and temperamental, as well as just plain selfish."
Right, because normal non-creative people are never like this.
Creative people go into the arts, despite--and yeah, sometimes because of--all the problems associated with the field, because they simply must to feel complete. Not because their parents "let" them.
I know some substance-abusing and narcissistic creative people. I know more who are kind, decent, and generous. All of them are genuine and ambitious, and mental illness splits pretty evenly between the two groups.
I feel bad for this kid, with the weight of so much attention on her shoulders. Real talent needs privacy and space to mess around and mess up in order to develop. If she's meant to be an artist, whatever that will mean to *her,* then she will be regardless of her parents.