never say never

I always said, 

"No!" 

"Never!"

"Not on your life!"

"Absolutely not!"

"Nuh-uh!"

"Not gonna happen!"

whenever anyone mentioned 

my daughter 

and said that 

maybe

just maybe

she should model.

I was approached about her

at a Nets game

several years ago

and just said, "No."

I had visions of Lindsay Lohan,

Brittney Spears,

Demi Lovato,

and the Olsen twins.

Not for us.

Not for my girl.

I also had terrifying visions 

of driving around

Brooklyn and Queens

looking for abandoned 

warehouses for photo shoots.

No, thank you!

And Then...

Several weeks ago,

I was approached by a lady

who said that she had been watching 

my daughter all night

and asked 

if I would consider allowing her to model.

Surprised ~

I furrowed my brow,

glared skeptically at her, 

and responded

in my slow southern drawl.

"Listen,  

if this is one of those things that 

you want me to pay money

for her to have a portfolio made...

we're not doing it."

The lady vehemently agreed with me.

No.  You don't Pay money. Ever.

All a reptuable company needs is a 

snapshot.

Could she take one

or could I send her one?

She said that C is too old for her company,

but she was going to refer her to the

"best in the business."

I thought that it couldn't hurt.

We're only here a short time

and it might be a little adventure for C.

Maybe one photo shoot and 

an experience of a lifetime.  

Also, it was just a compliment

to be noticed.

There have been many texts

and e-mails sent over the past week.

Someone thinks she's special,

(Wait!  That's Me!)

so today we went into the city

to meet with 

Patti 

at Generation.

She was interested
and thought C could begin
working immediatley.

Then,

we walked around,

had lunch at one of my

favorite restaurants,

and took in some sights.

We visited the Apple Store

where my son

received an iphone 

for his upcoming 15th birthday.

Life is good today...

and

I guess we'll just 

have to see 

about this modeling

thing...