Becoming a dancer or singer should be encouraged just as much as a doctor or lawyer.

Yes I agree that we should go broader than a singer, dancer doctor and lawyer. Please only base only along the lines of a high educated career, (doctor, lawyer, dentist, fire fighter, soldier, airplane pilot etc) vs a career that may have require much education such a singer, dancer, stripper, cook, cashier. If you have any other ideas or suggestions, please list them. "Encouraging your child to take a certain career oath can often create stress and it end result may completely backfire and create new problems such as anxiety and even depression." Sure, some parent/child relationships may have complications. I argue that it 'often' does. I think that parents often confuse the lines between 'encourage' 'nag' and 'command.' I think that's what you're doing right now. Encouraging, providing perhaps for a successful career that will blossom into a successful career path even. The definition of encouragement is to give support, confidence, or hope to (someone). That does not cause stress, anxiety or depression. I looked up the definition to monetary-rewarding and extrinsic. My vocabulary is not as advanced as yours. So thank you for giving me the opportunity to improve it. I see that monetary-means commerce, money. So it means Money rewarding. I agree, doctors, lawyers and judges earn a high salary. Extrinsic means not forming an essential or inherent part of a thing; extraneous. Why do you think being a doctor or a lawyer isn't essential to society? Without a doctor, you'd be terribly sick. You wouldn't have your shots to keep you healthy, you might not have even had a safe labor. Not to mention that over the years you may have broken limbs, got sick or anything. Doctors are one of the most important contributions to society. If you haven't been cured by doctors, what about friends and relatives? Since doctors aren't essential, your friends could have died, or even never existed. You, yourself could have never existed because most likely somewhere in your family tree a family member would have been needed to be treated by a doctor. Doctors are one of the MOST ESSTENICAL contributors in our society, if not, the most important contributor. Lawyers? Lawyer justify, Judges justify. Without justice how would our society run? We would have criminals roaming the streets and innocent people behind bars. Without justice, the constitution would have been different, laws, functions, cultures would be different. Without justice we could have a British flag in our yard. How can you say that being a doctor and a lawyer is not essential to our society? Without them in our society, literally, the entire world would crumple into bits and pieces. We'd be eaten by disease, be above our heads in debt...the list is unimaginable on what we'd do without them. If you say that they are not essential, how can you back that up, and still support dancers and singers? Dancers and singers are for entertainment. Without them, we'd probably have less jobs, (or more doctors and lawyers) and maybe some of us wouldn't have some hobbies. You say you will not argue that you shouldn't aim for careers that will support you for life, so what exactly are you picking the pro side in this debate? ****** Sure, you've suffered stress. I'm sorry that your dad forced you into a good career. But it's not just you. I'm not sure if you picked this debate because it interferes with your personal life or not. Just for advice in the future, don't do that, you'll lose. I say this because perhaps you have suffered imaginable stress and anxiety and depression and blah blah blah, but others have succeeded, become leaders and lead to a great life. Good things don't come easily, they take hard work. Do you think that Dr. Robert White, [transplanted the first monkey head lol] succeed by trying his hardest and hoping for the best? That's what parents say to failures. I don't know him personally, him, and doctors and lawyers that he represents, he didn't just do that. He worked imaginably hard, he probably gave up a couple of times, and it probably burst his bubble on more than one occasion. Yes, maybe you'll fail, but that comes with every career/job path. Yes, I know that people are not created equally. Some people cannot rise to such important roles. Why not? Why cannot they not become doctors? Potential means having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future. So if you encourage, support and provide for somebody on an important career choice (not just lawyers or doctors or dentists, but along those lines) Why can they not arise to that goal? Maybe their fail. Yes. But being an actor and dancer requires potential, it has stress and extreme responsibility. Maybe not on the lines of life or death, but it's along the lines of career or no career, job or no job. You can be hanging on the edge, unemployed for weeks or even months. Students diagnosed with dyslexia have a disability that makes it difficult to read or write. Obviously they cannot be doctors. They can't be actors or dancers either. You're being very rude for putting words in my mouth it makes you appear very self absorbed and sensitive. Simply make your points please with little or no hostility. "Not everybody can handle the same level of stress or handle the same types of studies." This is a two way street. Sure they can't handle doctors, so try justice or teeth. Maybe they can't handle acting or dancing. Lindsey Lohan, Brittney Spears, Charlie Sheen, or Eminem are all stressed to the point of breaking. [not suggesting that all stressed singers/actors resolve to drugs] ********* Why do you have to be a renowned doctor? Please, not everybody wants to be famous. Sure, some doctors or fire fighters do get publicity, but [usually] that's not their goal. Their goal is to do their job, the same as actresses and actors. Please explain what a SAG-AFTRA or try not to plagiarize so obviously. Also point out where that matters, at all. Also please explain how taking the role of a doctor does not guarantee financial or career success? '....there are books that are more interesting than those in the literary canon.' I insist that you stick on the topic. We're not here discussing if reading about doctors or actors is more interesting. Besides, you should probably consult with those how like medical documentaries, or perhaps the millions of books that have been sold of miracle saves from fires. As I say, it's a two way street. Not everybody likes pornography from singers. Why does it matter if doctors who have their own talk shows matter? I can read other books, but I'm here for this debate you need to work no sticking to the point or writing why it matters. ******** Why do we need entertainers? Some people should be entertainers, yes. But it shouldn't be encouraged nearly as much as something that can guarantee support. But years ago, there wasn't a T.V, and nobody needed the Kardashians. They had theaters and dancers, but this was unsuccessful. What successful authors, and graphic designers. Perhaps a slight amount of TV is healthy, but we don't need actresses getting paid to show the nation their boobs on MTV. Yes, family members do have different strengths, and limitations. Why does this only apply to doctors? What about the limitations of acting? How demanding it may be, the different roles and request that are made? So, encouragement can be made on different skills. There are diverse, SUCCESSFUL careers that lay out in the world, not just in comic books and nachos.