Kira Lynn at 12

When Kira Lynn was 12 I was talking to a friend of mine and I found out that she was a Sr. Model with a top agency in our area. I started to tell her about and how Kira wanted to be a model and actress but, I had no idea about how to help her to do that. My friend suggested that she take Kira Lynn with her to the agency for a visit. Not as a prospective client but to just as a friend's daughter running errands with her. So, we arranged it one day and I brought Kira to work with me and my friend took her to the agency, braces and all. When they came back they were both so excited. The agent asked Kira if she had ever thought about modeling. Kira said yes and they told her when you get your braces off have your mom call us. Now, I did not know until much much later that only 1 out of 100 people that approach an agency get a contract. We may have felt defeated before we ever got started but we did not know this and thankfully no one told us beforehand. Kira could hardly wait to get her braces off and the day she did we called the agency. I was surprised when I called they knew exactly who she was and we made the appointment. Kira had her braces off but there was still work to be done and I wanted to make sure before we made the investment into having her teeth bonded and such that they were serious about her. I took her in and we met with the agency and I told him I needed to know what to do. The teeth issue was something that would take time and money. The agent looked at me with a huge smile and said, "yes, have it done." Several thousand dollars later Kira and I showed up to sign the contract at her ripe old age of 13.

The strange thing is that Kira did not want anyone to know what she was doing. We had to keep it very hush hush. I am the proud mom who just signed her daughter with a top agency and I couldn't tell anyone, what fun was that! I did mention it to a few people and some family and then I realized why Kira did not want to tell people, they did not believe it or believe in her or that she would successful. For Kira, I think it made her more determined. I became disappointed and began not to tell many people about it either. My true friends knew and believed me and some of my family but right away everyone started telling us why she would never make it and on and on and on. We let it drop and Kira and I just did our thing.

The funny thing about children they do not understand the idea of defeat as long as we don't tell them. They are willing to try. As we get older we hold ourselves back. We don't allow ourselves to dream anymore. We get excited about our dreams and our ideas but people around us start explaining how it won't happen and sometimes the people that are closes to us are the worst, suddenly our dreams fade away and eventually we can't even remember what they were. Everyone has an opinion about everything. It took me a long time to realize that their opinions do not matter, the only thing that matters is my opinion and what I believe in.

I say, let our children dream and they just might surprise us! We should never stop dreaming!

Hello!

My name is Marianne and this is my first blogg ever. I have been thinking about doing this for a very long time. I have so many interesting experiences and life lessons. Some are good, some are fantastic, some are tragic and some are sad, however I would not change a thing. Some of my friends suggested that I make a movie or write a book or start a blogg. I am not sure if anyone will find my events interesting or even worthy of reading but I have decided to do it so here I am.

I will be 50 in July and I feel 35. I am not sure if I look 35 but that is how I feel and "therefore it is." I have two children, a son who just turned 14 and a daughter who is 19. She tells everyone she is 20 and at one point I found myself telling people that I have a 14 year old son and a 20 year old daughter. What the heck! I got that straightened out and now she is 19 again and will be until August of this year. I own my own business and have for the past 10 years. For the past 4 years I have worked out of my home and I love it. I wish I had done it sooner but hey, I am doing it now and that is what counts. I have been married for nearly 24 years and my husband is my best friend. I have been playing hockey for a little over a year and what can I say, I love watching hockey, I love watching my son playing hockey and I love playing hockey myself. Good thing my husband loves hockey too. My daughter "likes" hockey but we are working on changing that. So, to all hockey fans - play on!

I am very proud of my daughter Kira Lynn who is a professional actress and a model and my son RC who is a goalie and has recently joined a Bantam AA team for the summer.

My daughter when she was in 5th grade wrote a paper about what she wanted to be when she grew up and she wanted to be a model and an actress. Don't they all! I encouraged her live her dream while her dad wanted her to pursue a volleyball career. She could have played volleyball if she wanted to but it was his dream not hers. She hounded me constantly until I finally found a way to get her into an agency. She was signed with an agent at 13. She graduated high school at 16 to follow her dream. When she first signed up with the agency it was slow to start and this is where our story begins... about Kira Lynn...