The Mom's nightmare and the Father's Dream
A make out scene. My son, the 17 year old actor, is getting paid for up to three days, to utter two lines and make out with a girl. Up to three days at say, $555 a day. My friend's husband has offered to do it for $500. Like a good mom I've checked with the agent to confirm that the film is not rated R. Nobody prepared me for this part of motherhood. I need a photo to punctuate the unlikeliness of this role to my motherly brain. How about this one from last summer?
I think I'll go knit now.
I don't know what to day - I just smiled. Willow says your son is cute.
Posted by: Jo | March 26, 2008 at 03:31 AM
Sounds like a great gig! Good for him. And you are a very good mom.
Posted by: Laura | March 26, 2008 at 07:00 AM
What a hoot! From what I've heard, making out on the big screen is not all it's cracked up to be. You're so concerned about lighting, angles and making it look good that you can't really get into it. Or so I've heard - what would I know?
Posted by: Dorothy | March 26, 2008 at 07:14 AM
LOL!
Posted by: Monika | March 26, 2008 at 01:06 PM
Wow, he must be in 7th heaven! The role of a lifetime! As a mother, I myself would sit right at the sidelines where he could see me!
Posted by: Trish | March 27, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Keep knitting...my son just got back from L.A. I have no idea the kinds of trouble I'm sure he get's into. I'm sure I don't want to know. Your son is a handsome young man, by the way!
Ang
Posted by: angelarae | March 27, 2008 at 07:21 PM
We just met with my son's high school counselor re: prep for courses needed to graduate next year and to meet college requirements.
My son wants to eventually work in sports injury rehabilitation and physiotherapy.
Never thought I'd hear this from a HS counselor "Son, in order to meet college acceptance requirements, you need to drop history 12 for PE 12."
I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't heard it myself.
Raising teens is a constant state of shock....and disbelief.
The things they don't warn you about in prenatal!
Posted by: Sue | March 27, 2008 at 08:45 PM
Oh great, now they're paying them to make out? That is really a hoot. And that photo of your son is priceless!
Posted by: Lorette | March 28, 2008 at 06:37 AM
He is quite handsome! Good luck to him in the movie!
Posted by: Donna | March 28, 2008 at 09:02 AM
Now that is a job. Love that picture.
Posted by: Rebekah | March 28, 2008 at 09:57 AM
Hoo boy. At least you can rest assured that he'll have about 100 people watching at all times. Think of them as chaperones. (Not all that comforting, is it?)
Posted by: Suzanne V. (Yarnhog) | March 30, 2008 at 10:48 AM
Oh goodness...found you thru knittingfriends.com and have a teen boy, so had to read your entry. Good Luck!
On a different topic, noticed the herringbone rib scarf and love it. How do I get the pattern?
Posted by: Donna | March 30, 2008 at 03:16 PM