A Mommy Blogger

Did you see that controversial picture of Miley Cyrus? Miley is a beautiful 15-year-old with a fully developed woman’s body. I blame her minder and her parents for allowing her to pose semi-topless. Miley may be 15-years-old, but she is fully conscious of her sexuality and not adverse to showing off her body. I am sure when Annie Leibovitz discussed that particular photo shoot of Miley, Miley must have felt very grown up at the prospect of a sexy pose to be published on Vanity Fair.

Until she saw the photo and the subsequent fall-out, she did not realize what a mistake it was for her at 15, to have such a racy picture of herself taken. She is after all, not Paris Hilton, who is famous for being famous. Miley has a kids TV show, a popular one at that, with a huge young following. Even my 4-year-old knows who Hannah Montana is!

But then again, is Miley any different from most 15-year-olds who want to flaunt their sexuality? Taking pictures of themselves in their underwear and sharing them on their MySpace accounts? The only difference between Miley and the average 15-year-old is that she is famous and living in a fish bowl. I, for one, do not wish to see her go the way of Lindsay Lohan or Britney Spears.

As a parent of a very young daughter, I foresee the challenges of raising a girl in a society where girls are becoming increasingly sexualized at a very young age.

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