Show her how much fun you can have with the $7 she'd get for working an hour at Burger King instead of the $400 she'd get for an hour stripping.

I was going to say tell her how you feel about that and be honest and don't go or hide around the bush "I mean go to what your going to say or what youre going to tell her or talk to her.Don't rush things

Ask her does she want her Father to come to the first show?

I would job hunt FOR her. I would try to find a job that paid enough to presuade her not to become a striper. Or I would research multiple reason of why being a striper is unhealthy EX: It makes it hard to meet decent guys, men wont respect you, makes it more liable for you to be raped after work, people in general wont repect you and if future employers know you were a striper it will make it hard to get a job etc. Or I would research certain colleges and the degrees she could get by going to them. Also I would inform her of all the people she could meet by going to college etc. I would definatily do ALL in my power to keep her from becoming a striper. I really hope that helps.

not much you could do but let him/her know how you feel.....money talks,especially if earned easy, but its dirty money to me...she/he just does not have much respect for self or 'consequences for actions'...many of us have to learn the hard way, IF we learn.....we reap what we sow...like the Prodigal Son's father, my arms would be open if she ever decided to stop..woke up....

You can't. If she is set on stripping, there is nothing you can do about it. She know the money is excellent and compares this form of employment and the money, with others. There is no comparison for the work involved. My neighbor went through this with her daughter. they tried everything. She is now a drug addict. Sorry this situation has entered your life and her life. Its easy money for doing nothing and not a good lesson for young people to know.

I'd talk to her for sure.... I might also visit every single club in the area and let the owner/manager know that hiring her would cost them so much more than the value of hiring her would ever pay them....There really isn't much I WOULDN'T DO to protect my child...grown up, "of age" or not! About half of the women I know of who make serious money in those places are Lesbians, they don't like men much to start, so they enjoy the irony of taking their money...and enjoy the power they have over these numnuts who think the girl is dancing to please them. Other women in the industry drift in to drugs, which are EXPENSIVE, or prostitution, (also expensive in its own way) and end up dead or used up...it's not a glamorous life at all. It's not Demi Moore in Striptease at all. I guess I'd try to find a way for her to feel empowered without using her body to do it. This would be hard! I know that legally I can't stop our son from doing anything he might see as a good idea...he's 21 now...almost 22, next month. We're lucky, he's pretty smart about most things and when he is not, he is still willing to at least listen to us and get our opinion on most things. Good luck...

I would support her. I think that stripping is a valid career choice, and I would be behind her 100%. Even if I disagreed, if she had her heart set on it, me yelling at her or threatening her will not be helpful, it will just make her feel negative. Parents like to tell their children when they are young that they can be anything that they want to be. They will support and love them no matter what. Why should this not apply now? If my daughter truly wanted to be a stripper, I would still love her, and I would respect her choice. She can be anything that she wants to be.

By "example" and good moral instruction

If you demand that she cannot or should not do it, you will lead her to do it! Just let her try it the once and she'll soon see for herself, but make sure you or somebody else goes there to keep an eye on things. I can understand the attraction as people can make money so quickly there without the need for qualifications, all you could do is if she wants another career, tell her that stripping will mess it up for her and that girls can only do it for so long, most can't find work over the age of 25!!! Lead her by example.

I would support her. Tell her you need to visit the places she wants to work to see how good they are, etc. There is good money in it, and it isn't a bad way to make an income for a little while if you're comfortable with it. Most of the women who turn to drugs do it because they hate themselves for having to do that for a living. They do drugs to numb the pain and humiliation. There are plenty of girls who have no issue doing it, never turn to drugs, and use it to save money or pay for school. You can't stop her from doing it, but you can be there and support her to prevent her from developing self-hate because of her choice.

I wouldn't try to talk her out of it. Think back to when you were her age... did you stop doing ANYTHING that your parents wanted you to stop? Stripping is just like any other job until one's family and friends start treating one as an outcast. Without support, a young girl in that trade can easily drift in porn or prostitution. After all, if her family thinks so little of her why should she feel any different? Drugs are also a possibility if there's no support system in place. Tell her you don't approve of her career choice but support her decision to make her own choice. Try to find her other alternative career paths but don't continually beat her over the head with them. And above all, even though you don't approve of her job, let her know you still love her. Hope this helps.

What would she be painting stripes on?

Remind her that unlike other jobs that she can have that years down the road this job may affect her future in other ways. For one, she may fall in love with a really great guy who's only flaw is he can't get over the fact that hundreds of creepy guys may see her and remember her boobs an maybe even get a little creepy well after she is done. She may want a job in the future that may frown on the fact that she was a topless stripper. Some family member may spill the beans to her children in the future and she may not want them to know about it. She may think she would want her children to know now, but not until you have children will you really realize what you want them to know. Not to mention that once you put it out there that you can be objectified for cash, than a lot of guys will take it further because they feel you are fair game so long as they have cash. This is a job that can keep on giving. Kinda like VD!

You truly can't something like this is a decision that builds up over a lifetime through either repressed freedom or too much freedom. Not to mention esteem issues that lead to a desire to win guys over with aesthics and not knowledge.

Tell her that you will be at her shows. That if you can't make it some evenings, Uncle Fred will. Or neighbors Bob and Ralph. They all volunteered to watch her and make sure she is safe. That should gross her out, or make her laugh. Still, expect her to make her own decisions and find out for herself how this business works and what she can put up with. There are many girls who do this and do not become drug addicts or whores. It is a way to make enough money to have a very good life. Besides, many of us really are thought of like monkeys or whores by our bosses and the public were work for. But we aren't paid so well or have such a self-affirming job. If you raised her to think for herself, she will be OK. If you didn't, it is too late and you may as well relax now!