Is there any family member Jill Zarin won't pimp out for fame?

I used to be a big fan of Jill Zarin, but the way Jill is pimping out her family members is a bit troubling. It's one thing for her mother to have a bravo blog or to promote her sister's radio show but when you start talking about the younger members of the family it gets troubling.

Am I the only one who remembers what happens when child-tv stars grow up? Does Lindsay Lohan, Todd Bridges, or Danny Bonaduce ring a bell?

Child TV stars have the odds stacked against them to begin with, but when they have mothers who are pimping them out, they really don't have a chance. That's why Jill Zarin promoting her daughter Ally's Personal Blog on her website is so troubling.

Both Ally and Jill are clearly not content to expose just part of their lives on television, so they have decided to share their entire lives online. For a grown adult like Jill Zarin to make this decision is one thing, but when it comes to Ally, I can't help but be concerned.

Ally shows no signs whatsoever of being able to separate her personal life from her public life. Ally posts intimate details about her life, shares private family photos, and shows no understanding of where her public life ends and her private life begins.

Pimping out the details Ally's daily life is playing with fire. This teenager may not realize it yet, but living every moment of your life in the public sphere has it's downsides: just ask Britney Spears. Ally needs to find her worth independent of her tv-personality and discover the parts of her life that are worth keeping private.

Jill Zarin - Off With Her Head!

A ticket to Jill Zaran's charity event: $250. Her most recent courture gown for the event: $30,000. The purse she will take with her: $16,000. Jill Zarin being challenged about her excessive spending during an economic crisis: Priceless.

Normally Jill Zarin is the housewife we don't hate, but lately, Jill Zarin's relationship with money has become hard to endure. Making the situation worse was Zarin's costume choice for an exclusive Manhattan Halloween Party shown on this week's episode. Jill seemed completely unaware that the idea of a embarassingly rich Manhattan socialitie dressing up as Marie Antoinette in the middle of the greatest economic crisis of our lifetime was the wrong way to go. Marie Antoinette could not relate to the plight of the poor, and it look's like Jill Zarin can't either. Off with her head!

In previous episodes of the Real Housewives of New York City this season, we've watched Jill Zarin drop $16,000 on a single purse, $30,000 on a single dress, and approximately $90,000 on a brand new Mercedes SUV. She's spent more money on the show than most American families would earn in two years time.

In a BBC interview, Jill is asked some hard questions about her privilege and comes up with some embarssing answers. Jill was quick to point out the charity work that she does and the $50,000 she raised at an event for charity.

Let's be honest though, raising that kind of money would be a remarkable achievement for most of us. For Jill Zaran it is the price of one designer gown (she may never wear again) and the $16,000 purse to go with it. Organizing a $250 per person charity event seems a bit hollow when your outfit costs more than the total amount of money you raise. Again, for the average joe, a $250 per person event is a big deal, for a socialite like Jill Zarin though, it's pocket-change.

Note to Zaran: to whom much is given, MUCH is required.

What is truly shocking about this episode however, is the look on Zarin's face when the BBC reporter asks her about her lavish lifestyle in the midst of a financial crisis. Honestly, the expression on her face was one of suprise, almost as if the thought had never, ever, occurred to her before. That was the most disappointing of all.