I must admit. I did a double take when I first saw a picture of the Vanity Fair cover with Miley Cyrus on it. I do think it’s a gorgeous picture but appropriate for a 15-year-old? I’m not sure.

The thing is, after listening to comments from her and her parents since the picture has been released, it’s obvious that they had no problems with the various poses and states of robe-and disrobe-at the time of the photo shoot. They assumed it would be done artfully. I think it was. I just don’t know if Miley is old enough to be that artful, you know?

But, I definitely believe that it doesn’t really matter what the public thinks. It matters what Miley and her parents think. Lots of people are talking about the picture; the backlash is might create remains to be seen. At least this provides yet another opportunity for parents to open up a dialogue with their children about choices.