Finding success at a very young age can be a very troubling experience. Just ask people like Tatum O'Neal or Danny Bonaduce, who went from seriously cute to seriously messed up in the blink of an eye. The latter actually once recalled a story about being "homeless and famous" to Oprah. That's not to say that Thompson has a road of tragedy ahead of her. For every Tatum O'Neal, there's a Jodie Foster. But right now, American audiences have only one image of Thompson: a goofy, overweight little girl from the South who says strange things and has an even stranger family. For better or worse, that image will likely stay with television audiences forever, which means that Thompson will at some point have to be strategic about how she manages her image. With her own weight loss show supposedly already in talks, it's looking like that's going to be a big part of the angle reality TV producers are going to try to sell. That's an incredible amount of pressure for anyone at any age. The fact that it currently sits in the hands of child is all the more troubling.