Is Lindsay Bad for Ali?

I’ve hesitated to publish this post, but I thought I’d take my normal tactic and just report the news with an alternate perspective. The NY Daily News has up a post asking if Lindsay is a “hazard to sister Ali Lohan’s health.”

Ali Lohan, 15-years-old, who is being home schooled now, has spent her days and nights of late hanging out with Lindsay, taking trips to Hawaii, and going shopping. The article cites “experts” who say that Lindsay’s behavior may be harmful to Ali:

“If you have an older child who is breaking a lot of the rules and engaging in dangerous and risky behavior, this can have a negative impact on the younger child,” said Dr. Eva Ritvo, psychiatrist and vice chair of psychiatry at the University of Miami School of Medicine.

Though this may be true, I’d love to know what in Lindsay’s life of the past year they’re referring to. Because I think Ali can see that Lindsay is a different person now and should be proud of how Lindsay has improved herself. I don’t think that going to clubs with friends or having issues with her weight (which may still be stress, we don’t know) could be seen as Lindsay being irresponsible as a role model for Ali.

The experts fear that Ali may either try to follow in Lindsay’s rebellious footsteps or she may become a “caretaker”, protecting her sister. Although Ali Lohan wants to be an actress and musician, this doesn’t mean she’s doomed to make Lindsay’s mistakes. What do you think? I think it’s great that the sisters have such a close bond! Enough said.

Also, don’t forget to vote in the fashion face-off between Ali & Lindsay in the black/white striped top!

And I found an account on Twitter that may or may not belong to Ali (twitter.com/alilohan). It sounds like it could be, but her social media skills would be better than Lindsay’s, whose account is still set to private.

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