I will not save my comment!!BTW- I expect to take a lot of flack for my comments, but you can just save them up for another day.
In that case I'd be inclined to recommend a cheap Mini to learn on and develop skills in flying and photography/videography. Once you get more experience you can decide if you want to invest more in the hobby or not. If you go professional you'll need a backup drone anyway, and if you stay amateur it can either be a backup drone, the drone you're willing to risk for tricky shots, or a drone for your daughters.Primarily I am getting a drone to have fun with responsibly, and hopefully getting my little girls to do as well.
I already said all of that but I agree with you. Also on the old saying, the best camera is the one with you.In that case I'd be inclined to recommend a cheap Mini to learn on and develop skills in flying and photography/videography. Once you get more experience you can decide if you want to invest more in the hobby or not. If you go professional you'll need a backup drone anyway, and if you stay amateur it can either be a backup drone, the drone you're willing to risk for tricky shots, or a drone for your daughters.
I'm an amateur photographer who's sold pictures, and the size/cost of my camera had no effect on which pictures sold and how much people paid for them. People tend to assume I'm professional when they see the D800 with a big lens, but some of my sales were shot with a point-and-shoot (the best camera is the camera you have with you).