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<blockquote data-quote="muttmeister" data-source="post: 460740" data-attributes="member: 135"><p>I guess I come at this as somebody who raised two rough and tumble boys and who was, herself, a tomboy and if anybody had tried to put me in a beauty pageant at that age I would have ended up with a torn dress and mud on my makeup before I ever got there.</p><p></p><p>I suppose if a child (not a parent) really wants to give it a try and the parent is OK with it, it is up to them and I don't mean to be critical because I did plenty of things with my kids when they were growing up that some people didn't approve of either. You have to do what is right for you and your child.</p><p></p><p>But when I see somebody like this Eden person on TV, the only think I can think of is "freak!" There is a huge difference between a "cute baby" contest and dressing your kid up in a thousand dollar outfit and caking her face with makeup. I know of contests where the kids don't do that and I am OK with those but all of the little girls I have seen on TV (and I admit it's not very many because I don't watch those shows) look like mini Los Vegas showgirls. I know the parents of these kids have their kids best interests at heart and I suppose I'm being narrow minded by not saying, yeah, OK, fine, it is a good idea, but I just can't get my mind there. </p><p></p><p>We all know there is discrimination in this world and we all know that we are judged to a certain extent on our appearance but I find it hard to believe that a reasonable response to this is to take two and three year olds and teach them that the way to cope is to learn to wear fake hair, fake face, outlandish clothes, and shake your booty in people's faces to make them think you are cute.</p><p></p><p>When Eden whoever-she-is appeared on The View they interviewed her and her mother and she did a routine with a song. The mother had all of the standard responses and I'm sure she loves her daughter but I just couldn't help thinking that she was doing her kid a disservice. The child certainly did not come off as the brightest bulb on the stiring, but that may be because she was taught to answer these questions in such a phony manner. And the routine and song and dance were, to me, actually embarrassing. It was like watching a train wreck. I could only think how much better off she'd be if they'd spent their money on library cards and books and educational toys. But that's just me I guess.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="muttmeister, post: 460740, member: 135"] I guess I come at this as somebody who raised two rough and tumble boys and who was, herself, a tomboy and if anybody had tried to put me in a beauty pageant at that age I would have ended up with a torn dress and mud on my makeup before I ever got there. I suppose if a child (not a parent) really wants to give it a try and the parent is OK with it, it is up to them and I don't mean to be critical because I did plenty of things with my kids when they were growing up that some people didn't approve of either. You have to do what is right for you and your child. But when I see somebody like this Eden person on TV, the only think I can think of is "freak!" There is a huge difference between a "cute baby" contest and dressing your kid up in a thousand dollar outfit and caking her face with makeup. I know of contests where the kids don't do that and I am OK with those but all of the little girls I have seen on TV (and I admit it's not very many because I don't watch those shows) look like mini Los Vegas showgirls. I know the parents of these kids have their kids best interests at heart and I suppose I'm being narrow minded by not saying, yeah, OK, fine, it is a good idea, but I just can't get my mind there. We all know there is discrimination in this world and we all know that we are judged to a certain extent on our appearance but I find it hard to believe that a reasonable response to this is to take two and three year olds and teach them that the way to cope is to learn to wear fake hair, fake face, outlandish clothes, and shake your booty in people's faces to make them think you are cute. When Eden whoever-she-is appeared on The View they interviewed her and her mother and she did a routine with a song. The mother had all of the standard responses and I'm sure she loves her daughter but I just couldn't help thinking that she was doing her kid a disservice. The child certainly did not come off as the brightest bulb on the stiring, but that may be because she was taught to answer these questions in such a phony manner. And the routine and song and dance were, to me, actually embarrassing. It was like watching a train wreck. I could only think how much better off she'd be if they'd spent their money on library cards and books and educational toys. But that's just me I guess. [/QUOTE]
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