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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 351911" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>If a child wants to be in a natural pageant, well, some kids really do enjoy it. Those are few and far between, from what I have seen.</p><p></p><p>There are MANY children put into pageants because the Mom thinks it will pay for college (some of the kids do win astonishing amounts of $$ in the form of scholarships). Usually the winnings are far less than the outlays though. The cost in self esteem and loss of childhood would be higher than any amount of scholarship money, at least in my opinion. </p><p></p><p>I HATE things like the lady with the two girls you described, Donna. I want to do more than slap mom silly though! </p><p></p><p>Have you ever met someone you know did pageants during much of childhood? The ones I have know almost all wanted to be models or actors. Until they learned that they had such fake smiles that they had very little chance of winning any real jobs, except playing someone in a pageant. One server I worked with had the creepiest smile. It was clear it was learned as a child and that it was just NOT real. Even when it was real. That "pageant smile" just seems to lend a fakeness to so many contestants. And their mothers. </p><p></p><p>This is NOT universal. SOme people who are or have been in pageants are wonderful, lovely, warm, REAL people. Usually not the ones who were in it to the degree of those shown in the tv shows. </p><p></p><p>For a REAL pageant, try the little kid version of our county fair pageant. It is a RIOT! Esp with the little ones under about first grade age. They are as likely to run over to look at a horse getting ready for the next event as to wait in line for their turn, LOL!!!A couple of years ago the little girl who won ran over, in her dress, and hugged and kissed her pet calf right in front of everyone. It was adorable - and very natural.</p><p></p><p>You don't often see many pageants held in a fair arena, do you?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 351911, member: 1233"] If a child wants to be in a natural pageant, well, some kids really do enjoy it. Those are few and far between, from what I have seen. There are MANY children put into pageants because the Mom thinks it will pay for college (some of the kids do win astonishing amounts of $$ in the form of scholarships). Usually the winnings are far less than the outlays though. The cost in self esteem and loss of childhood would be higher than any amount of scholarship money, at least in my opinion. I HATE things like the lady with the two girls you described, Donna. I want to do more than slap mom silly though! Have you ever met someone you know did pageants during much of childhood? The ones I have know almost all wanted to be models or actors. Until they learned that they had such fake smiles that they had very little chance of winning any real jobs, except playing someone in a pageant. One server I worked with had the creepiest smile. It was clear it was learned as a child and that it was just NOT real. Even when it was real. That "pageant smile" just seems to lend a fakeness to so many contestants. And their mothers. This is NOT universal. SOme people who are or have been in pageants are wonderful, lovely, warm, REAL people. Usually not the ones who were in it to the degree of those shown in the tv shows. For a REAL pageant, try the little kid version of our county fair pageant. It is a RIOT! Esp with the little ones under about first grade age. They are as likely to run over to look at a horse getting ready for the next event as to wait in line for their turn, LOL!!!A couple of years ago the little girl who won ran over, in her dress, and hugged and kissed her pet calf right in front of everyone. It was adorable - and very natural. You don't often see many pageants held in a fair arena, do you? [/QUOTE]
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