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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 460732" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>I have an outlook on this that's slightly different.</p><p></p><p>The pageants themselves... If the child is allowed to dress like a child, NOT caked with makeup, and they're based on stuff other than looks, I'm happy with them... But not for my kids.</p><p></p><p>In 2005 bio put O in a pageant - she was age 10. Spent a TON of money on a fancy dress, hair, makeup, etc. The dress was too grown-up for a 10-y/o, but not too too bad.</p><p></p><p>However... O did not have a good time. The stuff I saw on their website showed what they would rank the girls on - and "proper use of makeup" was one of the items for the group ages 3-5. HUH? When I was 5, I got into Mom's makeup and looked like a clown.</p><p></p><p>Other stuff was fairly reasonable, as I remember... But when I heard about it from O... Let's just say one of them made fun of O the entire weekend because O's dress only cost $350. (Which, to me, is too much anyway.) And she had "funny teeth". And she had a "flat face". OK let me be honest here, you that have seen pics of O know she's gorgeous...</p><p></p><p>I just cannot see a 2-y/o knowing that they "want" to do this. Play dress up? OK. One pageant at age 3-4, see what they think? OK. I have however seen kids who are forced to do these things year after year. (Bio wanted to do it again the next year... O told us no... We said no... Bio signed her up anyway... O refused to go.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 460732, member: 6705"] I have an outlook on this that's slightly different. The pageants themselves... If the child is allowed to dress like a child, NOT caked with makeup, and they're based on stuff other than looks, I'm happy with them... But not for my kids. In 2005 bio put O in a pageant - she was age 10. Spent a TON of money on a fancy dress, hair, makeup, etc. The dress was too grown-up for a 10-y/o, but not too too bad. However... O did not have a good time. The stuff I saw on their website showed what they would rank the girls on - and "proper use of makeup" was one of the items for the group ages 3-5. HUH? When I was 5, I got into Mom's makeup and looked like a clown. Other stuff was fairly reasonable, as I remember... But when I heard about it from O... Let's just say one of them made fun of O the entire weekend because O's dress only cost $350. (Which, to me, is too much anyway.) And she had "funny teeth". And she had a "flat face". OK let me be honest here, you that have seen pics of O know she's gorgeous... I just cannot see a 2-y/o knowing that they "want" to do this. Play dress up? OK. One pageant at age 3-4, see what they think? OK. I have however seen kids who are forced to do these things year after year. (Bio wanted to do it again the next year... O told us no... We said no... Bio signed her up anyway... O refused to go.) [/QUOTE]
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