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February 16, 2006, 12:41 pm PST
Are you kidding me!
Quote From: bqcald2003No you will never see me on this show and for one good reason. You never see the children asked if they like to do this or not. I look at it like this, its a sport and maybe even a career. You have no idea what kind of good pageants do. They help kids be outgoing, personable, good speakers, attentive, high self esteem, and well groomed. I have done numerous pageants with my daughter and have not once had a problem with any pedophiles nor have i seen or heard about another pageant parent or child. When you go to a pageant you see who is with who and if someone is there by them self and without child or family supporting child/ren they are watched like halks and even asked if anyone can help them. Honestly, if you don't know much about them except what you see about them on TV then you really have NO IDEA!!!!!! Beauty pageants are not sports. Sports teach kids confidence, how important exercise is, sportsmanship and grace under pressure. All of these are positive attributes. Pageants teach little girls that their looks are the most important thing in their lives. Children can be outgoing without pageants. My five year old is one of the most outgoing kids around - but no one had to teach her that; it is part of her personality. As her mother, I can teach her to be a good speaker. I can teach her to be attentative. Her accomplishments will give her high self-esteem. What kind of self-esteem can you have if your appearance is nothing but a lie! Well-groomed? Puh-lease. Well groomed is a far cry from doing everything in your power to turn a 6 year old into a miniature hooker. Of course you haven't had trouble with pedophiles yet. They operate in secret and you don't know they are after your child until it is too late. By the way, if you want your daughter to succeed in this life, start by teaching her that even though her mother can't spell or use proper grammar, she can overcome that with education. (hawk, not halks; themselves, not them self). Nothing burns me more than parents who claim they are doing what is best for their child and they can't even spell themselves!
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