Topic : 02/28 Still Chasing the Crown

She is beautiful. I feel sorry for her it seems like she needs validation to her beauty.  She is an addict. Not in drugs or drinking but for sure an addict.  Please Dr Phil set her straight.  Women do not need to be judged by beauty but by brains.  She has alot of offer and needs to use it in other ways rather then a runway!!!!

These pageants are disgusting. I (as does most any man) love to see pretty girls; however, we don't want to see women like "this", who think they are little "princesses" ... and think they have nothing to offer a man but their bodies. As much as many woman (not these women, but others) think these pageants are dehumanizing to women, they are MORE dehumanizing to men because it makes it appear that all it takes is some bimbo "parading herself" around  ... like meat on a hook, to get attention.

I don't have daughters, but if I did, I would NEVER let them do this crap. It is disgusting, and yes ... disgusting more to MEN ... than to woman. This lady needs a life; she needs to realize she is an adult, and not some grown up version of Shirley Temple. I recently walked in on some friends watching the Ms. America pageant and "looked" just to see what would happen to the girl that was in the service (Army). She was the only one there with any self respect. She did NOT strut herself out on stage half naked; she was (is) serving her country ... and if anyone should have been "Ms. America", it was her.

However, I read the next day that she did not get the "crown". Goes to show just how superficial these shows are. She was the true "Ms. America".

  BOY MEN GET THEM  OUT OF YOUR LIFE.

 DR PHIL HOW CAN YOU DO THESE SHOWS???

AND WHATS WRONG WITH THE WOMEN???

DR PHIL CANT YOU GET SOME GOOD SHOWS ON AND NOT BAD SHOWS????

BOY HELP THE WOMEN AND MEN GET SOME WOMEN THAT WILL NOT DO THIS TO YOU AND YOUR

MONEY!!!

 

I think the point is that the family funds shouldn't be going towards her hobby if they can't afford the outragoues cost of the hobby.   I think it all depends if the family can "afford" her hobby without sacraficing the family funds to support it.  There is a difference.  How can one justify missing the mortgage for two months in order to pay for a pageant?  Her funding needs to be pulled if her thinking is this skewed.

 I understand the self esteem thing a tiny bit because I've become ill at 54and can't be in my 5 music groups at church and do flute, voice and piano, and that helped my self esteem but I've sure survived without it!!!  Will these ladies self esteem be able to take it when they can't do pagents anymore?? Really?  I wonder??  Can't a woman find self esteem inside themselves??

I don't know who has the money for this, but college educations areexpensive.  Kids can work and earn scholorships but PLEASE--don'tthese parents know that as parents, even our "self efficient" childrenwill need help financially once in a while?  I think we should becareful with our money until our children get on their own before wespend too much.

FRUSTRATED
Jamy

There's a HUGE difference.  Dr. Phil actually helps people put there lives back together and can afford to do so and can afford to do his hobbies.  These woman are ONLY doing it for the crown, no matter what they are saying, and they CAN'T afford it.  They are putting their family in financial distress all for a stupid crown.  If you believe for one minute that they are only doing it for their charity, you might need to schedule some time with Dr. Phil to get your head examined. 

I couldn't help but reply to you as it was the most ridiculous comment I've ever read.  Comparing Dr. Phil to Pageant Women.  Gimmie a break...

How very, very sad that all of these women are so selfish and insecure that they are chasing those ridiculous 'crowns'...There is nothing at all attractive about a middle aged woman, mother, wife, etc pursuing a goal that is based solely on some pagent 'judge' telling her that she is a 'winner'. Ladies, you may have a sparkly crown, but your real self is really ugly. You're certainly not 'winners' in anyway that really matters if you are wiling to lie to her husband, threaten your children's financial well being and or otherwise delude yourself about the true nature of the pageant business. And, I guarantee that everybody watching could see that!!

Angela, I have worked with poor, mentally ill children and their families for 20 years. I spent many thousands of dollars on my education and training in order to be able to provide them with the best psychotherapy that I could.  And, my salary is not much. I routinely use my own $$ to help the children out with items that will benefit them therapeutically. If you are so serious about the children's camp, then start funnelng all the cash that you would ordinarily spend on the pageant directly to the children's camp. I guarantee that it would be much better spent.

Amen!