I have never seen a set of people so clueless in my life. Why Were you there? So your kids could be seen on Dr. Phil? First of all, those beauty pageants are just for suckers, to draw proud parents in to spend tons & tons of money. They don't mean a thing to anybody in the real world, & guess who owns all those pageant outfit companies? The ones where you pay thousands of dollars for a piece of junk? So they make more money off of you clueless parents. Of course, the kids want to do this because for a little while, they are the center of everyone's attention, until they don't win the top prize, & the practicing, & the other bad stuff. Kids also want to do what their parents want & what they think makes their parents accept them, and what else do they know? Why would they say the Bad words, I don't want to do this, when they know you'll probably be unhappy with them, & won't let them quit anyway. You all say you would, but I wonder, I really do. Not that they're old enough to get the guts or the maturity or the insight to say they want to quit, & stand up to you. Please learn to use a little moderation--I don't agree with the pageants, but, I give you the right to make your daughter do some, just swallow a dose of reality, please. If it is interfering with your family's welfare, monetarily, realationships deteriorating (where was the poor dad?lol), neglecting of other children --attention, etc., you've got a big problem. Recognize it!
The singing girl's parents, please loosen up & appreciate your daughter's talent. You could see that the mother was being critical constantly, even on the video where she was watching her daughter perform. She was stiff, nervous, & looked extremely unhappy and stressed. How can that be fun, for anybody? Silently, she was constantly broadcasting criticism (help?) to her daughter as she performed. When she was standing next to her, she was giving her audible criticism (help?!}. Get a life, loosen up, chill, enjoy your daughter performing, like everybody else is. Also, haven't you ever heard of pointing out the positives instead of the negatives? You should be proud of your daughter, not so negative. I know, I know, we've got it all wrong. I just hope you saw yourself & maybe got a little insight, both of the mothers, expecially. And ,of course, she asks what she got wrong!!!!!! What is the typical pattern, LOL! It's probably like, OK ,let's get it over with, because I know I did something that I'm going to be put down about, or punished, so I can't even enjoy the performing. And that was so on, what DP said, of couse she thinks she's nothing if she's not performing, because you have made it become the price of your love and validation, as I see it. Don't make excuses, just try to be more relaxed & positive, this is not life or death, really!
(Original Air Date: 11/16/05) Every parent believes his or her child is exceptional, but how do you know when you are pushing your children beyond their limits? Bridget is so determined to make her 9-year-old daughter the next LeAnn Rimes, she has had her singing every weekend for the last seven months, and she is constantly criticizing her performances and punishing her when she makes mistakes. The father of the biggest sister act in pop music weighs in. And, Julie is so obsessed with placing her daughters in hundreds of glitz beauty pageants, she has practically bankrupted her family. Her sister, Jamie, says she is forcing her 5-year-old to grow up too soon, and the pageants have torn their family apart. Talk about the show here.
