I think some parents go overboard. We were once flying somewhere and had these little kids sitting next to us. One was as old as my 8 year old. She looked 14. She had fake nails and mascara…might have even been fake lashes. When she smiled, the sides of her mouth wrinkled. Her mom told us that they’re returning from a pageant… During the flight, while other kids played with dolls and toys, this little girl had to sit stiff so her nails didn’t crack and she didn’t ruin her dress…
Those girls look horrible. They lack that innocence in their features...due to the makeup and provactive expressions they make when they're on stage...even their attidue doesn't have that carefreeness that childhood should have.
I think one major reason behind why some parents subject their daugthers to that is their own insecurity........they're living vicariously through their children....seeing the kids succeed makes them feel better about themselves and their failed dreams/childhood insecurities. What bothers me more than the moms.............is the dads (that I've seen on some of these shows). They're not that involved and you can tell that mom is the more "dominant" person in the marriage. I've often wondered if it bothers the dads that their little girls are dressed/behaving in a provactive manner.
oh i would never do that to my child there is a show called toddlers and tierra’s and i feel horrible watching it.. no innocence left all they care about is winning a pageant at all costs
Did you ever watch dance moms? I feel Horrible for those lil girls.. They have no interest in what they do!!!
I once met a desi family where the dad was proudly telling everyone that his 8 year old daughter was preparin g for a beauty pageant at school!! I just looked at that dad and felt sorry for him and his daughter!
It may feel foreign to us desi folks because its not a part of our culture
But in a way it's some real dedication on the parents part to spend that much time, effort, and money on the kids to compete.
How is it any different than parents that put their children in professional sports at a young age and taking them to grueling practices rain or shine.
that's like robbing them off their innocence at such a young age..
girls already grow up so quickly that parents start getting nostalgic about them..what's the point of making them do so at the age of 8 and 9. Beauty contests/pageants are the best recipe to brew complexes in these little girls IMO.
But what I have observed in these reality shows is kids themselves are least interested in such stuff.. they just want to be a kid but it's mostly for the satisfaction of their mothers that they have to go through that! I saw girls crying on TV that they dont want to do it anymore.. so I cant even imagine what they say or feel like in real life.
the amount of makeup these lil girls have on.. is just horrible!! it sends a very wrong message to girls of that age group!
The way some of these little kids are dressed is sickening, yes it is ABSOLUTELY child abuse, these parents should be beaten with a rubber hose. NJGAL, same goes for parents who FORCE their kids into a sport or any activity that truly makes their kids unhappy.
