The extremes stage moms go to.... - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Belair · 02-04-2005, 04:54 AM

Okay,this is just disturbing.
Its one thing to dress your pretty young daughter in a floral kmart dress,and put some rollers through her hair,but nowadays,moms who enter their young daughters in child beauty pageants are going to the extremes to ensure their daughter takes home the crown.
Six year olds are having their hair tinted,their teeth whitened,their eyes made blue by coloured contact lenses,their legs shaved,fake tan applied,layers of makeup,and the most weird of the lot.....mothers are taping their daughter's chest with tape to give the illusion of cleavage! A 6 year old with breasts!
Mothers are also dressing their daughters in gowns costing into the thousands.
Does anyone else find this wrong?

Chelsea · 02-04-2005, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Pretty in Purple

Six year olds are having their hair tinted,their teeth whitened,their eyes made blue by coloured contact lenses,their legs shaved,fake tan applied,layers of makeup,and the most weird of the lot.....mothers are taping their daughter's chest with tape to give the illusion of cleavage! A 6 year old with breasts!
Mothers are also dressing their daughters in gowns costing into the thousands.
Does anyone else find this wrong?

Well, first, a note, there is a condition that exists called precocious puberty which causes children to go through the changes associated with puberty at incredibly young ages (5-7 girls, 7-9 boys). Said condition has become somewhat more common in the last 10-20 years, for various reasons.

Now, having gotten THAT out of the way: A lot of the time, these kids are a product of their mothers wanting to live their lives through their kids. They might not have won many pageants as a youth, or been entered into many, and they want their kid to succeed where they, in their minds, did not.
Unfortunately, many parents seem to be taking this to an extreme, trying any trick necessary to get their kid to win. This "by any means necessary" attitude is what is leading to the things you mentioned above.

I don't particularly care for beauty pageants anyway (though admittedtly I'm not the biggest opponent of the swimsuit part of the competition

), but to have kids of five and six glamoured up like people three to four times their age, all for some silly little trophy and a VERY minor amount of recognition? It's downright absurd. For cryin out loud, let kids be kids.

Kazza · 02-04-2005, 10:41 AM

As a mother of 2 girls myself, I find this absurd and ridiculous.Even if I had the money, I would spend it on something more productive and fun than pagentry. I will never put my daughters through an experience like this.

Georgia's on my Mind · 02-04-2005, 12:59 PM

i dont think its wrong, id be the worst stage dad if i was able to reproduce

Belair · 02-04-2005, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Seth

A lot of the time, these kids are a product of their mothers wanting to live their lives through their kids. They might not have won many pageants as a youth, or been entered into many, and they want their kid to succeed where they, in their minds, did not.

I agree.In most cases,a little girl in a beauty pageant belongs to a mother who competed herself,and is living through her daughter.I guess some mothers look at their daughters and decide that their beauty could win them prizes and recognition,who knows.

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Originally Posted by Seth

I don't particularly care for beauty pageants anyway

Same here.I think they promote low self esteem and send the message to little girls and women i suppose,that beauty is everything.The sad thing is,in the world,its the attractive who seem to get ahead in life.so i guess thats true.

TheGreatPretender · 02-04-2005, 07:16 PM

Yes. The worst thing in the world is a stage mom. They don't give a **** about their kids or their best interest. They live through their kids and accomplishments that they can do because they are still young. They claim they are doing it for the kids but that is the biggest load of bull I've ever heard.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 02-04-2005, 08:17 PM

****ed up. The mother's want the trophy, not the little girls. Lost childhood, there.

Ewan's My Man · 02-04-2005, 10:46 PM

When my sister was involved in IMTA, my mom said that the mothers there were so competitive. She said a lot of the kids there she could tell didn't want to be there. My sister had talked about being a model years before my mom pursued it. My mom never pushed anything, she let my sister do her own thing. All she did was support, but she said that the competitiveness of the other mothers there was ridiculous

Hollow · 02-04-2005, 11:26 PM

the fake cleavage is stupid, but as for the cosmetics and gowns that's what you're supposed to do.

vienna waits · 02-04-2005, 11:29 PM

is not a pageant mom.

Hollow · 02-04-2005, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Idol Fanatic

is not a pageant mom.

he's proud of his girl just the way she is!

dawsongirl · 02-05-2005, 12:46 AM

Living your dreams thru your child because your life sucked. I seriously despise that. LET THEM BE THEMSELVES. If they, at 6, come up to you and say, "Mommy, I wanna be a pageant princess, then whatever, but what the hell ever happened to being a kid??

When my cousin was younger, my aunt forced her to play about every sport available, even at the cost of her grades. I'm pretty sure she was trying to relive her lame childhood. Psycho bitch.

02-04-2005, 04:54 AM	#1
Belair Back@SO&Loveit! Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 13, 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 5,925	The extremes stage moms go to.... Okay,this is just disturbing. Its one thing to dress your pretty young daughter in a floral kmart dress,and put some rollers through her hair,but nowadays,moms who enter their young daughters in child beauty pageants are going to the extremes to ensure their daughter takes home the crown. Six year olds are having their hair tinted,their teeth whitened,their eyes made blue by coloured contact lenses,their legs shaved,fake tan applied,layers of makeup,and the most weird of the lot.....mothers are taping their daughter's chest with tape to give the illusion of cleavage! A 6 year old with breasts! Mothers are also dressing their daughters in gowns costing into the thousands. Does anyone else find this wrong?
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TheGreatPretender just because Forum Veteran Join Date: May 22, 2004 Location: Trying to think of a creative, witty location. Posts: 7,628	Yes. The worst thing in the world is a stage mom. They don't give a **** about their kids or their best interest. They live through their kids and accomplishments that they can do because they are still young. They claim they are doing it for the kids but that is the biggest load of bull I've ever heard.
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02-04-2005, 10:46 PM	#8
Ewan's My Man I'll Cover You Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 29, 2001 Location: Beneath the opera house... Posts: 5,682	When my sister was involved in IMTA, my mom said that the mothers there were so competitive. She said a lot of the kids there she could tell didn't want to be there. My sister had talked about being a model years before my mom pursued it. My mom never pushed anything, she let my sister do her own thing. All she did was support, but she said that the competitiveness of the other mothers there was ridiculous
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vienna waits avatars are stupid. Forum Superstar Join Date: May 18, 2001 Location: Ravenclaw Common Room Posts: 29,859	is not a pageant mom.
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02-04-2005, 10:41 AM	#3
Kazza Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 17, 2003 Posts: 3,244	As a mother of 2 girls myself, I find this absurd and ridiculous.Even if I had the money, I would spend it on something more productive and fun than pagentry. I will never put my daughters through an experience like this.

02-04-2005, 12:59 PM	#4
Georgia's on my Mind Senior Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Aug 19, 2001 Posts: 25,054	i dont think its wrong, id be the worst stage dad if i was able to reproduce

02-04-2005, 11:26 PM	#9
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	the fake cleavage is stupid, but as for the cosmetics and gowns that's what you're supposed to do.

02-05-2005, 12:46 AM	#12
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Living your dreams thru your child because your life sucked. I seriously despise that. LET THEM BE THEMSELVES. If they, at 6, come up to you and say, "Mommy, I wanna be a pageant princess, then whatever, but what the hell ever happened to being a kid?? When my cousin was younger, my aunt forced her to play about every sport available, even at the cost of her grades. I'm pretty sure she was trying to relive her lame childhood. Psycho bitch.