Did anyone else notice the other contestants mothers either looking Obese and/ or UGLY? Except for that mom who's little girl had hair extensions. That was pretty creepy.
shareYes people say this all the time. I am sure it is time consuming to be a parent, especially when you are focusing so much attention on a child you are going to put into pageants, but what I truly do not understand is why, if you know you are going to be on stage with your child, as with the 0-18 month old categories, why you would not make yourself more presentable. The mothers I saw appeared to not show much concern for their appearance; I do not think it is too much to ask to put on your "good" outfit, if not for anything else, but the sake of your child's presentation. I also can not understand why the parent's do not dress nicer even if they were just audience members. It is special and a privilege to have a child competing in something like this, and they have obviously worked hard, so why would they not take care of themselves?
shareMy daughter began competing in pageants when she was quite young and we had a rule; if she was in a formal dress then Daddy took her on stage in a tux. If she was in a nice sportswear then Daddy wore a suit to take her on stage. When things were a bit more casual then he toned down his clothes to help. I think it helped our daughter's scores a good bit. She won almost every pageant she did. I have seen moms in short shorts while daughter was in a very expensive dress. When mom kneeled you could so much more than you should have. My daughter is now 17 and still enjoys doing pageants. We keep it to only a couple a year. In her spare time she enjoys drama, reading, writing and doing community service. She puts in at least 10 hours a week helping others. She was recently published in a serious national political commentary magazine. Pageants have taught her poise, how to win and lose gracefully, and thanks to pageants she has quite a large pile of money to help her pay for college. I have noticed that her friends she has made through pageants tend to be close to their moms, don't get into trouble and make good grades. I don't know if they are the exception, it is just my own personal observation. As to the topic, I don't know what possesses a mom to go on stage with her daughter looking so disheveled. It is something we would never consider doing. I think it is disrespectful to the child in some way. I always wanted my child to be complemented by the attire of whoever took her on stage. It just seems to be good common sense. I know many will object to the fact that I even put her in pageants. I don't see how they hurt her in any way. All I can see are the positives. Maybe because we didn't overdo it and didn't make it into her entire life. We weren't willing to mortgage our home to the hilt or skimp on education to pay numerous entry fees. Tuition, housing and food had to come first. If we had extra then we could save it for a pageant she really wanted to do. We were there when both the Living Dolls and Painted Babies documentaries were filmed but we declined to appear in them because I know how these documentaries go, sensationalizing rather than telling the real truth. I knew the minute the camera crew saw Shane and Michael, both of whom I love dearly, what kind of slant the documentary would take. It is something you really can't judge unless you have been there and been involved. Personally I have seen gymnastics moms who are far worse than any pageant mom.
shareLike two years later, but I finally found it on youtube again.
ANyway, the mother of the boy there, Reed Hill, she looked well put together.