Last night Chad and I stumbled on Toddlers and Tiaras and could not believe our eyes. Of course, the episode we watched had participants in Austin, TX (thanks a lot!)...I didn't even know such a thing existed so close to home.
- So, there was a Mom who put her two sons in the pageant...one being only 2 weeks old!
- Another mom who literally confessed to spending around $60-70,000 on pageants and her daughter is only 4. The dresses she buys are $2-3,000 a piece and the cash prize for first place (which she won) is $1,000! That is just stupid!
- The worst part was a mother who has 4 daughters, including a pair of twin 6 year old girls (Cami's age), who compete against one another. The mother totally favors the twin that has a bad attitude...and the other little girl is so sweet and feels completely inadequate in comparison. It hurt Chad and I so bad!!! That little forgotten girl won the honored prize of director's choice because of her sweetness and good attitude, and the mother didn't even give her the credit she deserved. There is so much damage being done to that sweet girl and the mother cannot even see it!
This show literally was like a train wreck that we couldn't look away from. Chad said he wanted to adopt the sweet twin and rescue her from the crazy mom. That was our first and last time watching it!!! It makes you want to dry heave and cry at the same time!!!
I am so thankful that my girls know that their beauty comes from within. They don't have to compete with others because they can take pleasure in other's beauty as well. What that mom saw as a weakness in her sweet daughter was really a refreshing strength. Girls don't need to feel their worth in how expensive their dress is, how high their hair is, how fake their nails are, how much make-up they reapply over and over, how big a trophy they win or loose....but that everyone is special and has beauty inside and out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCjQnuVMRNs
Have you seen the show? If so, what do you think?
The show we watch after was about a precious little girl named Hayley who was born with a very rare disease called progeria. This disease causes her to age very quickly. She was by far the most beautiful girl we had seen all night! Her outlook on life was inspiring!
