ANY PAGEANT MOMS?

mjoslin1990
mjoslin1990 Posts: 142 Member
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Just wondering if there are any moms out there that put their little ones in pageants? If so add me!

My daughter is 14months, and she has done 2 pageants, but we love them! I make her outfits and she shows them off :)

Figured I might stay active on here if I had something other then weight loss to talk about!


(disclaimer, a lot of people I'm sure will have an "opinion" to state on here, say what you feel you must, but lets keep it drama free please)

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  • sunglasses_and_ocean_waves
    sunglasses_and_ocean_waves Posts: 2,757 Member
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  • Laurend224
    Laurend224 Posts: 1,748 Member
    Nope. It never interested me. I think it's all pretty silly.
  • mjoslin1990
    mjoslin1990 Posts: 142 Member
    i guess none......
  • mjoslin1990
    mjoslin1990 Posts: 142 Member
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  • sexymonicat
    sexymonicat Posts: 111
    Im not a pagent mom but im always off subject. Add me
  • Archerychickge
    Archerychickge Posts: 606 Member
    I see nothing wrong with pagents as long as it doesn't get out of hand and people don't become obsessive about them. I think you're good to go on that because by making the clothes your daughter wears, you're saving a ton of money vs the folks who just go buy them and spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars.

    Enjoy it, have fun with it, and if your daughter ever decides she doesn't want to do it anymore, don't force her. Find another activity she likes and participate in it with her or cheer for her from the sidelines...

    :)
  • Delilahhhhhh
    Delilahhhhhh Posts: 477 Member
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  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    Nothing quite like the overt sexualization of very young children to get them started on a healthy path with sound body image. SMH.
  • ThePoeToaster
    ThePoeToaster Posts: 1,681 Member
    PRMinx wrote: »
    Nothing quite like the overt sexualization of very young children to get them started on a healthy path with sound body image. SMH.

    Aaaannnnd.....we're off.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
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  • ThePoeToaster
    ThePoeToaster Posts: 1,681 Member
    Please. Don't be that guy.
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    I don't get the Pageant thing at all. A two or three year old would rather be playing. I think the Pageant thing is more about some unfilled need in the parent. I'm sure that as the child gets older and feeds off the adulation they begin to assimilate to it. Personally, I think that dressing a child up light a slutty teenager is abuse.
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    TheRoadDog wrote: »
    I don't get the Pageant thing at all. A two or three year old would rather be playing. I think the Pageant thing is more about some unfilled need in the parent. I'm sure that as the child gets older and feeds off the adulation they begin to assimilate to it. Personally, I think that dressing a child up light a slutty teenager is abuse.

    I couldn't agree more...

  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    PRMinx wrote: »
    TheRoadDog wrote: »
    I don't get the Pageant thing at all. A two or three year old would rather be playing. I think the Pageant thing is more about some unfilled need in the parent. I'm sure that as the child gets older and feeds off the adulation they begin to assimilate to it. Personally, I think that dressing a child up light a slutty teenager is abuse.

    I couldn't agree more...
    Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to villify the parent. But I think they should take a long hard look at why they are doing something. Maybe they should enter pageants of their own.

  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    TheRoadDog wrote: »
    I don't get the Pageant thing at all. A two or three year old would rather be playing. I think the Pageant thing is more about some unfilled need in the parent. I'm sure that as the child gets older and feeds off the adulation they begin to assimilate to it. Personally, I think that dressing a child up light a slutty teenager is abuse.

    This exactly.
  • kinkyslinky16
    kinkyslinky16 Posts: 1,469 Member
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
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    Best post ever.
  • SwitzEngine
    SwitzEngine Posts: 3,418 Member
    Lisa1971 wrote: »
    TheRoadDog wrote: »
    I don't get the Pageant thing at all. A two or three year old would rather be playing. I think the Pageant thing is more about some unfilled need in the parent. I'm sure that as the child gets older and feeds off the adulation they begin to assimilate to it. Personally, I think that dressing a child up light a slutty teenager is abuse.

    This exactly.

    As dad I agree
  • Sinistrous
    Sinistrous Posts: 5,589 Member
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
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    Not that I'd wish anyone that, but.. If only trading places were allowed, y'know...

  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    mjoslin1990 wrote: »
    Just wondering if there are any moms out there that put their little ones in pageants? If so add me!

    My daughter is 14months, and she has done 2 pageants, but we love them! I make her outfits and she shows them off :)

    Figured I might stay active on here if I had something other then weight loss to talk about!


    (disclaimer, a lot of people I'm sure will have an "opinion" to state on here, say what you feel you must, but lets keep it drama free please)

    "we"
    Mkay.
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    Sinistrous wrote: »
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
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    Not that I'd wish anyone that, but.. If only trading places were allowed, y'know...

    That's just not right.
  • mjoslin1990
    mjoslin1990 Posts: 142 Member
    OdesAngel wrote: »
    mjoslin1990 wrote: »
    Just wondering if there are any moms out there that put their little ones in pageants? If so add me!

    My daughter is 14months, and she has done 2 pageants, but we love them! I make her outfits and she shows them off :)

    Figured I might stay active on here if I had something other then weight loss to talk about!


    (disclaimer, a lot of people I'm sure will have an "opinion" to state on here, say what you feel you must, but lets keep it drama free please)

    "we"
    Mkay.


    Yes "we" as in my daughter. My mean mugging, attention seeking 14 month old LOVES being on stage. She LOVES the spot light. If at any moment she didn't seem to like it I wouldn't continue to put her in them.


    Your opinion is definitely allowed to be expressed, but if you would like to stand up and tell me what MY daughter likes and doesn't like go for it, but it would be utterly asinine considering you know NOTHING about her.




    TheRoadDog wrote: »
    I don't get the Pageant thing at all. A two or three year old would rather be playing. I think the Pageant thing is more about some unfilled need in the parent. I'm sure that as the child gets older and feeds off the adulation they begin to assimilate to it. Personally, I think that dressing a child up light a slutty teenager is abuse.


    Thank goodness I don't dress my daughter up as a "slutty teenager" then. It's so funny that people like to speak out about subjects they very little about. What you see on tv is.... NEWS FLASH.... Made for (GASP) TV.

    All in point, What you see on tv is not what "pageants" are all about. I only viewed Toddlers in Tiaras AFTER I had already put my daughter in a pageant.

    Things are WAY different in the pageants we do, (usually pre-lims and natural)

    That's the end of my "defense," but thanks for the amusement!

  • chubby_checkers
    chubby_checkers Posts: 2,354 Member
    So did you just start this thread to cause drama? Because that's what your posts are saying. Sounds like something a pageant mom would do. :p (that was a joke)
  • lishie_rebooted
    lishie_rebooted Posts: 2,973 Member
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
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    I can't stop watching this...

    I know nothing really about pagents - I don't have cable.
    I've read a bit about the Miss America type ones and that's very clearly not what you're doing.

    Good luck to your daughter. I hope she at least wins money you can put away for college
  • mjoslin1990
    mjoslin1990 Posts: 142 Member
    chubby_checkers wrote: »
    So did you just start this thread to cause drama? Because that's what your posts are saying. Sounds like something a pageant mom would do. :p (that was a joke)


    I know it would seem that way... I should have thought it out a little more :blush: Oh well

    I actually was hoping to get some other moms, but I guess it totally backfired. If there was a way to delete I would. :neutral_face:
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    Considering that this is a site often geared towards body image and developing a healthy relationship with oneself, I'm baffled as to why you would think you would find a lot of support here for the pageantry of a 14 month old child. But, hey, it's not my kid.

    As 603 said, hopefully you will set aside the money so she can get an education.

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