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Originally Posted by BetteDavisEyes
Last night's episode wasn't as bad as some of the other ones in regards to insane & crazy pageant parents. Something that keeps bugging me is when parents compare their pageant kids to each other b/c there is always one that they claim is way cuter, smarter, better than the other and in the case of last night's sisters, the older one was aware that her mom was certain the younger sister was going to win Grand Supreme & she would maybe get a recognition award. Why do parents do this? Some episodes back, there was the mom who was certain her bi-racial son was the CUTEST thing to walk this planet & her blonde haired, blue eyed daughter was average. WTF is wrong with these parents?
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Although we never did pageants, my mother was notorious for comparing her kids. I was not only compared to my siblings but also to my cousins. I grew up knowing I was never pretty enough, popular enough or smart enough for my mother. Wish these parents could look into a magic ball and see how much it permanently affects a child when you are always comparing them to each other rather than relishing in what your child has accomplished on their own.
DaffyKD