I've never seen the show, but I think they are disgusting and much more about the mom's trying to live their twisted dreams of physical beauty through their poor children than about doing anything that would benefit the child. I almost think they are a form of child abuse.

You asked what we thought! hahahaha

I fell asleep during the second show last night and wondered if the favoured twin won, but I see from your post that she didn't even compete. I felt sorry for the other twin. What surprised me was that the mother thought that she was all that but I couldn't get past her teeth.

But entering a newborn baby is just ridiculous, and I hope that woman never has a little girl like she hopes.

But gosh, did you see the trophies that they win??? And the cost of the dresses - $2,500. I realize that it's to each his own, but I can't help but feeling that some of the young contestants will not take defeat gracefully later in life.

It IS child abuse.

I agree - abuse.

Nope. I don't have a high tolerance for that stuff. I don't even like what I call photo-op mommies. You know that ones that only have perfectly posed pics of their kids. This is Tiffany figure skating, this is Tiffany at her ballet recital, in her new dress,in her cheerleader outfit and so on. This is Melvin at baseball, this is Melvin at karate, this is Melvin at the Science Fair. You never see the kids just being kids with dirt on their faces having fun.

Melvin and Tiffany are made up names for this post so nobody get their panties in a twist please.

I think it is purely disgusting. Why can't they just let kids be kids instead of dressing them up to be Prima Donna's. I call it child abuse too.

We didn't watch last night, but my 5 yo loves that show. We let her watch about two shows and decided it was giving her too many ideas. She wanted to dye her hair red and buy a pagent dress. She started getting into my makeup again. We don't want her to grow up thinking the behavior on that show is normal.

I don't think the mothers on that show realize they are being ridiculed. These mothers are living vicariously through there kids. The mom wasn't pretty enough or something and so they are 'correcting' the problem through their kids. It's sad.

What channel is that show on?

Margad, it is on TLC. There was another little girl on there about 3-4 yrs old. An only child, and her mother treated her like she was some kind of royalty. This little girl will probably grow up feeling entitled. Her room looked like some kind of shrine for a baby diva. The values these kids learn from doing these pageants, especially the ones where they use hair pieces, makeup, exorbitant priced clothes fake teeth and moves more like burlesque dancers, I think screw them up, in my opinion. There are some pageants that the kids are kept natural. Maybe, these teach poise and some self esteem. I don't know, i just think kids should be left to be kids. Dottie

IMHO it is nothing than a different form of child porn.

Sick sick sick

Helen

I watched last night and last season. Most of the shows end up showing us how awful the parents are.
Last night the lady with the twins OMG if she watches this and continues to do pageants she has a problem-the difference she made in these two girls was so blatant and terrible-she ordered one new dress, but it was for her favorite, the other little girl went on stage with a dress that was torn because her mother forgot to fix it.
Not only that but it showed the husband taking the favorite out of the contest-or so we thought-she still ending up getting second runner up-that would not be possible if she didn't complete all 3 catagories-or I wouldn't think.

"You never see the kids just being kids with dirt on their faces having fun."

In most cases, those kids aren't allowed to be just kids. I know one mother of a young elementary school child who's a "photo-op mom". Her daughter has been in a few print ads and commercials and I can tell you that when it comes time for school pictures, this mother goes to the school about an hour before pictures to do her daughter's hair and make-up and actually stays with her to direct the photographer on how she wants her daughter's photo staged. Good grief! Get a frickin' life....oh, I'm sorry, that is her life.

It's funny, because I have 4 1/2 year old DD and a 15 month old DD. No way would either of them let me fix their hair or dress them up like that, let alone put on makeup. They would probably last 3 seconds before they would take it off and run away. I have to fight to brush their hair in the morning. I can't envision airbrushing makeup and all that stuff. Plus can you imagine what those "pageant dresses" cost?

It usually brings back bad Jon Benet Ramsey memories!

My first thought when I saw the advertisement for it was to think, "Boy! This is just the stuff for child predators!" (UGH!)

I never saw the show but as a twin, my comments would be unprintable.

I saw it the other day; it's mind boggling but seems popular. The little blonde single child looked like a mini adult, it was scary.

I didn't see the program but did see a clip on one of the entertainment news programs. Did the mother of the twins really say that her favored twin looked more like her? That woman could eat corn through a picket fence. Sorry, I didn't see the resemblance. Doesn't she realize the comments she's making about her "ugly duckling" daughter will be available for her to see for years to come? That poor little girl will grow up hating her mother if she doesn't already.

I didn't see the show but did see the ads for it..that was more than enough for me. I just wonder if anyone else feels that the channel "TLC" is loosing it's focus. It used to be known for "the learning channel" you could go there and watch interesting programs etc. and even learn something...now I know more and more people are referring to it as "TLC - the loosers channel". There really isn't much worthwhile on it anymore....it is all about shock TV now.

I watched half an episode and it was just too nauseating. Switched channels.

Who are these moms kidding (no pun intended). These kiddie pageants are for the moms with no life of their own.

I agree - it is abuse.

Oh gosh Pris, you made me laugh to tears.

I think if started at a young age it will give them the confidence that they will need in the real world. But the parents have to be very careful when placing to much emphasis on beauty and winning as in this case. I have a niece who entered her daughter at a very young age. The child had been born with a very bad defect, have forgotten what they call it, the lip was split, she had no skin on the roof of her mouth, etc.. The child grew up with confidence and not hung up on her scarred lip.

" That poor little girl will grow up hating her mother if she doesn't already."
I disagree... more likely she will end up hating herself. Which is much much worse.

I've never seen these shows, but I do have a question, and I'm not trying to be snarky, but if you find the whole thing so disgusting, why are you watching it? why give them more viewers, more exposure and keep thme on tv?

Good question.