Earlier today I was watching Toddlers & Tiaras, a show on abc family. It is a show about a lot of little girls that dress up, get spray tans, painted or fake nails and wear an extreme amount of make-up. Most of the girls they showed seemed to be already self-centered and proud of their "assets." I can't imagine what they will grow up to be and how they will behave. The thing I noticed was that the mothers seemed to want their daughters to win more than their daughters themselves.
I guess I can't really make this assumption without actually meeting the people in person, but I just thought the kids did not really want to be in it. At the beginning of the show, it introduced the names, and lifestyles of each of the girls that were going to be competing. Some seemed like alright girls, and some seemed very snobby. One of the girls, who ironically won the most pageants, refused to practice with her mother. She threw tantrums any time her mother asked her to stop jumping on her trampoline to go and help with some detail on the upcoming pageant. Other girls reluctantly practiced their walks, and smiles, and turns with their mothers.
I was surprised how many of the girls did not like getting ready and glamorous but were fawning over themselves when it was all done. The snobby girl I mentioned earlier was crying the whole time they were getting her ready for the pageant and yelling at the stylist. She also threw a fit when she needed to get a spray tan and her nails done. Of course this girl had the most doll-like qualities when they were all done.
Unfortunately I did not continue watching the episode because as soon as the actual pageant came on and the girls started doing their routines and walks across the stage I realized I was kind of tired of watching the screaming girls and obsessive mothers. I think I must comment on how addictive the beginning of the show was. I was in a trance watching it, although it was more of an "Is this really happening?" thought process going on in my head.
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