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The Insidious Effects of Child & Teen Pageants

Permanent Linkby KSalem on Wed May 24, 2017 9:56 am

Before I was old enough to refuse, my mother enrolled me in child beauty pageants. I'm quite good at analysing situations, but I honestly do not know why my mother decided this life for me. She never revealed much of her past to me.

I was a poor student at school and I was abused at home. I didn't have any self-esteem as a child generally. All I had were these pageants. So when I was indeed old enough to decline participating in these pageants, I didn't. It was the only activity where I felt I excelled.

Your looks become everything. My mum had an eating disorder and she passed it onto me by instilling in me her own bad habits, but I think, even if she didn't have an eating disorder, I would have developed one by participating in these pageants.

I felt I was an object after a while. I felt no personality, no skills, nothing. All I had was my body. When you have absolutely nothing to hang your hat on, pageants are a very dangerous idea.

I don't think they're entirely evil. I think if a girl has success in school, success in other hobbies like ballet or art, then pageants can be just one part of many things she does.

However, it is so risky emotionally, and requires such delicate and consistent parenting, I don't believe it's worth the risk for most people.

K

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