Super Shallow Mother?

I think that the woman who did this has very serious issues. How old was this daughter of hers? Anyway to spend that much money on something so terrible. How is this girl suppose to have a good sel-esteemif her own mother tells her different. I think that if the girl didnt want to do it and the mom actually forced her something could have been done. But then again what's done is done. I think that some people are too worried about what other people think and what they say. Maybe the mother is one of those people that care that much about what people will say about the daughter's pictures. Personally I think that the lady is Coo-Koo!! But hey that is the way things are in this @$%*& up world.

Oh, that's horrible! I know there are probably a lot of girls who would LIKE to have their mother's pay for a spray-on tan, but if the girl was actually opposed to it? Why bother? It's not like Lindsay Lohan (little Miss I'm in Rehab for the second time in my short life) is such a role model?

oh man if i had half that amound of money i would be happy! i wouldnt say she was shallow so much as to say she has way more money than brains!

I read alot about this type of thing going on, somebody wanting to look like sombody else. Well get over it. You are not whoever you are trying to look like. Where is the father in this matter does he have any sayso in this matter or is he a whimp, afraid to say anything or is he just as shallow minded as the mother?

Sheeesh!!! What does that mother want to do with her daughter? Turn her into a laughing stock? That is so shallow! People like that should not have that much money. Maybe stupidity should be put to law. Let's just hope that their relatives are a bit gifted on the brain.

It was wrong on so many levels. It wasn't just a spray tan, she paid for a UV tan with a spray tan. Most states have laws that prohibit children under 14 from using tanning beds but California hasn't passed that bill yet. They went in just to get a spray tan and the manager sold the mom on a uv tan and spray tan and about $500 worth of lotions and other stuff that wasn't needed.

That is sad really. I would never make a child use tanning spray because her skin is fair. This sounds like the mother is trying to make her child into something she doesn't want to be and at a young age.

This is sad that a child would make her child feel that she was somehow not good enough , that she didn't look good enough to get pictures done unless you dished out this kind of money . She is trying to teach her child that what one looks like and what money can buy is more important then who one is and what they are like . How sad to think that a mother would do this to her own child especially when the child herself did not want it done . That was a huge waste of money and no matter how you look at it , must have made the child feel that somehow she was inadequate and not good enough for her mother to have to spend this kind of money on her just to get her school pictures done . This could have serious side effects on a child's self esteem for the future .

Umm....$1300 for a spray tan? For that price are you sure it wasn't a spray tan administered BY Lindsey Lohan? It would be cheaper to actually go on a vacation and get a tan that way...not to mention the added benefit of being away from that mother.

Its sad to hear about a mother who only cares about appearances. This child doesn't deserve to be treated this way. Let the child grow up naturally. If when the child becomes an adult she doesn't like something about her looks then she can do something about it. A parent shouldn't encourage their child to do things like this. If the child was to pale in last years photo then it must mean she isn't spending enough time outside to get a natural tan. Instead of wasting money having a tan sprayed onto the child she should spend the money to have fun items put in to their yard for the child to have something to do outside.

I saw that show too and was just astounded. Besides the fact that it was $1,300, what child that age needs a tan for Catholic School photos? It just goes to show you how warped our society is sometimes and to hold Lindsey Lohan up as a role model is even more frightening.

Poor baby. But we are all a product of our parents likes and dislikes. Our mom thought it was cute to dress us all alike. My older sister and my twin sister and I. We wore matching outfits on picture day, boy did we get teased. Mom also would putcher out hair and cut it so short and uneven. I believe she did it out of spite. She knew we did not like it and would get teased for it. We had the ugligest school pictures growing up I do not even have any of them. I do not agree with a mother who makes her kid get a spray on tan, I feel it is a waste of good money.

It is sad how so many mother's push these superficial tendencies on to their daughters like this. It's no wonder there are so many run-away's, girls with eating disorders and things like that. These poor girls can't handle the pressure!

That's nutz! Who the Heck has 1300.00 to blow on a tan that will flake off in about 2 days!!! How ridiculous...just to look like Lindsey Lohan? Dont get me wron, Im totally into my kid looking good and all, but Im talking about combing his hair, making sure he's bathed, and that he's not wearing any trashy looking clothes. This girl was in High School I presume? Shallow is the operative word here.

i think this is horrible, it does make me think we should limit what sort of people should have children. What sort of message is it giving to the child? blessed be

See, I would love to see Social Services step in. If the child didn't want to do it, then it was abuse in my opinion. What a sick mother. So she is more interested in the child's outward appearance than the values she teaches? Pathetic. Just pathetic. Just what I want, to teach my daugheter to emmulate the likes of Lindsey Lohan!!!?!??!

i know that it is incredible rozie, but there are freaks everywhere. As you said, i hope that the girl doesn't end up being as disturbed as her mom.

First of all, where the heck did she take her?? Even celebrities don't pay that much to have it done. We can only hope this poor child will stumble across a possitive influence in her life to make her aware of her mother's shallowness. That is crazy!

I agree. This is ridiculous and sets a terrible example. What message does this send to the child? Not only does it send the message that money has no value, but it telling her that she is not good enough without these changes. I would certainly agree with your thoughts.

Poor girl, the kid did not even have a chance to refuse. For heaven sake, S$1300 to spray tan on her skin.