whats wrong with parents this days?

I heard about the botox thing and was amazed on how she thought it was okay for her I believe it was 8 year old daughter to undergo the procedure. Personally I cannot understand where this is okay for any parent to think it is okay. At such a young age I don't understand why she would need bigger lips, oh my what an awful thought. I don't know maybe the parent wants to live through their child, it really does not make any sense. As for the pageants, that too is way too much, I can understand certain children pageants with completely everything natural, which means no make up, fake lashes and all the glitter. Somehow I cannot understand how glamorizing the children is something anyone needs to be doing. Make-up and botox in my mind sells s@x and why on earth would that be okay for young kids.

I heard about that as well and as a mother I think it's absolutely horrible! I can't believe that any mother would do that to her children and think that there's nothing wrong with it. These poor kids are going to grow up thinking that the most important thing in life is beauty and that if they aren't winning in a beauty pageant that they're second best or something. As a parent, that mother should be more concerned with her daughter's happiness and health rather than winning trophies.

I think what is worst about the botox thing is the ignormance of it. Botix is to stop wrinkles on the forehead. Something an 8 year old defiently will not need to be concerned with! There is also the side effects to be worried out. Who knows what stuff like that can do to a child's skin?

That mother who supposedly injected her daughter with botox has actually come out and said she lied about the whole thing. Apparently, she was paid $200 to do so. Of course, if she isn't lying about THAT, that is. I know what you mean though. Too many people care way too much about physical beauty. Which of course is fine to a point, I think. But it does cross a line where it becomes pretty sad when it becomes too much. Like that what you said about the child would rather be beautiful than smart. It's sad so many people are teaching their kids to be so shallow and who will grow up to become shallow teens and adults who will care much more about how someone looks. And even worse, will make fun of people they don't "approve" of. Hopefully it won't happen for most of these kids.

The mother of my children is one of these pageant moms through and through. One of the many reasons our relationship could not survive. I couldn't stand to battler her on her crazy ideas anymore. She wants to get my BOYS mind you, piercings, mowhawks, tattoos and enroll them in pageants like that. They are not only both BOYS but also very young. One is four and the other is six. It's disgusting. I am an advocate of self expression but I also feel like parents play a role in HOW children express themselves. Not to mention, these children have no real concept of "my looks influence the way people perceive me" Prejudice is not only alive and well, but also natural and necessary. I would rather do the best I can raising them and once I feel they have a complete sense of action and reaction, then they are free to go wild with the lifestyles. I am glad that woman lost that child. She is a sicko. Who knows what other kinds of abuse that child would suffer if she was forced to stay there.

Parents like that should be guided as well with people with wisdom. Doing those things to their children are not a good example to others. It may look good but not the character that may arise once the child grows up that way. Parents should be the first teacher of every child in everything. So sad that there are parents like that.Hopefully these parents will be awakened soon that they are the ones influencing their children to have a bad life ahead and be changed as early as now. Have a good day!

Yes I have read about this. I personally think it's discusting! Not only are these parents teaching their children that looks are more important than anything else. They are being robbed of their childhood. I have 3 daughters who I could never in a million years think of dressing them up to look like they are 30. I've seen some of those girls and they look like little mini adults with how well done they get. What's wrong with letting these children be kids. Climbing trees, swinging on swings and running around playing tag are some really awsome childhood games. I think that all of this in the long run will do more harm than good. You need to let kids be kids not off getting some fake tan and wearing 10 pounds of make-up!

Crazy! I know! I saw that on a news report here. It's unreal how far that mothers go who are into the whole pageant thing. When my daughter was very young, I thought it would be fun to enter a pageant and dress her in a beautiful dress, socialize with other mothers who had daughters...it was nothing like I thought. I was out of there very quick. There were mothers who had wigs, fake eye lashes, makeup..not a little either...and had their hired pageant consultants there going over with two year olds how they should curtsy, wave, and blow kisses. It was nuts. The mothers were mean and rude to each other too. It took me one time to realize it wasn't the pleasant social event that I imagined it to be. That has been a longtime ago..I can't imagine what an ugly thing it is now, but that little girl being given Botox injections gives us a window to see. Just terrible.

For me, there's only one reason. They want their children to be beautiful, so that they could be used to earn lots of money by their parents.

hi, actually i dont want to agree with that age will go under botox process just to make her face beautiful and to change there skin color,it should be done at the age of 30 above,this kind of mother or parents is not really good to her daughter.

It's almost as if some mothers see having children as a 'second bite of the cherry', and go all out to try and live out their dreams through their children. As for the mom and Botox, no doubt about it in my mind, that amounts to child abuse, I say it how I see it :)

I saw this news on TYRA show... I was really shocked...what kind of mother would do that? well, there's no illegal about that because the kid also like it for it makes her beautiful... its really disturbing when i heard the answer of the kid.." i would rather be beautiful than intelligent".. Thanks to Tyra that the kid realized that her answer was not good... and later on.. Tyra asked again the question to make sure that the kid answered the correct question..The kid's answer was "I'd rather be both..." Some parents would do everything just for their kid's.. But, please think a million times before doing something on them... You're the mom, you live longer than them so you're more experienced...It doesn't matter How they looks as long as they have a kind heart and respects others..

I think they always want that their child would be happy. They want to do that. But beauty is not like that . They think so but it's harmful for the child. It's create a wrong mentality in them