No, I think this is beyond ridiculous. Little kids (infants) deserve to have a life of a kid, not a grown up. Why start their adulthood early? They look like grown woman, with tiny little bodies. Full head of stylized hair with a caked on full face of makeup, learning how to stand properly as well as walk correctly, should be no concern of an infant. Rather than wondering and hoping if they'll be the next "beauty Queen" in the next upcoming pageant, they should be worrying about how to read and write, play with toys etc. I can not understand why parents would ruin their child's childhood by putting them through pageants and hoping to win, if not, the kid is sad and feels like it's the end of the world. Kid should never have to feel like this at such a young age! Stealing away their childhood will only bring them pain, when all they can remember when their older is all the flashing lights, and the questions being asked by the judges, rather than which boy kissed you on the cheek, or the tree fort that dad helped you build in the back yard. I feel like the parents take over their child's life by making them dress/act/look like adults and overall I feel like the children are learning the wrong message. They are learning that all they have to do in life is look pretty and everything will be handed to them. Learning this a such a young age will keep the child's mind stubborn to learn anything outside of the box, aka the pageant world.
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