Toddlers and Tiaras

I have recorded Toddlers and Tiaras a couple of times just to see what it is like. OH! MY! GOODNESS! People never cease to amaze me.

Here are a couple of examples:

The mother of a three-year-old is getting the little girl ready to compete. (However, because of where her birthday falls, she is able to compete with the two-year-olds, which the mom thinks will give her an advantage.) The dad really isn't in to all of this until he sees how beautiful his little girl is with false eye lashes. The mom thinks this makes her look so beautiful that she may just have her wear them all the time. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? Apparently, some of their church friends are questioning the wisdom of this. But the mom assures everyone she just wants her little girl to have enough self-confidence to be able to tell anyone she meets about Jesus. And to prove she is serious, she has the little girl sing Jesus Loves Me. (That made me feel better about the whole situation.)

A little seven-year-old lost her front teeth just before the competition. (I think seven is about the age children are losing their teeth.) HORRORS! That will just ruin everything. How beautiful can a child be with her front teeth missing?  So, the mother has a flipper made. Fortunately, it came just in the nick of time for the competition. It was a little lose and the child had a hard time keeping it in place, but she persevered and made the best of it, with her mother's constant reminders of how she must do this if she wants to win.

The sad part about all of this is that most of the time the little girls aren't really in to all that's going on. Most of them like the dressing up and being on stage, but get very tired and cranky before it's over. (Who wouldn't? I get tired and cranky just watching.) I'm thinking; have some little girls and their moms over for a play day. Let them play dress-up with your high heels and old clothes. I promise they will love it, and you won't have to get mad at the other moms when your little girl doesn't win. (Plus, think of the money you will save.)

Oops, I forgot, how would they ever learn to tell anyone about Jesus? PLEASE!