But these kids and so many others are being robbed of this critical developmental leap. They are not much more than a reflection of their masters/mistresses’ warped version of “success”. They are empty on the inside having been made to believe that it’s only what’s on the outside that matters.

I try to walk through this world on the path of “to each his own”, but these kids are walking a path not of their own making and the adults responsible (including the “artist” whose current livelihood depends upon this perversion of childhood) are in it to meet their own skewed needs. To them, I say, shame on you to take the life of a child.

Before you throw stones true beleiver, remember that creative people ride the zeitgeist; for a bunch of people to be exploring the same avenues at once is the norm, not the rip off. And frankly, the more publicity this pageant business gets, the better! The documentaries are the truly enlightening format, we see all the three hundred pound pageant mothers tensing up and going crazy!