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Date Posted: Thursday, April 13, 07:21:11am
Author: pm
Subject: Food for Thought

PAGEANT COACHING
1. It does'nt REALLY matter who you go to as long as you go to one of the top teachers. They are all pretty good in their own ways.
However, what DOES matter is:
How you leave a coach. When you leave and most do, always leave the door open and make sure your coach knows what you are doing (never lie to her). Even if she gets mad, you can still sleep at night knowing you left the right way and with self respect. As long as you do the right thing... that's all that really matters. How SHE handles it is her business not yours. The beauty of this is, even if you have messed up in the past, you can know better in the future and not let it happen again.

2. Don't be afraid to go up to other coaches at pageants. There is no reason not too. Find a good time, and you can just go up and say hello... my name is ____ and my daughter is ___. We go to ___ but think you are really good too. Keep up the good work & good luck this weekend. You may have to set yourself aside from a negative group, but isn't this YOUR daughters childhood memories? Make them the best you can. There is no room for adult pettyness in a child's life.

PICTURES.
Go to the best. Bite the bullett and pay the cash for good pics. Don't get stuck with the same photographer everytime. Variety is always key, so to have a couple of photographers is a good thing. Also be upfront with them, let them know that you will be making the rounds with only the best and they are one of them.

PAGEANT DIRECTORS.
1. Always say thank-you after a pageant. There are HOURS of work that you will never even know they did for you.

2. Wait 5 days before you complain to a director. After 5 days you must really have a problem. Sometimes we can let our hot heads make real donkeys of ourselves when we react in the moment.

3. Always ask a director BEFORE they pageant what they are looking for in their royality. Don't be afraid to ask her how she will be instructing her judges. You have the right to know exactly what she tells her judges to look for and most directors welcome these questions.

JUDGES.
Again... always say thank-you to each of them. They usually are only following the pageants directions when choosing their winners. The opinion on paper may not always be who they would have choosen on their own, but they had to follow instructions from the director and I'm sure they do the best they can.

CLOTHES.
Keep up with the times and even a step ahead. Fit/fashion/coloring is very important. Home made stuff ususally looks "home made" so stay away, unless you are VERY talented.

PAGEANT FRIENDS.
Pageant friends are mainly for your daughters. Be the mom and support her and her friends. Not to say that there haven't been some very good friendships with parents too. There have been. But, you must remember that this is a very competitive situation and things can get blown way out or turn petty anytime our children are involved. Not always but just something to be aware of. A nice friendly approach to everyone is what I have noticed to take the test of time.

I hope I have not offended anyone.
Experienced Pageant Mom.

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