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To All The BASHERS & GNASHERS on this Board

Author:
A Real Mom, & Director

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Date Posted: 06:48:32 01/15/02 Tue
Author Host/IP: 152.163.205.64

What would we do if there was no internet? How many of us would still do
pageants? put our kids in pageants? Love being pageant moms? What would we do
if the friends we cherished were not rumored to be bashing our children
because of a pageant win, if there were no internet to leave horrible
messages? Would we love our kids the same? Or be just as proud if the crown
was in the trophy case for family and friends to see and be so proud of our
little ones? Or would it just not be the same if their face was not on a big
HUGE banner all over the voy boards? What would we do with all the time we
waste yacking and bragging and even sometimes bashing on the egroups all day?
How owuld we sell our old pageant clothes if there was no Ebay or yahoo or
Lil' Miss ya-da-yad consignment site?
What would we do if we spent more time out on the town and less time in
Geocities?
As directors how would we get contestants if we couldn't offer free guestbook
drawings nd photo contest to win fees off, WIN being the operative word?
WOuld we have to just do a great local pageant and hope the word spreads
because we actually have more time to shower our Royalty and make them feel
special? Choose the overall best contestant, not the one who will draw bigger
names?
Just wondering what we all would do if even for one day there was no
internet, no egroups, no message boards and guestbooks no BIG OL' BANNERS.
Would we still be pageant friends? WOuld we wish each other good luck and
mean it? Would we cheer the loudest for each other's kids like we used to
before the boards and all the websites? I don't know, but for one night, I'm
going to find out. My 2 year old just asked me to hold her, like a baby and
put her in a blanky. I'm going to do it because in March she will be 3 and
already she does not want me to kiss her in front of her friends. Just tired
of reading all the bashing and fussing and of course of being bashed. So for
tonight I am going to remember what it was like before. WHen I was a kid,
when I did pageants way back in the 90s, lol. When friends were friends, and
I can't recall any big names and all the dresses for kids were off the rack
and not more than 100 bucks.
Good night ladies, see ya tomorrow
Lisa mom to Trinity Faith Lover of pageantry at its best!

Platinum Beauties & Beaus
$1.00 Photo Contest is taking January entries!
and while you're on our site please
*Vote for your favorite Dream Queen 2001*
&
Also, join us at our Southern Regionals 2002

IMPERIAL PALACE CASINO
January 26, 2002
(Deadline January 22, 2002 to enter)
Biloxi, MS
Crowning Achievements
will be available for hair & makeup
Due to the Holidays: Crowning Achievements is making a SPECIAL exception for
PLATINUM BEAUTIES
Contestants desiring Hair & Make Up but please book a.s.a.p.

Click link below to visit our
Platinum Beauties & Beaus
Pageants Official Website

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[> Subject: Oh you are so right! I'm personally sick of reading about all this bashing on here and all the meaness that these free boards inspire.

Author:
Julie
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Date Posted: 07:30:08 01/15/02 Tue
Author Host/IP: 152.163.205.64

>What would we do if there was no internet? How many of
>us would still do
>pageants? put our kids in pageants? Love being pageant
>moms? What would we do
>if the friends we cherished were not rumored to be
>bashing our children
>because of a pageant win, if there were no internet to
>leave horrible
>messages? Would we love our kids the same? Or be just
>as proud if the crown
>was in the trophy case for family and friends to see
>and be so proud of our
>little ones? Or would it just not be the same if their
>face was not on a big
>HUGE banner all over the voy boards? What would we do
>with all the time we
>waste yacking and bragging and even sometimes bashing
>on the egroups all day?
>How owuld we sell our old pageant clothes if there was
>no Ebay or yahoo or
>Lil' Miss ya-da-yad consignment site?
>What would we do if we spent more time out on the town
>and less time in
>Geocities?
>As directors how would we get contestants if we
>couldn't offer free guestbook
>drawings nd photo contest to win fees off, WIN being
>the operative word?
>WOuld we have to just do a great local pageant and
>hope the word spreads
>because we actually have more time to shower our
>Royalty and make them feel
>special? Choose the overall best contestant, not the
>one who will draw bigger
>names?
>Just wondering what we all would do if even for one
>day there was no
>internet, no egroups, no message boards and guestbooks
>no BIG OL' BANNERS.
>Would we still be pageant friends? WOuld we wish each
>other good luck and
>mean it? Would we cheer the loudest for each other's
>kids like we used to
>before the boards and all the websites? I don't know,
>but for one night, I'm
>going to find out. My 2 year old just asked me to hold
>her, like a baby and
>put her in a blanky. I'm going to do it because in
>March she will be 3 and
>already she does not want me to kiss her in front of
>her friends. Just tired
>of reading all the bashing and fussing and of course
>of being bashed. So for
>tonight I am going to remember what it was like
>before. WHen I was a kid,
>when I did pageants way back in the 90s, lol. When
>friends were friends, and
>I can't recall any big names and all the dresses for
>kids were off the rack
>and not more than 100 bucks.
>Good night ladies, see ya tomorrow
>Lisa mom to Trinity Faith Lover of pageantry at its
>best!
>
>Platinum Beauties & Beaus
>$1.00 Photo Contest is taking January entries!
>and while you're on our site please
>*Vote for your favorite Dream Queen 2001*
>&
>Also, join us at our Southern Regionals 2002
>
>IMPERIAL PALACE CASINO
>January 26, 2002
>(Deadline January 22, 2002 to enter)
>Biloxi, MS
>Crowning Achievements
>will be available for hair & makeup
>Due to the Holidays: Crowning Achievements is making a
>SPECIAL exception for
>PLATINUM BEAUTIES
>Contestants desiring Hair & Make Up but please book
>a.s.a.p.
>
>Click link below to visit our
>Platinum Beauties & Beaus
>Pageants Official Website

[> Subject: a bit too easy

Author:
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Date Posted: 15:40:13 01/17/02 Thu
Author Host/IP: 152.163.213.198

I agree with your post about the bashing, but you are a pageant director with a website, photo contest, and a banner-maker... so who are you kidding ?? The Internet is not to blame for bashing, bashing existed in pageantry just like in any other activity, it just wasnt that obvious. The Internet is not responsible for $1200 dresses and $300 H/M artists that, by the way, YOU advertise for. The persons responsible for the "new pageantry" are the pageant directors. They are the ones who charge $700 entry fees, allow COI and get judges that expect a 12 month old child to have shoulder-length curls. It's a bit too easy to blame everything on the Net. We made our bed and now we lie in it.