Barbara
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Barbara said:No, they're not pretty much the same. Yes, it is the same when one takes their child to the activities of their choice.
It's quite different in the levels they take it to
Soccer mom = okay
Soccer mom who browbeats their child after losing = NOT okay
Little league dad = okay
Little league dad who gets into fistfights with other parents and umpires = NOT okay
Cheerleader parent = okay
Cheerleader parent who murders the mother of a cheerleading competitor = NOT okay
Pageant mom = okay
Pageant mom who bleaches the hair of a 6 year old, spends thousands of dollars on showgirl costumes, dance and singing lessons, denies it's more than a "few Sunday afternoons", worries about a photo shoot when their child has chicken pox marks on her face, etc., etc. = NOT okay
So there are, in fact, differences and they are all not alike or the same at all.
For the record: I never felt the pageants had anything to do with the murder, but always wondered why Patsy played it down. Pageants for children are not something I find acceptable on those levels, but I never held that against the Ramseys when discussing this murder.
But once again, Patsy's denial of the importance of the pageants in their life sent my suspicions soaring as she showed herself to be a liar. One then wonders what else she lied/s about.
Arielle,
As per my post earlier in the discussion, it's not the activity that is the problem for most of us; like all sports, ballet, dance, piano, and even schoolwork, it's the level that the parents take it to. After a certain level, it is no longer an activity for the children; it becomes the focus for the PARENTS and then harmful for the children.