JonBenet: A Commentary

[Jdarg]

I agree that the Ramseys did not deserve to lose a child- nobody does. I guess I am super-sensitive about this because I have a little blond blue eyed daughter. Who loves Barbie, cheerleading, "belly" shirts, and makeup (thanks to most toys marketed to little girls). She also like getting dirty, animals (furry and slimy), and would be happy if her hair went uncombed for a week. It is my job to make sure she gravitates to the getting dirty/animal part so that she can have a childhood. It is also my job to make sure that she doesn't burn out her little body or mind at a young age from "over sporting" or being exposed to too much competition, whether looks, academics, or sports, at too young of an age. And in my opinion, elementary school just may be too young for the intensity of so many programs that kids are involved in these days.

Speaking of gymnastics- Kate is in a little fun tumbling class now, and one of the teachers said that she is coordinated and should be in the advanced 4-6 year old gymnastics class. Please. She is 4. But 3 other mothers started salivating and jumped on the chance to feed their own egos (and their Olympic dream) and put their girls in the advanced class. Suckers. I think alot of what kids do these days is to fulfill wishes and dreams of their parents. As for us, I think it may be time to teach her tennis or some other "life sport"- something she can do as an adult, since gymnastics and beauty pageants probably won't be happening for her when she is 40!

I do think that when Patsy Ramsey was growing up, the pageant culture was totally different than now. They didn't have to worry about perverts stalking little girls on the Internet, etc.

 

[TooFarTampa]

jdarg :clap_1: I want MY little Kate to be raised just like yours.

 

[Jdarg]

jdarg :clap_1: I want MY little Kate to be raised just like yours.

No you really don't. Unless you want her to be the burp/toot champion of her class AND her older brother's friends. We aren't girly girls around here by a long shot!

 

[Miss Kitty]

I hear you jdarg. We still talk around here about the number of agents that would stop Sara and ask her to model for them. The best one was in the Home Depot. Sketched me out, but when we checked the business cards, they were legit. I have no stage mom blood in me, but so many fall in that trap thinking it is a compliment to them as much as to their child.

 

[TooFarTampa]

No you really don't. Unless you want her to be the burp/toot champion of her class AND her older brother's friends. We aren't girly girls around here by a long shot!

I don't like it I love it. Mine will not be allowed to have anything that says "princess" on it. :roll: :nono1:

 

[Cil]

heh
I'd be less worried about a Princess label than I would Porn Star.
Shock value these days makes the bra-less 70's look like goody two-shoes.

 

[TooFarTampa]

heh
I'd be less worried about a Princess label than I would Porn Star.
Shock value these days makes the bra-less 70's look like goody two-shoes.

See, I just don't think it's a very big leap from one to the other. There's too much emphasis on looks in this society. Parents don't need to add to that -- they need to be providing other things instead -- but I see them do it all the time. It's worrisome.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Good commentary 30gAy. Do you think that now that jonbenet's killer is caught, that we will pull out of Iraq, capture or forgive Bin Laden, build some autos which run on renuable fuel sources, and stop the green house gases from destroying the ozone layer, which in turn means no more Hurricanes? I think you may be on to something here.

Oh, I just remembered, we already forgot about Bin Laden. It was Iraq who crashed those planes, right?

BTW, whatever became of the girl who is still missing from, was it Bermuda? She was the other story of the last 10 years.

 

[Teresa]

See, I just don't think it's a very big leap from one to the other. There's too much emphasis on looks in this society. Parents don't need to add to that -- they need to be providing other things instead -- but I see them do it all the time. It's worrisome.

so TRUE...

heh
I'd be less worried about a Princess label than I would Porn Star.
Shock value these days makes the bra-less 70's look like goody two-shoes.

also so TRUE...

(practicing my multi-quoting skill)

 

[Bob]

I agree that the Ramseys did not deserve to lose a child- nobody does. I guess I am super-sensitive about this because I have a little blond blue eyed daughter. Who loves Barbie, cheerleading, "belly" shirts, and makeup (thanks to most toys marketed to little girls). She also like getting dirty, animals (furry and slimy), and would be happy if her hair went uncombed for a week. It is my job to make sure she gravitates to the getting dirty/animal part so that she can have a childhood. It is also my job to make sure that she doesn't burn out her little body or mind at a young age from "over sporting" or being exposed to too much competition, whether looks, academics, or sports, at too young of an age. And in my opinion, elementary school just may be too young for the intensity of so many programs that kids are involved in these days.

Speaking of gymnastics- Kate is in a little fun tumbling class now, and one of the teachers said that she is coordinated and should be in the advanced 4-6 year old gymnastics class. Please. She is 4. But 3 other mothers started salivating and jumped on the chance to feed their own egos (and their Olympic dream) and put their girls in the advanced class. Suckers. I think alot of what kids do these days is to fulfill wishes and dreams of their parents. As for us, I think it may be time to teach her tennis or some other "life sport"- something she can do as an adult, since gymnastics and beauty pageants probably won't be happening for her when she is 40!

I do think that when Patsy Ramsey was growing up, the pageant culture was totally different than now. They didn't have to worry about perverts stalking little girls on the Internet, etc.

I see your point there. My daughters are teenagers now.