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Child Beauty Pageants

Toddler Pageants: Enchanting or Creepy?

Time to bust out the candy and popcorn... or is it?

Time to bust out the candy and popcorn... or is it? Toddlers and Tiaras is back for season two on TLC. While 43 percent said you would tune into the show's first season, how many of you will return for round two? Child beauty pageants are like a train wreck — it's near impossible to tear one's eyes away from the mama drama. One might be hard pressed to believe these competitions and lifestyles still exist in today's world, but thanks to reality television, viewers can sit back and soak up the painful hairdos, masked makeup, and helicopter moms. Tell me, do you find these types of toddler pageants enchanting or creepy? To check out the sneak peek from the season premiere read more

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Living Dolls

When I watched Little Miss Sunshine again over the weekend, I remembered why I loved the movie so much.

When I watched Little Miss Sunshine again over the weekend, I remembered why I loved the movie so much. The scene where Abigail Breslin boogied down the runway and unintentionally made a mockery of the pageantry process, left me in stitches.

But, it also reminded of the people who take pageants seriously and put their hearts, time and money into making sure their daughters get crowned. This clip is from the HBO Living Dolls documentary about a real-life pageant mom and daughter.

Do you think the parents in these clips are just sincere, nurturing moms or fame seeking stage mothers? There's more video after the jump so read more