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faceless · admin Joined: 25 Apr 2006

Mummy's little Lolita:
The 11-year-old girl whose beauty treatments cost £300 a month to make her look like Barbie
By Jenny Johnston
05th July 2008

She wore her first set of false eyelashes at eight, and her beauty treatments cost £300 a month. A sick abuse of an 11-year-old? 'No', insists Sasha's mother, 'I just want her to be famous...'

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I think the line where the mother mentions the idea of looking back on old photos and not liking what she saw is the most significant line in the story... I just hope that girl doesn't live to regret her mother's insecurity.

Aja · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:14 am Post subject:

Grrrrrr. I hate that shite ...... last week Abbi and kira had to dress up for there dance recital .....End of dance class show to U brits .....The kids have to have there hair back and false ponytails and so much make up ........They all have to look the same from 3 to 18.....I think its disgusting ........all Abbi and Kira wanted to do after show was get the shite outta there heads .....I really hope Anissa sees the light .......Its disgusting .....

I do have pics .......but I would never ever post that shite .......It hurt me to see my babies like that .....

eefanincan · Admin Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: Canada

I used to see this kind of thing all the time when I worked in pediatrics --- and the majority of it is the kids picking up on their parents wishes. I do remember one little girl though - she was in the minority--- she used to love to wear dresses with bows and hats and pretty socks and shoes --- a little over the top, but it was nice to see a little girl look like a little girl and not some miniature barbie doll.

luke · Joined: 11 Feb 2007 Location: by the sea

Skylace · Admin Joined: 29 Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Dressing up is fine. That's normal. But adults trying to turn them into mini adults, that is something seriously wrong and just like Aja, it makes me sick.
Beauty contests for babies, tods and children. What on earth are we teaching them?
If anything when I look at the pictures of myself with those terrible braces, thick glasses and that terrible perm I can look in the mirror now and go "You've come a long way gorgeous!"
Hopefully this young girl and the others who are subjected to this idea of beauty don't get in a terrible accident that scars them, I don't think their mother's would be much help.