Tough Stuff

Well the ugly side of pageantry has been rearing its head for us lately. We just cant catch a break! So many times it seems that pageants dont go our way, and thats okay, So many different things affect whether Bella wins or even places. Things like what the judges are looking for, what they have already seen, what kind of memory they have, how consistent they score. And thats just on the judges. I never know whether Bella is going to decide when its time to go onstage that she wants something to drink and may just decide to yell for juice the entire time or decides she wants me to hold her because she is tired of standing up. Sometimes she wants to do her pageant moves and make everyone laugh and other times she doesnt. I never know, and I never know what the judges are going to like. And that is more than okay with me. I try to keep Bella's pageant experiences positive, that does not mean winning every time. It means being happy and proud no matter what, and being a good sport and being happy for others when it is their day to shine.
For some reason, many parents do not feel this need to teach their kids proper sportsmanship these days. It seems they would much rather sulk and storm off stage then anonymously say the ugliest things they can think of about babies, parents, directors and judges. Im not sure what they expect to get out of this, maybe a rise out of me is their goal. Well, they sure are getting to me, I wont lie about that. The only thing worse than saying bad things about a baby is hiding behind a computer to do it. 
No matter what these people do though, theyre not going to keep us from doing something that we enjoy. I will teach my daughter to overcome the negative by focusing on the positive. Though many careless, negative people may say bad things about her, they are giving our friends and family the opportunity to stand up for us and show us that these people are wrong. Even though they may get to me, they are not dragging me down, they are only showing me what we have that they do not. I am so thankful to all of our Pageant Family who support Bella and I. We are truly blessed to have all of you in our lives.


Thanks for being great =)