Toddlers and Tiara's

Ok, this weekend my mother and I were flipping through tv channels looking for something to watch and we came across a show on TLC (I believe that was the channel) titled Toddlers and Tiara's. Since my daughter is 3 I thought this would be something cute to watch, little girls wearing fancy dresses and shoes, with cute little pig tails in their hair. Wow, was I in for a surprise, lets say fancy dresses and shoes was about all I had right.
I have to admit I did not watch the whole episode, I turned it off because I felt like it was just not right. Now, I do not have a problem with beauty contests, especially if a person is old enough to make the choice to participate or not. I also do not object to things such as cute baby contests. What I do object to is the glamorization of small children.
In the episode it was not just cute clothes and perfect hair, things went to the extreme. Parents were putting wigs, fake fingernails, makeup, teeth covers and of all things, fake eyelashes on children as young as 3 years old. These children competed in categories such as beauty, talent and even swimsuit. Yup, a swimsuit competition for 3year old. I cannot believe that parents actually put their small children through this stuff, and that someone actually thought to make a tv show about it.

A hard case of writers block.

Have you ever been so tired you can just not think? That is me today, I am just not feeling this. Normally I have some sort of idea for my blog in mind, and if I don't something on Yahoo's homepage usually gets my attention and brain in thinking mode. Even checking for prompts on thoughts for a blog is getting nothing.
I am chalking this up to a very long weekend. A lot of running around, playing, cleaning, homework (I have a 4 credit online class that runs for only 7 weeks online and it is killing me, I have never had this much for a class ever!), and of course learning to cook empanadas for my experience essay. I am tired, I have a headache and just want to go to bed, which I almost did but thankfully the other day I set a reminder on my phone to do my blog, must have been fate.
As I am sitting here, trying to come up with enought thought to make my required three paragraph, three sentence requirement my mind drifted off to class on Thursday and the essay by E.B.White and how I did not know what Moxie was. So I decided to do a Goggle search and see what turns up. It turn out it is a soda that is still produced today, according to Wikipedia (I know not the most reliable source, but there are ads and photos of the stuff, so I believe it is a soda)it was one of the first mass produced soft drinks, and is still regionally popular today.
There, now that everyone is a little more educated on the Moxie, and my requirement is met I can go to bed. Goodnight fellow bloggers.