Parents will do anything for their kids
Sian said: ‘Some of my family are against pageants and don’t want to know about it. ‘I think everybody has their own views on things, it’s not everybody’s cup of tea but we look at is as a performance.
‘She’s performing on that stage, I’ve never thought she wears anything too skimpy and I’ve never once felt uncomfortable watching her. ‘I’ve heard it all before. When someone comments about pageants I invite them to come along and watch. ‘I’ve never had anyone walk away saying ‘that’s left me exactly the way I thought in the first place – that it’s sexualising your child’. ‘The pageants are a really nice and small close-knit community with mums, the odd dad and grannies watching – there’s not paedos walking in off the street watching them.’Lola wearing a tropical-themed two-piece Sian doesn’t regret spending so much money on her daughter’s pageant dreams, not for one minute.‘She doesn’t win every single one but she gives them a good run for their money,’ she says. ‘Lola’s always been a fairly confident child but since doing pageants her eye contact and confidence has gone over the scale. ‘I believe in some sense she gets life skills from doing this and it will stand her in good stead in the future, not just in dancing but also whatever career she decides on. She’d love to have her own dance school some day. ‘Lola can now walk into a room full of people, look them in the eye and tell them all about herself quite happily which she wouldn’t have done before. ‘She’s also raised almost £2,000 for charity since last year, done sponsored walks and has been into old people’s homes donating cakes and talking to residents.‘My mum did it with me when I used to compete, she was a single parent she funded my horses with the help of my gran as well and we travelled all over the UK.‘Our holidays are our weekends away at pageants, the last holiday we went on as a family was about two years ago in Ireland. ‘People go on a lot more expensive holidays and maybe do different activities to what we do but the life skills I feel Lola’s gained – I would spend it all over again if I could.’
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