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[jezziebezzie]

I'm really torn about Sammi Jo's mom. I mean obviously the kid is gonna be spending her summers working in a "famous wing establishment" when she's old enough. And likely there will be multiple husbands, boyfriends, boob jobs, jobs as a ring girl & all of the wonderful trails her mother has blazed for her...BUT ...

Of all the kids, she seems very happy & weirdly well adjusted. She seems pretty much free to do her own things. Her mom seemed endlessly patient with her. Even though she'd pretty much flaked out from the start they didn't show (maybe behind the scenes) her mom melting down on her & gasping that it was "her beauty" & forcing pixie stix and Mountain Dew down her throat. Again, it may all be the edits 'cause someone thought mom was hot, but it was really nice to see her playing in the elevator with her siblings. And even when they were (shocker!) late, she still didn't take her pain out on Sammi Jo.

Camari. No, no, no. Just no. I'm sorry, but if you name your child after deep fried rings of squid you should be charged with child abuse. And the woman was a bitchy, crap-ass loser. The snark coming outta her the whole show was nearly unbearable.

Oh, and Destiny? Honey your ultimate Destiny is a huge orthodontic bill if you don't get that stupid 'pappy' outta your mouth. Mom, perhaps you should leave a big chunk of white meat on your pageant credit card for the giant dental bills to come?

And is it wrong that I wanna know where all these crazy freak moms hang out & taunt each other on facebook so I can read all the online name calling & arguements that supposedly go on?

I'm looking forward to my favorite brat, Makenzie. Can't get enough of her. And it's been a while since we've seen cute, chubby little Ava & her totally straight dad who makes all her outfits.

[LaffyTaffy]

The dog with the huge -- um, teats? -- made me sad. There is no excuse for not spaying and neutering your animals

Don't even get me started on people who don't spay or neuter yet let their dogs run loose, my blood is still boiling. It's even more sad that they had pitbulls which are the most euthanized dogs in shelters. But what can you do? Dumb white trash will act like dumb white trash.

Regarding Tricia's employment I don't think she's so hard up for money that she has to work at Hooter's and pose half naked for calendars. Her ex seemed pretty well off and I bet he's paying a grip in child support (if all four kids are his, that is). IMO Tricia is one of those chicks who gets fake ta-tas and loses her mind. All this ring girl crap is pure exhibitionism. I also get the vibe her boyfriend is there because she takes care of him and pays all the bills.

Sammi Jo's win was a hollow victory. Photo supreme seems like one of those titles they give out to keep the big spenders happy when their kid sucked on stage.

[Jaynut]

KerleyQ:

Can TLC televise the divorce party Tricia's ex's family no doubt threw for him when he divorced the crazy?

This. :-)

Luckiest guy in the world to get away from that skank before she bankrupted him.

[kelslamu]

And who names their child after squid? :-(

That's the exact same thing I said. Also, saying you'd swear your two year old is seventeen is crazy. One crazier is that she said her daughter has "full comprehension" of pageants. Honey, a two or three year old doesn't have "full comprehension" of much at that age, much less pageants. She's really making a huge mistake with that little girl. I'll be surprised if she can handle her by age six. Hope I'm wrong for the mom's sake though.

I haven't even watched all of it yet, but I can say that Calamarie's mom needs to buy a clue. I went with the squid name. Can't get it out of my head. I can't believe a grown woman would say she will stab you in the chest on television. I can't handle people like her. She calls others immature and well.....just look at her. lmao

Edited by kelslamu, Apr 19, 2012 @ 3:16 AM.

[LucyJJane]

Can TLC televise the divorce party Tricia's ex's family no doubt threw for him when he divorced the crazy?

And honestly? Wanna bet that she dumped the four other boys on him and took full custody of SamiJo? She is such an unbelievable white trash trainwreck. Joel McHale on her calendar: "yeah, I'm sure there are a couple of Japanese businessmen out there who would jack off to that."

[Joymarie]

Can TLC televise the divorce party Tricia's ex's family no doubt threw for him when he divorced the crazy?

So true. But in all seriousness, he seemed like an intelligent, level-headed guy from what we saw of him. I hope he and his family spend lots of time with SamiJo and offer her some sanctuary from the crazy.

For all the intensity that Tricia seems to bring to everything, I thought SamiJo didn't look especially glitzy. Her hair wasn't at all poofy and her makeup seemed understated. I didn't think she had a chance to win even if she had wanted to be there and actually did her routines. Speaking of which, I'm always so happy to see a little kid who hates pageants stands there and do nothing.

Some of you probably have a better memory than me, but do we know how many brothers SamiJo has? When she was playing on the elevator, one of the "brothers" looked biracial, so I assumed he belonged to the new boyfriend. Or does Tricia have a slew of kids with different dads?

Between Camarie's mom this week, and Gabbi's mom last week, this season must be the Jealous Moms of Facebook season.

Years ago, people used to link to a pageant section of Voy.com, a place where pageant moms come to chat and rip each other's little girls apart. It was quite shocking. It seems like TLC might be casting some of the crazies from the crazy pageant mom chat sites.

[luvhh]

"Pappy you're no Ni-ni"

Classic! Exactly what I was feeling while watching that yesterday. MacKenzie could have won an award for best diction while sucking a pacifier:

"don't evah do that aga-a-in!"

[cheerauthority]

I mean obviously the kid is gonna be spending her summers working in a "famous wing establishment" when she's old enough.

Actually I spent a couple of years working at Hooters when I was in college (operative word being COLLEGE... I think Tricia's well past point) and frankly, it was a great place to work at that point in my life. No funny business going on, but then again that was 20 years ago. Of course, I do give her credit because ain't no way I could get into my orange shorts again :-)

[bellalisa]

The best was when Trish said TWICE that Sami Jo has a vast understanding of how pageants work and what she is supposed to do on stage. A VAST understanding and very very advanced for a 2 year old. Then she acted like a 2 year old with no understanding of what was going on (which is fine)

[MomByProxy]

Sami-Jo wasn't "high glitz" because Beautiful Me is a low glitz pageant system. I'm sure they loosened up the rules a bit for the cameras, but normally its a "no fake hair pieces, no flippers, no eyelashes, and no excessive tans or makeup" kind of pageant. Look up Beautiful Me... you'll see what I'm talking about. We've done that system a few times. Trish was the only mom who followed the "normal" rules of that system, with the exception of the high glitz pic winning photo (normally they only allow natural pics).

I think Trish is one of those grown women permanantlhy stuck at 25.. but her intentions are good in her own mind. 3 boys are hers, and the other is HG's. She has custody of them all. Their dad isn't particularly involved with any of them. I think Trish has the idea that SamiJo is "advanced" because, for a 2 year old, she doesn't act out near as much as typical. She's a pretty calm "terrible two".

Camarie's mother got them on the show by sending in a video to TLD where she was bashing Trish. The drama was intentionally manufactured by the producers/editing.

[Stlouielouie]

OMG - where to start on this one: You fricking named your child after squid - and fried squid - and then you announce it on TV!!! Holy moly, you have just set your daughter up for a world of hurt but then again, your child is an uncontrollable brat - not her fault but yours. Put down the fried squid and start parenting your child. If your child is calling you a bitch at the age of three then it is because YOU are freely calling people that and she is listening. And the faces your child were making on tv, well she actually sort of looked like the squid you named her after.

Destiny - poor unfortunate Destiny - you already have a lumberjack walk and a unibrow. If your mother didn't put you in the ugliest dress known to man it might have helped but there you were - looking like you should be the centerpiece at an old-time baby shower cake. So sad and the child clearly didn't want to be there. Stick with deer hunting.

Sammi Jo - poor child - if exposing you to other cultures is watching your mother slowly becoming a stripper, well then, that is your future. Sammi Jo's biggest problem is that her mother is delusional about herself and that of her child. Oh and the fact that your mother forces you to wear a fricking birthday cake on your head! The mom is so self-involved it is incredible. That child doesn't stand a chance....

Lastly, I don't remember who did it but - whatever mother just picked up that dog (which I first thought was a stuffed animal but wasn't) and threw it into the ATV their children were riding in should be arrested.

This episode is exactly why I can't help but turn away from this show and why, most people, think pagent moms are wackadoodle.

[stinkymcgee]

That's it, I'm done with T&T. The faux-tardiness EVERY SINGLE WEEK, the same musical cues and canned audience reactions, the same trumped-up drama...

and now, apparently, the plan is to revisit the *MOST* *SHOCKING* *MOMS* *EVAH!!* Because optimistic cluelessness isn't entertaining enough, let's make sure to include Hooters/ring girl/bikini calendar moms squaring off against grossly obese snotfaces who name their children after deep-fried appetizers. And hey, here are some dead animal parts in someone's shed, just to change it up a bit!

Unnecessary, TLC.

[KerleyQ]

If your child is calling you a bitch at the age of three then it is because YOU are freely calling people that and she is listening

Yeah, I have zero doubt that she's heard her mother throwing "bitch" around like nobody's business, if her behavior on here was anything to go by.

I'm still giggling over Tricia's claims that she's "exposing Sami Jo to other cultures."

[bellalisa]

Samijo does seem like a good little girl. Believe me, whenever you never see a tantrum from one of these kids, you know they are well-behaved-- because if there had been even one crying fit or tantrum it would have made it on the air. As it is, they only showed her probably the few seconds where she didn't want to practice.

Calimarie is a brat for sure, the mother seemed so proud of it. What people will do to get on TV!

The whole Miss America is for losers, we are going to be Miss Universe- Miss America is for losers who can't win Miss Universe. Are there really people like this in our world? It's frightening.

[NoWhammies]

SammiJo: Tricia is clearly delusional - SammiJo has a "deep" understanding that surpasses even that of a six year old. Mmmmhmmmm. Exposing your tatas and tush in a calendar is exposing your child to culture. M'kay. She also seems to have a Samantha Brick-sized disconnect about her own personal level of hotness. What a shock her baby daddy divorced her. Surprisingly, however, SammiJo doesn't seem like a brat - she seems like a pretty sweet and rather pliant kid.

Camari: I enjoy a nice artichoke, but my son isn't named Artie Choke. It just seems to open the door for cruel taunts later. The future isn't going to be kind to little Calamari, sadly. I'm very concerned about her lack of verbal development and her demon seed behavior. It's barely tolerable in a three year old, and it makes you wonder what the poor kid is going to be like when she's a teen. Good luck mom. As I believe you said, karma can be a bitch.

Destiny: I hope you never get ill or want an education, because your mom's not going to have the funds to help you out. She's too busy spending them on frighteningly ugly "beauty" dresses. I like a kid with a plan though, and it looks as if Destiny's got her future covered with that whole pole dancing thing.

[WizofOz]

I like a kid with a plan though, and it looks as if Destiny's got her future covered with that whole pole dancing thing.

:-D

You so totally made me laugh with that!

[camom]

I enjoy a nice artichoke, but my son isn't named Artie Choke.

Thanks for my morning laugh! My kids should be grateful that they aren't named Choco Late.

As much as I think Tricia lives in her own universe, I was glad to see that she didn't get upset about Sami Jo bombing on stage. She seemed to take it in stride, which is more than I can say for most moms on this show.

[TenPea]

Lastly, I don't remember who did it but - whatever mother just picked up that dog (which I first thought was a stuffed animal but wasn't) and threw it into the ATV their children were riding in should be arrested

Seriously! I was like, "wait, was that an actual dog, not a toy!". I didn't even listen to the whole segment trying to see the dog. And who let's a toddler go flying around in essentially a car being driven by a child at that speed!?

"I wanna dance on the pole".....the most prophetic line ever uttered on this show.

And, Trish is delusional - about her life, about her child and, clearly, about how big and diverse the world is.

[HardWorkingNiNi]

"The dog with the huge -- um, teats? -- made me sad. There is no excuse for not spaying and neutering your animals."

That wasn't a dog, that was just Tricia.

[Absolom]

That was a hoot or a hot mess of an episode. I think all my big points have been mentioned. The I want to dance on the pole was one of the best lines.

In the credits I noticed Rev Chanley Moon as Supervising Editor. I guess that's one of the people we have to thank for all the wonderful juxtapositions.

I laugh at the delusions of the mothers, but then it is so sad that these women go so far into debt and get into fights over something so meaningless.

[bunyupp]

Gabby's mom talks about their appearance:

http://news.cincinna...oddlers-Tiaras-

[Absolom]

She didn't want to embarrass herself or look stupid? She might want to reconsider that wish to be on TV. It's amazing to me that these people know that TLC will set them up and yet they think that they will be the exception and come out looking good.

[IvySpice]

Not only was her child "facially challenged", she was also a nasty brat hitting that poor dog in the earlier segment.

Seriously! There was so much wrong with that moment, I don't know where to begin. The child pushed over a dog, and they were totally blase, no reaction at all, not even a tepid "Don't." A, that's your dog, and you shouldn't allow it to be mistreated. B, that's your child, and you shouldn't teach her that abusing animals is OK. But even if you're some Michael Vick type who thinks A and B are fine, then C, that dog is about the same size as the child, and could respond to being hit by biting her face off! What is wrong with people? These are the same folks who go to Yellowstone and tell their kid to get in the picture with those cute baby bears...sheesh!

Edited by IvySpice, Apr 19, 2012 @ 4:34 PM.

[pasdetrois]

I'm fascinated that all these mothers are lusting after Miss Universe - home of cosmetic surgery and train wreck beauty queens -- rather than Miss America, the more staid pageant. It's like they are magnetically drawn to glitzy trash.

I must comment on the epi that preceded last night's new epi. It had two male judges who perhaps were hairdressers. One had an astounding teased and streaked pointy hairpiece, under which he issued a steady snarkfest in a strong southern accent. The other male judge sat silent as a stone. In the middle was a rather large judge who was a former beauty queen - she had on a tiara and sash throughout the entire pageant. Oh, and the annoying Alaska was present. She's coordinated enough to pull off a polished routine, but her personality sucks.

So I was primed for the new epi and it did not disappoint. Tricia is articulate and somewhat intelligent - why doesn't she dedicate all that drive and energy to a reputable career, given her age and motherhood? Did her husband divorce her because of the pageant bills, or because she's determined to strip off her clothing in order to make a living?

The falling toddlers always make me laugh. "I'm gonna win this pagea---" Thump.

Could the two seething, jealous moms be any more desperate? One will cut you as she maniacally grins and the other is ready to burst into tears at any moment.

And the twin big-haired attendants, waiting at the entrance to the tanning place. They looked like they used extra backcombing and hairspray because they knew TLC's cameras were coming. The two of them planted shoulder to shoulder made me laugh. And one was named Chadisy!

Oh, and toward the end of the epi there was a shot of a guy in the back of the room, head thrown back, sound asleep. That made me laugh too.

[KerleyQ]

Did her husband divorce her because of the pageant bills, or because she's determined to strip off her clothing in order to make a living?

If I had to guess, I'd say a little bit of column A and a little bit of column B. He made it rather clear in their previous appearances that he's not crazy about the amount of money spent on it, but he was still seemingly hanging in there back then. Once she got the fake boobs (which was apparently between her first two appearances), she seemed rather determined to show them off as much as possible (i.e. her harping on wanting to get into lingerie football last time around). I can see how the combination of all of it added up to push him over the top.

[Joymarie]

I'm fascinated that all these mothers are lusting after Miss Universe - home of cosmetic surgery and train wreck beauty queens -- rather than Miss America, the more staid pageant. It's like they are magnetically drawn to glitzy trash.

Well, Miss America does require a talent. And after you spend all your money on flippers, ugly jewel-encrusted cupcake dresses, disco wear, tans, hair and makeup people, and uber-photoshopped photos, there's no money left for piano lessons.

And really, aspiring to either is kind of stupid at the age of two. Doing well in either Miss America or Miss USA requires that someone is a certain height and has a certain body type. And from the looks of some of these moms, these girls are not in the right gene pool to have any hope of becoming either. Surgery can change an unfortunate face and suck out fat, but it can't make you taller or make your skeleton ideal.

(i.e. her harping on wanting to get into lingerie football last time around)

This kind of cracks me up. Are there actual lingerie football leagues and, if so, can one make a living playing it?

Edited by Joymarie, Apr 19, 2012 @ 6:17 PM.

[bellalisa]

That is so true about the gene pool and how stupid at the age of 2 or 3 or even 7 to say your kid is going to be Miss America. This is a one in a billion shot based on being one of the most beautiful women on the planet, which your spawn, however adorable, is not. It's like every boy in Little League thinks he is going to be in the majors but even more of a pipedream- and these moms say it with a straight face! And not only one, dozens of them say My Daughter is the Next Miss America! Pul-eeze get a grip people!

[Sugarwater]

Miss America is a scholarship pageant, not a beauty pageant. You don't have to be tall or beautiful to win it. You do have to poised and intelligent. Yeah, most of these gene pools still aren't looking too good.

[Absolom]

When the child can't speak even halfway clearly at age 3, is demanding a pacifer in public, mama is morbidly obese and thinks maxing out all the credit cards on pageants is a "good investment," I think they need to realign their goals to getting the child out of high school without being obese.

[KerleyQ]

When the child can't speak even halfway clearly at age 3, is demanding a pacifer in public, mama is morbidly obese and thinks maxing out all the credit cards on pageants is a "good investment," I think they need to realign their goals to getting the child out of high school without being obese.

While all the rest applies, Destiny's mother was not even close to morbidly obese.