Crazy parents and famous kids

I have a new favorite show.

The roommate and I watched Showbiz Moms and Dads last night while we ate our weight in pasta. It's fascinating and enthralling. Sick and diabolical yes, but still.

The thing that's so amazing is how blasé the kids are about their respective child-star careers. And how those careers are spoken in "we" terms by the parents.

Some fucked up things the parents said...

[on her 8-year old child playing a victim of molestation] She's going to have to take on grittier roles if she wants to get anywhere.

[on her 4-year old beauty pageant contestant not being a morning person] Some parents give their kids those energy drinks, but I wouldn't do that to a four-year old. I mean, if she needs a couple of Pixie Sticks to get motivated, that's fine.

Pageant Mom was clearly the worst. She yelled at her daughter for crying because she didn't want to get her hair done, telling her her eyes would get puffy. She also called the judges assholes in front of her daughter several times.

The one image that really showed the whole theme of the show is Pageant Mom (who one cannot believe had any part in producing such a beautiful child) wearing her daughter's tiara and sash and pretending she just won a pageant herself.

I'm feeling a little guilty now about plotting to make my son, John Brown, the next Fancy Feast cat. I'll be sure to find out how he feels about it before I call an agent.