Okay, so this is going to cause some controversy. I know it is, but everyone has their own opinions.
Sarah Burges has been in the news this week, following her daughter’s 7th birthday. The problem is that it was poor timing. Our wonderful (sarcasm) prime minister, David Cameron, has decided it’s time for the tory government to make a stand about sexualisation of children (possible the first sensible thing he’s said…ever. Sorry, I don’t want this to become a political debate, I have enough of that at college. I won’t do it again, I promise x ) Anyway, it was bad timing. For Poppy Burges 7th birthday, she was bought a voucher for breast enhancement. Now this is the bit that people are angry about, as she is only 7 years old. However, in my view, by the time she is old enough to use it (16) she can either say “yep I still want this” or “actually I like my boobs as they are thank you very much, I will sell this voucher in order to put some money towards my future endeavours” She asked for the voucher in the first place, so therefore, in 9 years time she can choose to have it or not. It’s not like her mum has strapped her down to some sort of torture device and thrust silicone into her. I don’t see that it is any worse than people getting their child’s ears pierced before they are old enough to talk (that’s disgusting!). Admittedly, I’m not supporting this woman’s parenting methods because she obviously isn’t the brightest spark. She’s already been in the news for allowing her 15 year old daughter to have botox and for teaching little Poppy to pole dance [good exercise I’ve heard, but a bit too young perhaps]. However, it is the 15 year old’s choice. A mother is there to guide and advise, not to ground her child from doing anything. Granted, she could have waited until she was 18 but oh well. What we must bear in mind is that the girl obviously goes to a normal school where teenagers will be teenagers and she was clearly influenced. People are complaining that her mother has influenced her (to some extent yes, she probably has) but you must appreciate that she won’t automatically approve of her mum’s actions. It’s not as if she cannot think for herself. If she genuinely disapproved or didn’t want to have it done, she wouldn’t have.
The way I see it, Mummy Burges cares for her girls a little too much about her daughter’s self esteem, and just shows it it the wrong way. I think if people should be getting uptight over anything, it should be that she spoilt Poppy. In addition to the £6,000 surgery voucher she got a new computer (new suggests she already had one), a holiday and a voucher for surgery. As well as this, Poppy had a £12,000 ‘exotic pamper party’, which included manicures in the back of a pink bus. She also got a ring and necklace set worth £450 and a £4,000 spa break. Something tells me a “super sweet sixteen” party isn’t quite going to cover it, when she’s older.
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