WRT the child services comment.. she's being fed, educated and isn't being beaten or abused. I think that CS has it's hands full trying to juggle (and failing) the cases of actual abuse going on.
Now, this isn't to say that I think that the entire thing is healthy.. the pageant thing is ridiculously offensive and destructive. It reinforces body-policing and perpetuates the sexualisation of women by targeting these children. It's atrocious and shouldn't be allowed.. but when you compare it with the sort of thing that CS deals with...
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