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An episode of Toddlers and Tiara’s? It could be.
When you look at 8-year-old Britney you see a precocious little girl who loves all the things that an 8-year-old girl should love, with one exception; she loves botox and waxing.
Kerry, who asked that her family’s last name not be used, told “<span style="font-weight: bold">Good Morning America’s” Lara Spencer that it was actually her daughter, Britney, who wanted to try Botox,</span>
a beauty treatment more normally requested by aging women than growing girls.
“We were getting into the pageants,” Kerry recalled. “I knew she was complaining about her face, having wrinkles, and things like that. When I brought it up to Britney she was all for it.”
Kerry is a licensed part-time aesthetician, has experience with botox through giving herself injections of the anti-wrinkle solution.
“She had watched me do it before,” said Kerry. “So when we first did it she was fine with it.”
The questions here are, does a young fresh-faced 8-year-old really need injections that are used for lines and wrinkles? And what effects will this have on her mentally and physically as she grows older.
“The few times that we did it, it would lessen the lines,” said Kerry. “They wouldn’t completely disappear, she’s a kid. And we don’t do so much to where it’s going to make a big difference.”
But it’s enough of a difference for Kerry and Britney to continue on with the treatments, despite the pain.
“It hurts sometimes,” said Britney. “It makes me nervous. But I get used to it.”
So what about a psychological stand point?
“Well, when I first heard this story, I think my initial reaction is to be a little bit in disbelief, and a little bit horrified,” said Dr. Charles Sophy, a psychiatrist. “There’s a lot of psychological damage that can be caused.”
Kerry, however, argues that her daughter is a normal 8-year-old, not fazed emotionally, or physically, by the cosmetic procedure.
“Do you see anything wrong with my daughter, psychologically?,” she asked. “I don’t see anything wrong with her. I have a normal child. It’s not breaking her spirit. She’s happy. She runs around. She’s smart.”
Kerry claims that she has a reliable “source” from which she obtains her botox supply, called a “behind the scene doctor.” Because doctors are not willing to give her daughter the injections she has to go through other means to get it.
“I got influenced by some of the moms when we went to one of the pageants,” Kerry said about what prompted her to begin Britney on Botox. “They were telling me about the lines on her face. A lot of the moms are giving their kids Botox. It happens.”
In addition to the regular botox injections little Brittney also endures leg waxing because she doesn’t think it is lady-like to have hair on her legs.
“They call it little fluffy hair,” said Kerry. “They get judged on all that stuff. It’s a tough world, the pageant world, I’m telling you. The kids are harsh.”
And Britney’s mom, Kerry, is defiant when it comes to defending herself against critics who question what she is doing as a mother to her own daughter.
“I’m a great mother. I’ve taken care of her by myself my whole life,” she said. “And nobody can really tell me what I’m doing is wrong. Because it’s me. I live in my shoes. And she lives in hers.”
<span style="font-weight: bold">“She’s a happy kid,” she added. “And that’s the bottom line.”</span>
When you look at 8-year-old Britney you see a precocious little girl who loves all the things that an 8-year-old girl should love, with one exception; she loves botox and waxing.
Kerry, who asked that her family’s last name not be used, told “<span style="font-weight: bold">Good Morning America’s” Lara Spencer that it was actually her daughter, Britney, who wanted to try Botox,</span>
a beauty treatment more normally requested by aging women than growing girls.“We were getting into the pageants,” Kerry recalled. “I knew she was complaining about her face, having wrinkles, and things like that. When I brought it up to Britney she was all for it.”
Kerry is a licensed part-time aesthetician, has experience with botox through giving herself injections of the anti-wrinkle solution.
“She had watched me do it before,” said Kerry. “So when we first did it she was fine with it.”
The questions here are, does a young fresh-faced 8-year-old really need injections that are used for lines and wrinkles? And what effects will this have on her mentally and physically as she grows older.
“The few times that we did it, it would lessen the lines,” said Kerry. “They wouldn’t completely disappear, she’s a kid. And we don’t do so much to where it’s going to make a big difference.”
But it’s enough of a difference for Kerry and Britney to continue on with the treatments, despite the pain.
“It hurts sometimes,” said Britney. “It makes me nervous. But I get used to it.”
So what about a psychological stand point?
“Well, when I first heard this story, I think my initial reaction is to be a little bit in disbelief, and a little bit horrified,” said Dr. Charles Sophy, a psychiatrist. “There’s a lot of psychological damage that can be caused.”
Kerry, however, argues that her daughter is a normal 8-year-old, not fazed emotionally, or physically, by the cosmetic procedure.
“Do you see anything wrong with my daughter, psychologically?,” she asked. “I don’t see anything wrong with her. I have a normal child. It’s not breaking her spirit. She’s happy. She runs around. She’s smart.”
Kerry claims that she has a reliable “source” from which she obtains her botox supply, called a “behind the scene doctor.” Because doctors are not willing to give her daughter the injections she has to go through other means to get it.
“I got influenced by some of the moms when we went to one of the pageants,” Kerry said about what prompted her to begin Britney on Botox. “They were telling me about the lines on her face. A lot of the moms are giving their kids Botox. It happens.”
In addition to the regular botox injections little Brittney also endures leg waxing because she doesn’t think it is lady-like to have hair on her legs.
“They call it little fluffy hair,” said Kerry. “They get judged on all that stuff. It’s a tough world, the pageant world, I’m telling you. The kids are harsh.”
And Britney’s mom, Kerry, is defiant when it comes to defending herself against critics who question what she is doing as a mother to her own daughter.
“I’m a great mother. I’ve taken care of her by myself my whole life,” she said. “And nobody can really tell me what I’m doing is wrong. Because it’s me. I live in my shoes. And she lives in hers.”
<span style="font-weight: bold">“She’s a happy kid,” she added. “And that’s the bottom line.”</span>
brave girl... I wonder what will happen when puberty hits?
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