[blazey]

OK well I got to the end of the programme, and call me a wimp but it made me cry.

The end bit from Sasha was the most strikingly sad for me. She was asked a few questions and eventually she said 'not a clue' to why her ambition was to be on TV and why she enjoys it. It reminded me to last summer when a girl was found to have plagiarised her work. The way the tutors found out was the fact that she had read lots of information off cards in her presentation but when she was asked questions on what she had said she couldn't answer. Why couldn't she answer? Because it was someone else saying those things of course.

People that follow what other people want them to be don't tend to do well in that thing unfortunately, and I hope for Sasha that she does do well in whatever she ends up doing, but I hope she does it because she truly wants to and not because her mum wants her to.

I don't have a problem with pageants, I think they're a bit strange but at the same time I think they actually look pretty impressive too and I'm sure every little girl wants to look like 'prom barbie' or whatever in those huge beautiful dresses. If a child wants to honestly do that then why not, but brainwashing them into wanting to doing it and threatening them with punishment when they don't put their absolute all to it is just awful.

I'm going to bed now, and I think I'm going to feel extra grateful that I got to make my own choice about what I did even if it was a bit bumpier than it could have been. At least I am happy and content!