Dad Puts His Foot Down: No More Pageants for Daughter!

Meet our concerned dad, who’s been married to his wife, M, for almost 17 years. M was once a competitive pageant girl, but had to give up the lifestyle after being diagnosed with fibromyalgia. However, she found a way to keep the pageant dream alive by involving their daughter, C, from a young age. As C grew older, M’s obsession with her appearance intensified, leading to some serious family drama.

Pageant Mom’s Past

Daughter Joins the Pageant World

Mom’s Obsession Grows

Dinner Table Tears

Disturbing Discovery

Huge Altercation Erupts

Dad’s Decision

Mom’s Reaction

Daughter’s Response

Dad’s Dilemma

Dad’s Tough Choice: Daughter’s Well-being or Wife’s Obsession?

Our concerned dad is now faced with a dilemma: he’s banned his daughter from competing in pageants to protect her from her mom’s unhealthy obsession, but he’s worried about the impact on both his daughter’s future and his relationship with his wife. With his wife not speaking to him and his daughter remaining mostly silent on the issue, he’s left to wonder if he’s made the right choice. Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…

NTA. Starving a teenage girl is outright child abuse.

Encouraging healthy pageant participation for daughter amidst marital conflict.

NTA dad protects daughter from abusive pageant-obsessed mother

NTA dad gets daughter therapy, but wife refuses help

Dealing with a wife who abuses child via pageants. NTA.

Parent praised for standing up against pageants, offered hobby suggestions.

Father discovers wife’s abuse towards daughter through pageantry coaching.

Protecting children from harmful beauty standards.

Protective dad saves daughter from dangerous beauty pageant diet

Commenter and reply agree: wife’s behavior is abusive

NTA protects daughter’s health by stopping dangerous pageant diet

Father stands up for daughter’s happiness against wife’s pageant obsession

Former pageant girl shares emotional toll, praises dad’s decision.

Father realizes daughter’s pageant diets were harmful, but acted too late.

Father stops daughter’s pageants, seeks therapy for body image issues.

Commenter warns of dangerous consequences of restrictive eating habits.

Commenter sympathizes with OP but suggests they should have intervened earlier

Protecting his daughter’s well-being from harmful pageants.

NTA dad urged to take immediate action to stop wife’s abuse

Supportive comment calls out abusive behavior, suggests therapy for family.

Dad receives support for decision to end daughter’s pageants.

Protecting daughter from child pageants, but should have acted sooner.

Did pageant dieting cause fibromyalgia?

Building confidence with a dog and clothes shopping

Daughter relieved after dad intervenes in obsessive and unhealthy pageant life

NTA dad shows empathy towards abusive wife, prioritizes daughter’s safety.

Protective dad says no to pageants, cheers for self-esteem boost!

Dad protects daughter from pageant pressure. Good parenting!

Commenter shares personal experience and warns of dangers of pageant diets.

Commenter shares personal experience to support NTA judgement.

Encouraging and empathetic advice for a concerned father

Supportive comment on pageants, criticizes wife’s coaching approach.

Protective dad gets much respect for stopping daughter’s pageants

NTA dad concerned about wife’s unhealthy pageant obsession and dieting.

Commenter criticizes dad’s pageant ban, calls it child abuse. ESH

Commenter expresses concern over child’s low calorie intake.

Heartbreaking testimony of the dangers of weight obsession in pageants.

Protecting daughter from pageants, dad called NTA amidst abuse accusations.

Serious concern raised about child abuse. NTA. Seek help.

NTA’s wife is abusive, daughter needs therapy. Marriage in question.

Mother’s harmful comments and pageant diet are not okay. NTA.

Commenter suggests therapy for daughter’s body image and criticizes mom.

Parent steps in to protect daughter from pageant abuse. NTA

Commenter denounces child pageants, offers support for daughter’s well-being.

Putting his foot down to protect his daughter

Father seeks advice on daughter’s pageants, wife’s behavior criticized.

Support for dad’s decision to protect daughter from pageant pressure.

Supportive comment suggests medical check-up for daughter’s health. ‍

Protecting his daughter’s health: Dad stands up against pageants.

NTA stands firm on pageant decision.

Commenter agrees with dad’s decision, uses strong language

Trauma psychologist advises family therapy and ultimatum for wife’s body dysmorphia.

Dad takes a stand against extreme pageant diets. #NTA

Supportive comment suggests addressing underlying issues and documenting abuse.

Heartbreaking situation, but commenter offers support and encouragement. ❤️

Concerned commenter calls out abusive pageant diet, urges help

Commenter calls out emotional and physical abuse, suggests therapy and CPS

Healthy boundaries for pageants and coaching. NTA wins!

Commenter strongly supports the dad’s decision.

Supportive comment with movie recommendation and song reference

Protective dad receives overwhelming support for standing up for daughter

Confronting abuse: NTA dad stands up for daughter

Father stands up to wife’s pageant obsession, supports daughter’s autonomy.