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For my English course, I had to take the topic of this blog and create an impostor of someones who ignores this topic completely. This was a pretty big challenge, but I ended up choosing the mom from Toddlers and Tiaras, Wendy Lee Dickey. I have nothing agaisnt her but, the truth is that she believes that "fashion" is beauty and that everyone should follow that. Also, she dressed little Paisley into a prostitute, so I could´t let her go. She was the best woman to make an impostor of, but I have to leave her essence.
Ok, this is how the original Wendy looks like:
Now meet Leslie Dickley. She' s the awesome and only "normal" mom from Toddlers and Tiaras. Her piercing blue eyes and long blonde locks are one of the things that set her apart from the rest. But what is more important of Mrs. Dickley is that she's an example of how confidence makes us successful by being an awesome mother, a woman who defends self acceptance and she has an effect on people.
First of all, this woman is married to Link Dickley and has 2 sons and a daughter with him. These children are happy and successful at what they do. Alex and Austin are both active in sports. Alex does baseball and Austin is a racer. She also has Paisley, who is famous for being a model and singer. What sets her apart and makes her a role model is that she doesn't obligate this kids to be in extracurricular activities. She actually helps this kids, and remind them that the importance of life is to be happy and responsible. Her kids have said before that she never ignores them and always tells them how proud she is of them regularly. A very inspiring move that everyone should follow.
Another thing that makes this woman special is all the things she has done to change what we know as "Beauty Pageants". Her daughter has participated in many of them, but she refuses to make her girl a walking mannequin with makeup. In fact, she has started campaigns to let "children be children" and has proven, with her little girl, that girls only need confidence in order to be pretty, because they are born beautiful. All parents have to do is build their confidence and respect their innocence. One should never dress up their children in outrageous costumes like prostitutes or sexy celebrities. Also, in an interview she said that "confidence is sexy and real beauty, and everyone should have one".
Not surprisingly, she has an effect on people. This message and campaigns have made people re-imagine how we see beauty. No makeup or fancy dresses are needed to be beautiful. Her quotes are very popular and, since her daughter participates like a normal girl, people have made them fan-favorite. People call them "inspiring", "cute" and "normal people in fashion". In other words, people love her.
In the end, this lady doesn't know what she's doing. What I, as a person, love about her is that she doesn't abuse her children or believes makeup and spray tans are beauty. She believes that beauty is confidence and we should all follow her. But sadly, Leslie doesn't exist. But Wendy does and it will be fantastic if she could be more like this "alter ego".
Maybe someday we'll get news that this woman (Wendy) has changed and Paisley would be a free and normal child, not a "clown" like she calls herself. Only one can dream...