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Denise Richards says that she made the decision to include her two young daughters in her new reality show after considering what people would say about her. "I'm in a no-win situation," she explains. "If I don't have my children in my show, then people will say 'Well, she's really not a hands-on mom.' If I do have my children, people are saying that I'm exploiting them. And I think there's plenty of reality shows with families, where you don't watch them - at least I never did - and think they really exploited their kids."
While Richards may have no qualms about exposing four-year-old Sam and two-year -old Lola to the television viewing public, she is concerned about what they are exposed to. She recognizes how her own attitude about her body can impact how her girls learn to feel about themselves. "I'll never talk about weight around them," she tells Shape magazine. "And they'll never hear me say, 'Mommy's feeling fat today.' That kind of attitude just makes young girls grow up to be dissatisfied with their bodies."
I agree with Richards and applaud her for her efforts. Girls do take cues from their mothers when forming ideas about themselves. However, I have to wonder what she is teaching them by making the life-changing decision to put them on television based on concerns about what 'people' will say about her.
Whether or not having their lives on public display will ultimately be harmful to Sam and Lola remains to be seen. But there is at least one person who hopes you won't see it. After losing a court battle to keep his daughters off the small screen, ex-husband Charlie Sheen is now calling for a boycott of the show.
While Richards may have no qualms about exposing four-year-old Sam and two-year -old Lola to the television viewing public, she is concerned about what they are exposed to. She recognizes how her own attitude about her body can impact how her girls learn to feel about themselves. "I'll never talk about weight around them," she tells Shape magazine. "And they'll never hear me say, 'Mommy's feeling fat today.' That kind of attitude just makes young girls grow up to be dissatisfied with their bodies."
I agree with Richards and applaud her for her efforts. Girls do take cues from their mothers when forming ideas about themselves. However, I have to wonder what she is teaching them by making the life-changing decision to put them on television based on concerns about what 'people' will say about her.
Whether or not having their lives on public display will ultimately be harmful to Sam and Lola remains to be seen. But there is at least one person who hopes you won't see it. After losing a court battle to keep his daughters off the small screen, ex-husband Charlie Sheen is now calling for a boycott of the show.
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ReaderComments (Page 3 of 3)
4-05-2008 @ 5:29AM
Sue said...I am truly sorry to read that Denise made that decision. I think she showed a great deal of insecurity in the statement that she made. Her children are very young. This will profoundly impact the rest of their lives. I'm not a big Charlie fan, but I completely agree with him on this one.
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4-05-2008 @ 8:10AM
Lionel Ripepe said...CHARLIE`S COOL , HIS EX JUST WANTS THE KIDS IN ON AN EASY BIG BUCKS RACKET !
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4-05-2008 @ 6:11AM
Jasom said...There should be a test to permit celebrities to pro-create. She would have failed.
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