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The finale episodes begin tonight on BRAVO (9/8p with repeats later) and end tomorrow. If you haven’t watched up till now, they are still worth checking into even this late in the game. That is, if you feel you can enjoy witnessing four completely twisted families in the midst of undoubtedly screwing up their children’s lives for years to come.

Of the five sets of parent(s)/child(ren) on the show, only one pairing comes close to not being worthy of a call to Child Protective Services.

I’d have to turn away completely, if they hadn’t gone ahead and put it on television for me to watch.

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    erica said on 8/11/2004 @ 7:10am PT: [Permalink]

    i love it we are in pageants with debbie tye and lil emmie, they are a great family come to are pageant block partys

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    briana said on 12/30/2004 @ 5:25pm PT: [Permalink]

    i love da pagents lil emmie should win every pagent becauze of ha talent that she has and shes very pretty

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    briana said on 12/30/2004 @ 5:26pm PT: [Permalink]

    i love da pagents lil emmie should win every pagent becauze of ha talent that she has and shes very pretty

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    Samantha said on 3/11/2005 @ 5:08am PT: [Permalink]

    Why is Debbie getting hate mail anyway? They think she’s making her daughter do pageants but so what? I’ve met tons of people who say their moms made them take piano lessons. And they didn’t want to. What’s the difference? Whether you’re doing pageants, piano lessons, gymnastics, dance, iceskating, ect.

    I can think of worse things like moms not caring at all. Or even neglecting a kid. I think people who get mad about it need to get a life. And stop always bitching about things.

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    Karen said on 3/30/2005 @ 3:56pm PT: [Permalink]

    When Grandma Tye said she’d mortgage her house to keep little Emily in pageants I couldn’t help but laugh. These people are just poor lost souls with somewhat misplaced priorities. Directing hatred toward the stupids of the world is pointless. Let the poor things tapdance and caterwaul their way into the Hall of Fame whichever way they can.

    I would like to add that, of all the kids & moms featured, I like Jordan & Kim Mosely the best. They seem like down to earth, genuinely nice, intelligent people. The little has personality and talent and I wish her well.

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    Sara said on 6/14/2005 @ 6:01am PT: [Permalink]

    These people are clearly psychotic. How can you move your seven children from a stable environment into a 2 bedroom apartment? How’s that securing their future?? I really wonder if these people are dillusional because nobody that’s on this show is going to be rich and famous. I mean that’s pretty obvious. They really need to start living in reality!!!

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    DD said on 8/11/2005 @ 8:08am PT: [Permalink]

    I think parents that HAVE screwed their children up feel better puting down these families. I think parents of ugly untalented kids that will never go places state mean comments like the ones I see.

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    EL said on 9/25/2005 @ 11:45pm PT: [Permalink]

    I think Emily Tye is so cute, i hope she continues winning pagents. Theres nothing wrong with it. My sisters dance and they have to wear costumes on stage, but there not being exploted. If Emily’s mum didnt care about her why would she pay so much money on dresses and pagents? I wish Debbie and Emily all the best in The future.

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    gabrielle said on 1/29/2006 @ 1:08am PT: [Permalink]

    i dont see why people freak out on the fact that pageant children wear make up and differant sort costumes. i am a dancer and i also help with dance classes teaching 3-7 yr olds at the dance shows the children are running around with full faces of make-up and costumes on and people think it soo cute but when its called a pageant their parents automatically get called sick

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