Dad, you're embrassing me.

I was inspired to write this blog after seeing an atrocious post on Shoptopia.com from one of the contestant's fathers (who is not in the lead) attacking another contestant and being basically an internet bully.

Let me give you a little backstory here.
There are two contestants who are competing in a "Style Off" to make it to the finals to win $1000 gift card to the local mall. Contestant One is Tori, a 15 year old with a urban chic, bohemian "Urban Outfitters" style. Contestant two is Yvonne, a mother who has a fun bright edgy "Express" style. The two are totally different and not similiar at all.
The contest has been going on a for a week or two now, and Yvonne is winning, by about 100 votes. Her video is just like her outfit, edgy fun, and bright. Tori's video is simple plain and well, that's it. It is what it is.

Okay so back to the story...
On the "forum/talk" section of the Shoptopia website, there seems to be some chatter coming from Tori's father. There are over a half a dozen posts asking Shoptopia users to vote for Tori, laying out her life goals of wanting to be in fashion, blah blah.
Then there is one post that says the same thing, and then so ever slightly has an amended part in parenthesis talking down about Yvonne, the contestant who is beating this man's, daughter.

WOW

Who does that?
What is it teaching this fifteen year old?

If my father did that I would be more than embrassed. That's so childish of him. I mean, what is he teaching this girl... "daddy will always be there to figth your battles"?
GIVE ME A BREAK.
It's all I can do not to talk back on this forum. The only reason I haven't is because Yvonne has asked me not to fuel the fire. No problem, it's just a silly local mall contest.

In seeing this, I am so thankful that my parents NEVER fought my battles for me or got involved and were "those parents". You know the ones who get kicked out of the kids sports games for yelling at the umpire, or the ones who are always in the principal's office complaining about the teachers.

GIVE ME ANOTHER BREAK.

Those people disgust me.
And for lack of better things to say...

Jealousy is a Bitch.

I learned many things the hard way when I was this girl Tori's, age. I leaned that the D's and F's weren't the teacher's fault. I learned the value of a dollar and have paid for everything I own.
Don't get me wrong, I'm still my father's little girl and he will help me if I ever need anything. Like when I'm at the dealership for one thing and then my estimate is for ten more things that cost ten times as much.
Even though my Dad may step in in some instances, it doesn't change the fact of what's right an wrong. The car still needs those ten things fixed and I still got those D's and F's on my report card.
For that I am thankful. My dad never embrassed me... well the sleepovers at my house with all my BFF's doesn't count.
I hope this girl learns a good lesson as well as her father. What they've collectively done together or seperate doesn't warrant a DQ for Yvonne or a Pity Card for Tori.
If they were smart, they'd learn from Yvonne and see how she did it and take notes.
Because it's not what you know, it's who you know.

that's my two cents...

-Gezika 

Here are the links to both of their blogs

http://fashnlvr.blogspot.com/  -Yvonne

http://fashiontrendsmore.blogspot.com/ -Tori