Disclaimer: We had some audio issues on Brooke's recording this week - it's a little annoying, but still listenable, and we really hope it doesn't affect your listening experience too much. Please stick with it! It's our longest episode, and we're really proud of how it turned out. Hope you enjoy!

TW: child abuse (nothing graphic, but general neglect and disregard for their needs), sex and sexuality (in the context of both child sexual development and abuse), a brief mention of eating disorders (personal anecdotes about our experiences, also not graphic but potentially triggering), and a brief mention of suicide.

OKAY SO MAYBE WE'RE A THREE PART SERIES SHOW NOW. In a hilariously predictable turn of events, Brooke's episodes went from a two-parter to a three-parter, and this episode is STILL our longest episode ever. We promise it's worth it - we're talking a deep dive into child development, the arguments for and against child pageantry (with a special place in hell for Annette Hill), a research-based analysis of both arguments, and an advocation for evaluating pageants intuitively. Get ready to be sad. And kinda mad. 

Featuring: both more and less nuance than we expected, anti-pearl-clutching, and probably too much information about Brooke's personal life!

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