Where did the parents of the (in their eyes only) mediocre looking kids get this notion? The buzz media they watched.....go back further the buzz they listened to....further back ....read about. Yes that and for some of the Moms...comparing their daughters to other daughters on the cheerleading squad or dance recitals or sport meets, matches and practices. How they carry themselves in public or at home. Some Dads flash pics of their kids at the golf clubs...bowling alleys... workplace to show them off (Why not?). I wonder do any of the Dads show off their plain daughters less than the Dad's with pretty ones? Their boys could look like Frankenstein and Dads can still (probably under pressure though) flash a pic and say "that boy's a thinker, he's got ambition or he's handy with cars, plays a mean guitar or he's a tough offensive end or tackle" (sorry only the pretty ones are running and quarterbacks) and he can still be proud. Is he just as proud of a less than pretty daughter? His first answer would be "of course" but he'd say it rather clinically because in the shallow surfaces of his heart which is greatly influenced by his turf and circles he knows he's not quite as proud as he would like to be. Go into the Heart of his Heart and he should cry uncontrollably that he ever felt that way about his lovely lovely daughter.

Medicated, that was so beautiful. BRAVO !

This doesn't go for all rich people, but to many of them, their children are not people at all. They are possessions, accessories. Toys and symbols of status. They are an investment. And yes if the kids do not look like the cover of a fashion magazine or Sports Illustrated they will do everything in their power to fix that.