its a long article....but heres a few snippets
Given that Brogan Mackay was born with not so much a silver spoon as a £25 Burberry designer dummy in her mouth, it is perhaps no surprise that she is growing up with rather expensive tastes.
In 11 short years she has graduated from £180 white Gucci loafers, bought by her mother, Alison, before Brogan could even toddle, to £475 Jimmy Choo sandals, and now has a wardrobe stuffed with designer outfits and handbags to match.
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It will not surprise you to learn that her role models are such luminaries as Paris Hilton, Katie Price and sexually provocative pop star Lady GaGa, whose choice of outfit often consists of knickers and little else. Brogan, remember, is just 11, and has just finished primary school.
On top of all these designer purchases is the cost of Brogan’s make-up, nail extensions, hair highlights and the fake tanning sessions - paid for by the bank of Mum and Dad.
The total amount her parents have lavished on her over the past 11 years is in excess of £150,000 - enough to put towards a much bigger home than the three-bedroom flat in Glasgow where Alison, 28, a part-time pharmacy dispenser and hairdresser lives with Brogan’s father Stephen, 28, a supervisor at a plumbers’ merchants, and their younger daughter, Carys, aged five.
‘When I think of all the money we have spent on Brogan over the years, even I can’t believe it. Her first outfit as a newborn was Baby Dior,’ says Alison, who appears to equate love with lavishing consumer goods on her firstborn.
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‘Brogan will say to me “Mum, you’re not going out hairdressing again tonight are you?â€, and I’ll reply “Where do you think all the money comes from to pay for your things?â€
‘Stephen doesn’t mind and just says “Oh let her have We have no savings, but he believes in living for the day.
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She has 35 pairs of designer shoes and because her feet are still growing, sometimes she only wears them once before they’re too small. When I see the bin-liners full of shoes, ready to take to the charity shop, I do think “What a ’
And if that was not worrying enough, Mum and Dad have also provided Brogan with her very own credit card, which they keep topped up with between £200 and £400 a month, so she can carry on learning about the value of money, by spending their hard-earned cash in their absence.
Half of Alison and Stephen’s £30,000 joint income goes on Brogan, and for her 11th birthday they splashed out by spending £2,000 on a stretch limo in which Brogan and ten of her friends - all dressed in pink - drove around Glasgow sipping nonalcoholic champagne.
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But perhaps the most disturbing aspect of allowing Brogan to become so totally immersed in a celebrity culture is that the latest thing she craves is a boob job.
She has told her mother she would like to become a glamour model and is already pestering her for surgery.
The latest thing she craves is a boob job
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‘I keep telling her she’s only 11 and that her figure will develop when she’s older and there’s plenty of time,’ says Alison.
However, considering how Alison has caved in to almost every one of Brogan’s demands, one doubts her ability to say ‘no’ to her daughter.
‘I’d love her to become famous, because that’s all she talks about, but it does worry me that she’s now talking about glamour modelling,’ says Alison. ‘She doesn’t really understand the sleazy side of it all because she’s only 11. All she sees is the money, the fame, the nice lifestyle and the parties.
‘I don’t want her to become a glamour model, but I’ve told her I can’t stop her doing what she wants to do when she’s older.
‘I say to her “What about becoming a teacher?†and she’ll just roll her eyes.
‘My youngest says “Mum, I want to be a hairdresser just like youâ€, but Brogan insists she’ll never be just a
as i say the article is much longer, but throws up other nuggets like Brogan has a woman who irons all her clothers and dleivers them back, Five year old sister Carys and parents can only afford to buy high street brand clothing, Brogan still plays with her dolls...but they are £400 a pop
, and that mum will oftern work late and do extra shifts....which on occasions makes Brogan feel guilty so she will put a hoover round the living room.
My flabber has never been so gasted......working yourself silly to provide an 11 year old with such elaborate and unneccesary material items....the inequality between siblings (not something I could do)...talk of a boob job at 11 :shock:
goodness...mum started colouring her hair at age 3 for a nursery party...along with nail extensions :shock:
is it the child at fault...the parents...or a materialistic, desiger led society at fault?
