And why that is a good thing for everyone involved

Oct 28, 2014 12:32 GMT  ·  By
Mama June facing loss of custody of her children after child molestation scandal
   Mama June facing loss of custody of her children after child molestation scandal

For the first time ever since the scandal with the child molester came to light, the idea that Mama June, the famous matriarch from the controversial reality series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, might lose her children has emerged.

It seems that the public was outraged by the fact that she chose to date the man who molested one of her daughters years ago and is now pushing for CPS to intervene in order to prevent similar attempts on Honey Boo Boo.

Mama June never won parenting points by taking Honey Boo Boo to beauty pageants

It has to be said from the start that Mama June was never the ideal parent. After all, if she were, chances were that she wouldn't have landed a reality series on TLC that made her a lot of money. She put her daughter she affectionately referred to as Honey Boo Boo through the grueling paces of beauty pageants for children, which can be viewed as abusive.

Imagine putting your kid through the paces of dressing up, putting on the makeup and performing or waiting around for hours on end, just in the hope of that trophy and title by the end. There are many who think that beauty pageants are exploitative, but against children's beauty pageants there are even more detractors.

After catching the eyes of producers on Toddlers and Tiaras, Mama June and Honey Boo Boo landed a deal to have a show of their own, which was aptly named Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. In it, viewers got a closer look at what can only be described as a very unhealthy lifestyle.

Honey Boo Boo's family turned out to be all overweight, and it basically was explained by their diet which consisted mostly of sugary and salty snacks and junk food. As Honey Boo Boo grew up, so did her weight, and it was rumored at one point that Mama June was encouraging her to pack on the pounds.

Reports claimed that June forced Honey Boo Boo to stay fat, fearing that she would lose her reality show which made her serious money

Imagine a girl that isn't even 10 years old yet but weighing as much as a teenager already. Insider reports claimed that Mama June freaked out when Honey Boo Boo, real name Alana Thompson, began to lose weight, and immediately told her to fatten up, afraid that she was going to lose the reality show.

Mama June herself is severely overweight, thanks to the same snacks and junk food regimen that feeds the entire family. So, Mama June doesn't win any parenting points there at all. We're not going to mention the fact that she also used to give Honey Boo Boo “go-go juice” when she was competing in pageants, basically a mixture between very sugary Mountain Dew and an energy drink, meant to keep her active for longer.

The proud mother saw no problem in giving sugar in high quantity to her daughter, and when some viewers chastised her on the matter, she emphasized that she didn't drink it regularly, just for pageants.

Regardless, Honey Boo Boo is still packing on the pounds, looking unhealthier by the day, as does her mother.

The child molestation has already cost June her reality show, her relationship with her daughter and Sugar Bear

But if the health issue can be overlooked, a new scandal, which is potentially way more dangerous, is threatening the Thompson family. Somehow, the press has gotten wind of the fact that Mama June, who has recently split up with her partner Sugar Bear, was in a secret affair with one Mark McDaniel.

So far, there is no problem. The issue gets tricky, however, when we learn from the same press outlets that McDaniel is a convicted child molester, not long out of prison. Most parents would shudder to think that they have a molester around their children and would go out of their way to prevent that.

The American legal system has many ways in which it warns people that a molester lives in their neighborhood, precisely to give a heads up to parents, but Mama June doesn't seem bothered at all.

What's worse, a few days later, it emerged that McDaniel's victim was none other than Mama June's older daughter, Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell. The reports showed that when she was 8 years old, Anna was forced to have oral intercourse with McDaniel, an offense for which he was later convicted and went to prison for over a decade.

So, what does Mama June do as soon as she finds out that McDaniel is out of prison? Does she get a restraining order or extra protection to ensure that he doesn't get within a mile of her children? No! Miss June actually goes out with the man, picks their romance where they left it off and does it all in secret.

When pictures of the two are leaked in the press, June vehemently denies any involvement, getting her daughters to support her version of the story. Ironically, Chickadee was among the first to defend her mother.

But as more photos flooded the media, showing Mama June and McDaniel spending time together in hotels, going house hunting together and even buying a car for McDaniel, Anna was forced to rethink her mother's version of the story.

In one of the leaked photos, McDaniel can be seen holding Honey Boo Boo tenderly from behind while her mother smiles widely for the camera. Keep in mind that McDaniel is a child molester, already convicted of assaulting one of Mama June's daughters.

Do I think Mama June should lose custody of her kids? Most definitely

Most of the people who reacted to the news claimed to be shocked and disgusted with June and her secret liaison, and some of them asked for Child Protective Services to step in and take the kids away from Mama June, who seems more preoccupied with her amorous life than the wellbeing of her offspring.

Latest developments in the scandal reveal that authorities have now taken a keen interest in the scandal and have begun an investigation to determine if Mama June can retain her parenting right for the 3 minors she has in her care at the moment. The Georgia Division of the CPS is going to rule on the case at the end of the investigation.

I too join my voice to those who think that Mama June should lose custody of her children since she's proven time and again that she's doesn't make them her priority.