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    8 Reasons Honey Boo Boo's Mama is a Good Parent

    By | Parenting – Thu, Sep 20, 2012 2:27 PM EDT

    Photo by: TLC
    She adores her children
    Make no mistake: Mama June takes her title seriously. "I am a parent, first and foremost," she said in an interview. "I am my children's best friend. If you sit ... more 
    Photo by: TLC
    She adores her children
    Make no mistake: Mama June takes her title seriously. "I am a parent, first and foremost," she said in an interview. "I am my children's best friend. If you sit down and talk to me, you realize we're not crazy."
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    Here Comes Honey Boo Boo is one of the biggest hits of the new TV season so far. Although Honey Boo Boo is the star, her mom is becoming as much of a celebrity as her beauty-queen daughter. Why? Maybe it's her what-you-see-is-what-you-get nature. Most of all, she just happens to be a good mother. True, she could do better in the nutrition, exercise and etiquette departments, and she's been widely criticized for allowing her children compete in beauty pageants. Yet she has it together in other important areas, such as love, communication and acceptance. Here are some of the ways in which Mama June is a "honey" of a mom: - By Shana Aborn



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