GARLAND, Texas - A North Texas mother made up a tragic story about a father dying in Iraq for an essay contest to win a Hannah Montana prize package.

But the company decided not to award Priscilla Ceballos' daughter with the contest's grand prize, Club Libby Lu CEO Mary Drolet said Saturday in a written statement.

"After awarding the grand prize, we unfortunately learned that the statements made in the essay were untrue," she said in the statement. "Club Libby Lu greatly values honestly and integrity. In order to uphold these values, we have decided to withdraw the award initially given to the Ceballos family."

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I am digusted beyond words right now. You know, I got so sick of hearing about these stupid HM ticket contests, or how much parents were shelling out for tickets. I'm not a parent, but you can be assured that there is no way in hell I would have participated in any of this crap. My child would quickly learn the value of a dollar and why some things just aren't worth the time and effort. And as for that essay...I just can't form the correct words I want to say. Just one thing, karma's a bitch, lady...

Some people...

[QU OTE]Originally posted by MarleyBlue:
And as for that essay...I just can't form the correct words I want to say. Just one thing, karma's a bitch, lady...[/color][/QUOTE]

I feel the same way.

Its really sad because you know that for some little girl, it is a true story. Her daddy won't come home because he fought for us. Its really sad that mom thought this was ok. I'm willing to bet it wasn't the daughter that came up with this story.