Originally Posted by SaraSewing
I wanted a barbie. More than anyone can know. All my friends had barbies in the 60's. My mother said how ugly they were because of their un-human like proportions. ALL I asked for in 4th grade, and 5th grade was a barbie. Well, Santa decided to bring me a wagon so I could help with farm work easier. How dorky! And Barbies were cheap too!
No, I never did get a Barbie. But I made sure that my daughter had all the Barbies she wanted - along with a car, clothes, etc. for them.
Hmmmmm, guess I'm not over the disappointment. It's only been 50 years - time to move on Sara!
I wanted a Barbie too. But my sister already had one so my parents got me a Ken. I was very disappointed - Ken didn't have any beautiful clothes and my sister wouldn't let me play with her doll. What were my parents thinking? I never did get a Barbie and I always made sure not to substitute what I thought they should have for what my kids actually asked for so they wouldn't think I was clueless like my folks.