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 never got a real Barbie, but I did get an imitation one. Some of the first things I sewed was clothes for that imitation Barbie, on a treadle machine in the early 60's.