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[moonstone dunes]

I rarely played with baby dolls. I liked climbing trees, Matchbox cars, Breyer horses and I got my first Barbie at age 5. She had the bubble brown-hair do and came in a red swimsuit along with a "Solo in the Spotlight" outfit (black sparkly/tulle dress and a microphone stand) Along the way my sis and I got Midge, Skooter, Skipper, Francie, 2 Staceys (British Cousin). We had no Ken. We played with dolls until I was 14. We used the wig head Barbie wearing the short blonde wig as a boy (those dolls got a bit busy in Barbie's convertible).

[KathyPet]

Nope I was a pre Barbie child. Ginny dolls were my thing. However I refused to buy a single Barbie for my daughter who is now 30. I called her Barbie the Bimbo. I thought she was a terrible role model doll for girls. No aspirations whatsoever beyond her clothes, her hair, her car and her boyfriend. My daughter played with American Girl dolls.

[brewhaha]

I played Scrabble with her and I always lost.

[gidgetgh]

On 3/10/2014 gazelle77 said: Oh yes! I had many Barbies and all the other dolls, Skipper, Midge, Alan, Ken etc, I had several dream houses and several cars. Tons of clothes. I also had trolls galore with houses, furniture etc. My aspirations as a little girl was to be a Mommie with lots of babies .....as it turned Out I chose to be child free!

I had trolls also and loved them. Also had troll houses. I still have a troll that sits on the desk in our office. She's adorable- has pink hair.

[chickenbutt]

No. I never liked dolls AT ALL. I think, for me, they represented humans and humans always hurt me in one way or another during my childhood.

I loved stuffed animals, though! Animals are pure and wonderful. It's embarrassing to say, but I still have stuffed animals and I LOVE them.

[colliemom4]

On 3/10/2014 JESSA said:

Another crazy study...

[moonstone dunes]

On 3/10/2014 brewhaha said:

I played Scrabble with her and I always lost.

LOL!!!! Just graced my K E Y B O A R D with Pinot Grigio (or would Barbie drink White Zin?)

[Chalcedony]

Yes, Barbie was my favorite. I played with her all the time and had the Dream Kitchen and Dream Bus. I did not have a Mr. Potato Head but did manage to obtain a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and continue to have a successful engineering career. Sorry, surveyors, but your thesis sounds like bunk to me.

[DoneTryin]

No; I'd outgrown dolls by the time she came out. I do remember struggling to sew teeny little outfits for my little sister's Barbie for a Christmas gift. They were so small I wound up having to sew them entirely by hand because they were too hard to maneuver with the sewing machine. Then, they accidentally got tossed out with the holiday wrapping! At least we found them before we lit a match to the incinerator. You can tell that was a really long time ago, because everyone stopped incinerating trash sometime in the late 60s or early 70s, due to the air pollution.

[Mominohio]

I played with Barbies until I was probably 12 or older. My grandma made me and entire wardrobe for her and Ken, and she was an excellent seamstress. I still have cases full of those clothes, and they are a treasure to me.

I don't think it hurt me any. I never did get into high fashion or makeup as an adult. I obtained two college degrees, and worked in retail management for a couple of decades. I've raised an awesome son, and been active politically for decades as well. I think this study missed the mark.