The Real Barbie at 50!
This is a Barbie I can Relate to!
Happy Birthday Barbie! You are my kind of Gal!
My best friend sent this this me in an email a few days ago. I laughed so hard, the kids ran in to see what was so funny. I thought, ‘finally, a Barbie doll I can relate to’.
Barbie and I have a long history together. We were "born" about the same time. I grew up with her. My earliest memories were when I was a toddler about 2 or 3 and my older, sophisticated next door neighbors (who were about 7) would let me play with them and their Barbies. They had so much Barbie paraphernalia, I was in 7th heaven! There was Barbie and her friends, Ken, Midge (bet you don’t remember her), Midge’s boyfriend, I think his name might have been Alan, her little sister Skipper, her car, loads of clothes, her house and the vinyl case where she lived with all her clothes when she wasn’t being played with.
I remember thinking I would grow up to look just like her. HA! Boy, was I in for a rude awakening. When adolescence hit, I did get a small waist and long legs like Barbie. But I sure didn’t get her boobs! And my legs and waist weren’t as perfect as Barbie’s. Looking at her now, you can tell it would be almost impossible to have a body like that. It would even look odd. But all I remember was feeling like I was somewhat less than a woman with my average sized chest.
I’m not one of those mom’s who thinks we should ban Barbie. My girls played with her when they were younger. But I tried to make it clear to them, that Barbie was an exaggeration of what a woman should look like. And that they looked great just they way they were.
Barbie has gone through many changes in her 50 years (as so have I). I don’t think she needs to morph into the Barbie in the picture above (although that would be a refreshing change). But it would be nice if Mattel (is that who makes Barbie? I don’t remember. Hey give me a break, I’m 50!) would make Barbie’s body a little more realistic.
Life Tip: Do your kids sometimes forget to use a coaster on your wood furniture? To get rid of the rings left behind, squirt some non-gel toothpaste onto a cloth & rub into the water rings. Let it dry for several hours, than wipe off with a slightly damp cloth. Finish off with a quick buff with a dry cloth.
Quote for the day: "Although fate presents the circumstances, how you react depends on your character. "
April 16th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
omgosh that looks like me NOW lol, and Im almost 40
hehe..what a hoot!
April 20th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Sad, but true. I remember Midge. My favorite was Malibu Francie. Did you have the Breyer horses? I had all the horses but my friend had the pool and the Corvette. We would make huge estates out of picnic tables and towels to separate the rooms. It was really sad. If I had a daughter then I would buy her Barbie too. People are just way too sensitive these days. So what, Barbie is top heavy with a tiny waist–get over it already people! Live and have fun.
April 23rd, 2009 at 11:27 pm
How could I forget Francie? I loved her. I did the same thing with making rooms out of towels. Funny how kids are alike everywhere.
I had the corvette and some of the horses (don’t remember Breyer horses) but I didn’t have the pool. Fun memories!
April 26th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
That is a crazy Barbie picture.
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