53, Ageless and Never Gains a Pound
I have saved many things over the years due to sentimental reasons: “my friend gave me this” or “my cousin gave me that” or “this was sent to me from Germany” I apparently did not build up any sentimental attachment to the Barbie doll, any of her friends or the doll clothes that mom must have spent hours making. I was never into Barbie as much as my friend, Julie, for example. She had the Barbie dream house and the lush convertible, and all the latest accessories. Not all of my friends were into Barbie as much as Julie was, but a lot of girls were. Barbie, Barbie, Barbie. Even back then Barbie just seemed too high maintenance for me. I had a Francie doll. Francine fell somewhere between Barbie and Barbie’s little sister, Skipper. Francie’s hair was shorter than I liked. She wasn’t near as popular as Barbie –...