Tag: Barbie

Wisdom Workout: The Christmas Dreads

Wisdom Workout: The Christmas Dreads

| January 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

   Who is to blame for turning a religious holiday into the most devious plot to give 99% of the children in our nation the yearly experience of extraordinarily inflated expectations? You don’t know what I am talking about? Christmas was a magical time when you were showered with gifts that were exactly what you [...]

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Mothering Heights: The Hanukkah Bunny

Mothering Heights: The Hanukkah Bunny

| December 12, 2012 | 0 Comments

“Did you hear that?” I asked my girls as they ate dinosaur chicken nuggets and juice boxes for dinner. Their little faces dropped. “What was it?” “I heard something upstairs, maybe in your bedroom.” Their eyes widened as they searched my face to see whether they should be happy or scared. “Maybe it was the [...]

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Unmasking a Toy Icon

Unmasking a Toy Icon

| February 24, 2011 | 0 Comments

Editor, I am broken hearted after reading Eric Jessen’s letter of Feb. 18 exposing Ken and Barbie as being brother and sister (“Putting Ken and Barbie in Perspective”). When I think of all their dates, their engagement, their lavish wedding where every doll and stuffed animal in the house were invited, the honeymoon send off [...]

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