Do you remember this post about the popular doll in our family? Well she has been displaced in a bizarre social upheaval that no popularity poll could have predicted. This week we went to All a Dollar to spend the Valentines money from grandma. Each girl got to pick out one item. Savannah picked out the most deformed misshapen doll in the bin. Her face looked like it had been punched in and never fully recovered. Abbie picked out a bottle in which the juice disappears - magic! They were both pleased with their choices - for about a minute. The for some unknown reason the doll rose to a level of prestige and popularity unknown in our household. I only wish the real world looked on those with physical differences with such kindness. Savannah was immediately possessive and Abbie began spouting off everything she has ever heard me say regarding the importance of sharing.Savannah has fed, changed, sung to the doll (in an adorable version of I am a Child of God), and pointed out all her facial features -- as if the poor doll needed reminding.
The doll had her clothing ripped and stuffing showing by the end of the day. Not because of fighting but because a dollar doll can only take so much loving.
3 comments:
Ahhh, you gotta love your girls. That is so cute and funny.
I think you need to do what my mom did. We always got the exact same things . . . toys, clothes, ect. that way we didn't have anything to fight over. It is funny that as we got older we all seem to still get the same things . . . like all three of us older siblings all bought Saturns (cars) at almost the same time. I guess we were just used to having the same things. :)
Good luck!
I would like to see a visual of the doll. Please, please post a pic of it. :) PS-- thanks so much for watching the boys. You are a life saver!
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