I know you
are a Mega- Super Star and all Barbie, but at my house you are losing your
status big time.
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| logo courtesy:Barbie.com |
She always
and I mean always asks for either the collectible Barbie or a new Barbie
set and accessories. Again, you were
strangely absent from the same said daughter’s birthday wish list a month
later.
The love affair of all things Barbie started early with both daughters:
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| Santa brought Melissa her own Barbie car so she wouldn't have to "borrow" her sisters. |
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Both girls wanted this collectible Barbie but only one got it, which may explain the next picture. |
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| Clearly a 30+ piece Kelly Collection is not what she wanted. |
As your popularity
started to wane yearly, the collection was downsized and moved to a corner of each daughter’s room.
Then just the youngest daughters room, until now Barbie; you have been
downsized until you live in two bins in the back on my ten year old's closet.
The
cars are parked on the opposite side of the closet with purses and backpacks on
top. Clearly not ready to roll at a moment’s notice like in your hay-day.
This
realization caused a moment of reflection for me as I tried to remember at what
age my oldest daughter gave all her Barbie’s to my youngest.
It’s a hazy
memory, not one that is seared in my mind like the first lost tooth or first day
of kindergarten, but I do think she was around ten.
Yep, your
days are truly numbered Barbie.
When I asked
Melissa about it, she said she still liked Barbie’s okay and might play
with them more if she still had the big Barbie house (which she said was okay
for me to get rid of last summer) and if Barbie would just stick to the classic
look and not launch a new doll for every new book and movie character that
comes out. Hmm… stick to the classics - Smart girl.
I’m turning
pages quickly in the books of life with my daughters, reaching milestones in
their teen and tween worlds. Some make
me happy, some are bittersweet. This Barbie thing is the latter. I can’t count
the hours I’ve spent playing Barbie’s with my girls.
So yes, I’m
putting you on notice Barbie, you seem to have shelf life of about 10 years and
then you are relegated to a corner in the closet and then… who knows?
But before I
let go completely, I am going to ask my daughters to play Barbie’s this
weekend. I bet I get at least one taker.
Is there a
special toy languishing in the bottom of a toy box or closet at your house too?
What is it?
Do you think you should invite your kids for one more play date
with that toy?
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