FINALLY!
That's about how long my parents waited in line to get me my Cabbage Patch Kids doll.
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| Might be her, not sure, my sister eventually destroyed her! |
The year was 1983, or somewhere around then...
I can still hear my mom telling the story of now long they stood in line, the fights that were erupting around them. But lo and behold, they walked out with my doll.
Really, that's all I cared about. My dad was tough, he could take down any other parent that got in the way of getting my doll.
That's my story.
What's yours?
I enlisted the help of some blog buddies to share their stories of getting that must have toy for Christmas. Here are their stories.
Ann from Such a Mama
I
sooooooooooooo wanted the Barbie Dream House! My parents NEVER got it for
me! While my daughter is only 18 months, it is taking all my will power
not to start buying Barbi stuff. However, I am still very
conflicted. Since growing out of my Barbie phase, I became a pretty
liberal feminist and even went to a very liberal all women's college. I
am pretty sure I am going to cave and get her that giant pink sparkly house of
plastic as soon as she is old enough!
Tenns from New MamaDiaries
My favorite childhood
toys were Barbies, my pink Barbie corvette powerwheels, and my Fisher Price
kitchen. I literally think I played with all of those until they either broke
or grew out of them. I still have my Barbies tucked away somewhere at my mom's
house.
Cathy from A Peek Into MyParadise
I had quite a few
favorites but the one that will always be special is my 6 foot Barbie house.
Here is the URL to the post I did earlier this year:
I
can honestly say “no other child got what I got for Christmas that year! and
highly doubtful any other year!” LOL
Lydia from Lydia'sFlexitarian Kitchen
I don't recall a
particular toy that was a "must have" item. Toys were marketed
differently in the 60s and 70s. I do remember going through the Sears
"Wish Book" and putting my initials on the things I liked. One
item that stands out for me was my Crissy doll. She had red hair that you
could pull out to make long or retract for shorter hair. I remember she
had a mod dress and go-go boots. My sister had a blond doll and my cousin
had a dark haired one. My mother had a grand time sewing clothes for
them. We played with them for several years until we outgrew them.
Sandy from Mother of Imperfection
In 1976, I was eight
years old and all I wanted that Christmas was a Bionic Woman doll. I was
thrilled when I got it; she had that lever on the back that made her swing her
arm that held a tennis racket. I played with that doll until it literally
fell apart!
Wanda Ann from Memoriesby the Mile
I remember the Christmas
when I was 10, I wanted a Chatty Cathy Doll. She talked, walked and was so
cute. I loved playing with her. It was a very special Christmas, most of
all because my Grandparents were there.
Nicole from Design It GirlBlog
My favorite must have
item was a Cabbage Patch Doll, her name is Letty and I still have her. My mom
put her layaway because $75.00 was a lot of money for her! She was a single
parent.
Terri from Easy Life Meal and Party Planning
This is going to really date me - Nancy Drew
Mystery Books. I remember having to look high and low for the Cabbage Patch
Doll for my daughter though!
Maria from Music Teaching and Parenting
I am a native of Bulgaria. As a child we had an exchange program
with a school Germany. We had a student assigned to be our pen pal. We would
write letters to each other. This was a great cultural exchange for me from a
very early age. I loved hearing about the different customs in a
different country and make a friend at the same time. I also spent some quality
time with my grandmother as she was a Language Arts teacher with German minor,
she was helping me write the letters. I became quite good friends with my pen
pal. We started exchanging gifts as well. One Christmas we had purchased and
sent a Bulgarian traditional folk doll to my German friend. In exchange she
sent me a Barbie doll. It was the time where Barbie dolls were actually hard to
get in my country... so I was beyond myself. I still remember this gift as well
as the wonderful friendship that brought it.
Karen from Sour Dough Native
Believe it or not, my must have toy from
childhood was a Creepy Crawler Maker!
Think our kids will have the same memories my blog buddies and I have?
Let's hear your story, what toy did you just have to have when you were a kid?
