Tuesday, March 09, 1999
Readers share Barbie memories
Barbie inspires dreams and fond memories. Here's a sampling of the stories ourreaders wanted to share:
“Last fall while playing soccer, I fractured my wrist. After a long day at the hospital to get X-rays and a purple cast, I was feeling pretty bad. On the way home my mommy stopped at the store and told me to pick out any Barbie I wanted. Getting a new Barbie made my day much better.” — Lindy Hamberg, 9, Alexandria
“When I was in high school I would tell my date that I had an early curfew so I could go home to play Barbies with my nieces.” — Bonita Fitzpatrick, 49, Moores Head, Ind.
"For years, as I raised my own daughter and spent fortunes on the evolution of Barbie and Ken, I complained that I had never had a similar experience because I was a young teen when Barbie was "born.' Apparently I was persuasive enough to convince my mother because on Christmas Eve 1993 I received my very first and only Barbie doll. That spring I lost my mother, but not before we laughed a lot about my treasured doll. I am reminded in a very real way that a mother's love is constant and the manifestation of that love can come in very simple and unexpected ways, no matter how old that child has grown.” — Juvenile Court Judge Sylvia Sieve Hendon, 54, Western Hills
“My two sisters and I loved to act out plays and would check out scripts for them from the local library. The Barbie Theater and all the costumes for Barbie and Ken were a big hit.” — Cynthia Fitton, 42, Hyde Park
“During the '60s, my girlfriend next door and I would get together with our Barbie and Ken dolls and pretend they were either the Beatles and their wives or the stars in West Side Story.” — Vicki Westrich, 46, Dry Ridge
“My sister and I have 78 Barbie dolls, but we wouldn't call it a collection. Our Barbies weren't meant to sit on a shelf or stay in their original boxes. We play with our Barbies . . . It's the one time during the day that we agree on almost everything.” — Caroline and Betsy Strait, ages 14 and 7, Middletown
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