The other day Y and I passed the toy store on the way to the hardware store. I chided him that he should buy me the most realistic baby doll he could find. I tend to make these off-color comments a lot - I guess I just can't help myself. When I was in elementary school, I was actually obsessed with finding the most realistic baby doll that could be bought. I was so diligent and conscientious about playing Mom. Long after my friends would grow tired of the game and fling their dolls aside to move on to a game of Teacher, I would still be totally enamored with my super realistic doll.
When I was in high school I became obsessed with telling everyone and their mother that I had no intention of ever having children; maybe I would consider marriage when I was 40 or 50 if it was convenient and the arrangement suited my career. I enjoyed flaunting this information, and I think it made me feel quite smug and also ambitious. Interestingly, it would seem that in more recent years I have regressed to the earlier 8-year-old version of myself.
I was thinking this the other day... after mum told me about how much I loved playing the dolls when I was little ! Why is it that those of us that have most wanted to be mums for so long, have to wait even longer :( Hope your real one arrives soon xoxo
ReplyDeleteI was never a baby doll type myself, but I constantly flaunted the fact that I would never ever get married and never have kids of course.
ReplyDeleteOh, the good old days. :)
The kids bit...I also... why? maybe the universe wanted to teach me a lesson in thinking twice.
ReplyDeletestrike me up as well for the whole non kids thing. of course that was until i hit 27 and my clock went crazy and here i am at 33 still waiting.....
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