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AnneD

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14. My older brother....
Wed Mar 12, 2014, 07:28 AM
Mar 2014

who is as male as they come, insisted that Mom painted his nails for a while. When Mom asked him why, he said he thought they looked so pretty. Dad had conniption fits about it. I still remember us playing in the sand box and him taking his Tonka road grader up his little hill with that bright red nail polish on his fingers.

Now my other brother was very attractive-so much so that Mom always had him in obviously 'boy' colored clothes because the most common comment was 'what an adorable girl'. He had long curly hair until his first hair cut. However, I do remember that before his hair cut, Mom took one of my baby dresses on him and snapped a Polaroid of him. Yes, he would have made a beautiful girl but again, he turned out to be a nice sensitive man.

I don't know what is worse, stepping on Barbie's shoes or Legos. Trust me, my daughter's Barbies saw plenty of action. My fav was when she took my foot massager and turned it into a spa and hot tub. She made a spa membership for me and she and her friend 'treated' me to a spa day with Barbie. You haven't lived until you have the Barbie spa treatment.

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Choices. What it is all about. and Respect those choices while others should respect the choices Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #1
Thank you ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #2
oh yeah, and there will be plenty of that to come ... unless, maybe - Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #3
Exactly ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #4
My grandson has a doll he carries around at times... CTyankee Mar 2014 #5
I never liked pink abelenkpe Mar 2014 #6
I think ... AnneD Mar 2014 #10
I worry how many are not even aware of it & just pass it on, CrispyQ Mar 2014 #7
Get her a pink plastic handgun. malthaussen Mar 2014 #8
My daughter and SIL are both ex-military ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #11
I get the impression your daughter has a refined sense of sarcasm. malthaussen Mar 2014 #15
... ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #16
I let my daughter tell me what she liked.... AnneD Mar 2014 #9
I just read an article on babies ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #12
My older brother.... AnneD Mar 2014 #14
Nice! ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #17
Side note - or maybe not? JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #13
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