Flashback Friday

As I am getting older and seeing MSD grow up too, I see the toys she played with as she was growing up and I look back and wonder.. when did I grow out of this or when did I stop playing with that. 

Barbie and the Rockers Doll
Courtesy of Kaboodle.com

I'll be honest and share that you couldn't pry Barbie out of my hands before I was in Jr. High. Her and I didn't have a falling out, I probably just stopped "calling" her to hang out. Which is fine, i'm sure she understood. As I grew up and even after I got married, I was excited to give my Barbie's to MSD I saw her play with them a few times, but apparently the 80's retro clothes and the naked Ken doll weren't as much her style as they were mine! She even didn't touch my Barbie and the Rockers doll which I adored. I think she had a leather mini skirt.. She was pretty awesome.

I was in love with GI Joe, (I know right?!) Barbie, and had a couple Cabbage Patch children of my own, and had a Rainbow bright comforter. All of my awesome bright color nail polishes (we had green, yellow, orange, pinks and blues) were all shoved into my now "vintage" Caboodle that I loved more than anything. As I grew up, the contents of the Caboodle changed, but those things were made to last forever! 

What I love the most is that now.. as I grow up and dream about having babies of my own (sooner rather than later), I wonder what my children will play with. I can identify with both, if I have a boy, as a Mommy I will have my G.I. Joe's covered, if I have a girl, I hope that there will still be Barbie's, Cabbage Patch kids, and she will have a Kaboodle of her own. Now I wish I could've saved more of my stuff when I was growing up! I think I will rummage through my mom's stuff when I go there to visit next!