I have decided it's better than a baby doll..when people see me with one of mine -they don't think I am having second {and way too late} thoughts of having my tubes tied 35 years ago (Oh, Happy Birthday Brandi!!)
Yes, at the hospital, they said I singed the papers faster than anyone ever had..and I seem to recall me grabbing the nurse by the collar and talking like the crazy-weird-one form the Exorcist......"get me those papers..NOW!"
Anyway, Happy {yesterday} to my youngest and LAST..Brandi Danielle..Mother of Ella and wife of Johnny..
So, back to Build-a-Friend..
When someone sees me. they just think is "Old-Timers"..or "Some-Timers"..as opposed to Alzheimer's..a grown woman with a stuffed friend..geesh..
But there are definitely perks of not having a baby doll..with my "friends"..I can be seen as eccentric..not depraved..
If I see an out fit for a boy..then my buddy is a boy..and I can get the cute overalls and hoodie with work boots..
If I see all pink and ruffly, or white with sparkles and fur trimmed..then my friend is my girly-girl...or a Santa-Girl
Try that with a doll or heaven forbid..a real child! You'd be paying for counseling for the 2 of you for ev-veh!
And, remember trying to put socks on a squiggly-baby-child? Yeah..took like a half hour just to get one curly-toed foot into a shoe..then you have another one to do..
And plastic dolls with shoes, well hard to put on and easy to fall off. As a side note - they now offer Barbie's with removable FEET that have shoes ALREADY permanently ON THEM??!!
That's just soooo wrong..oh, they also have a Barbie's dog that you can feed, then lift his tail and he...POOPS! It comes with little doggie bags and everything..I. Kid. You. Not!
{yeah..I totally got one of these for Emily a while back. I know..I know..I am a baaaad Grammie.}
Wait..what?
Seriously??
After all, when all of my school friends had dollies..I had April, my first born..and was still trying to shove her little feet into shoes..
Yikes.
-me
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