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Art_from_Ark

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13. There were dolls that were specifically targeted at boys

Sat Dec 6, 2014, 04:21 AM

Dec 2014

That is, G.I.Joe and his merry band of fightin' men. I wasn't interested in them, or in dolls in general. But my mom had spent a lot of time making dolls' clothes for female members of my family, and they showed absolutely no interest in dolls, so my mom was kind of hurt about that. So to cheer her up, I showed an interest in what she had made, and that freaked her out, so she ended up selling the dolls and their clothes.

You've got to remember that in that era, boys weren't even supposed to play flutes or clarinets in band, Bennie Goodman and Jean-Pierre Rampal notwithstanding.

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How to tell if a toy is for a girl or a boy. [View all] Luminous Animal Dec 2014 OP

When I was a very young child I had no idea that there were boy toys and girl toys Kalidurga Dec 2014 #1

My mom didn't want me playing with dolls Art_from_Ark Dec 2014 #7

I don't think there is anything wrong with kids playing with dolls Kalidurga Dec 2014 #10

There were dolls that were specifically targeted at boys Art_from_Ark Dec 2014 #13

And Artie Shaw. Stan Kenton wouldn't allow clarinets Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #16

I would have rather had the Easy Bake Oven, rather than the Creepy Crawlers thingy. Ykcutnek Dec 2014 #2

I had both! HappyMe Dec 2014 #9

My nephew wanted one of those treestar Dec 2014 #12

Please just put mens in big letters Skink Dec 2014 #3

Oh my... ReRe Dec 2014 #4

i hate it when parents and other adults tell a kid "that's for girls" "that's for boys" JI7 Dec 2014 #5

Oooooooooh myyyyyyy: This toy is not for children. Hekate Dec 2014 #6

I saw a little boy yesterday OnionPatch Dec 2014 #8

Kick. Luminous Animal Dec 2014 #11

All the little boys I know love baby dolls TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2014 #14

Yes, that's true. HappyMe Dec 2014 #15

I tried everything possible to get my girls to play with "boy" toys TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2014 #17