American Girl Dolls

I recently stumbled across this article, "What Your American Girl Doll Says About the Rest of Your Life".

I remember it was a HUGE deal getting an American Girl doll for Christmas and that I had promised my parents that I would take great care of her. At this point there were only three choices- Samantha, Molly, or Kirsten.  My sister had already chosen Samantha so I was left with either Molly or Kirsten. It was a tough decision but I finally went with Molly, I thought her glasses and braids seemed like fun!

So let's see how accurate these descriptions are....

Molly McIntire:
If you had Molly, you probably wanted Samantha instead, but contented yourself with Molly because you too wore glasses, liked books, were bad at math, and would concoct various schemes to get attention. (Oh, Molly.) If you were a Molly, and had a Molly (as opposed to being a Molly and aspirationally owning a Felicity), you were imbued, then and now, with an immutable sense of self. At least Molly could tap dance, which is frankly more talent than any of the other girls exhibited.

As an adult, you’ve developed a carefully honed aptitude for sarcasm. You've gotten contacts, and a slightly edgy haircut. You still sort of want attention, but you deny it. You’ve thought back on your American Girl Doll, and tried not to be too resentful towards the person who gave her to you, who so obviously associated you with the descriptor “mousy.”

Let's face it, a lot of this is true, with the exception of wearing contacts and an "edgy" haircut. However I still have Molly as well as another one of the dolls that you could pick out to look like you (basically Kirsten but w/o the fancy braids). I would have a hard time parting with them and ALL of their accessories, especially considering how much money my parents and my Mimi put into those dolls. Not to mention the COUNTLESS rolls of film that my sister and I used for taking pictures of our dolls. No, I'm not kidding. If I stumble across my photo albums of them I'll post some of the pics.