Oh man. I just had a blast from the past while reading Betsy's post about Isaac and the tooth fairy.
I actually vividly remember and often repeat my story of my fear of fairies--in particular the wish fairy--as a child:
If I didn't throw a tantrum for a week, or ate the crusts on my sandwiches for a week, or something like that, my mom promised me Maiden Fairhair, the coveted brunette of the fabulously accessorized Lady Lovely Locks bunch.
So when the blessed night arrived we went into the front yard and did the whole wish-I-may-I-wish-I-might routine and I can still picture my mom patting the hutch next to my bunk bed and saying, "She'll put it right here."
Totally related side note: I was pretty much terrified of all things related to Pinocchio--but hello, what young child isn't? Bad boys smoking, donkeys hee-hawing, Monstro-us whales swallowing. Inexplicably, what scared me the most was the Blue Fairy.
Yeah, her. I'm really not sure why.
And when my mom said, "She'll put it right here," I suddenly realized that the fairy would be in my room, next to my bed, and I couldn't have that wretched blue fairy anywhere near me (I guess the Blue Fairy was the only fairy that existed in my young mind).
So I begged her to keep that fairy out of my room, and she did, because there was no Maiden Fairhair on the hutch the next morning, and my mom gave the doll to me herself.
The blast-from-the-past part came from this site.
I can still totally remember how much I loved the hair on these dolls when they were still new. Like anyone wouldn't. Look at those coiffures.
Unfortunately it's almost impossible to read the text on that site but you'll get a little glimpse into my childhood if you glance at the pictures. Hannah and I had most of those toys, and my mom actually still has a lot of them, mangled though they are now. I don't know if the actual ladies (and prince) are still around, but the horse is, and some of the Pixietails, and the Silkypup, the Water Babies, Dragons, Curly Kittens. . . .
I also quite enjoyed this description of and pictures from the TV show, which I also remember.
Lady Lovely Locks were around for such a narrow window of time that I doubt many of the readers here ever played with them. If you did, I'd love to know of fellow fans. If you didn't, what were your favorites? The Sunshine Family? Popples? Legos? Playmobil? Raggedy Ann and Andy? What marvelous toy did your mom use to bribe you to eat your vegetables or comb your hair or whatever?
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The purple horse, in all it's glory, is still played with pretty regularly around here. The dolls were well-loved, hence somewhat the worse for wear - and I think they may have been tossed.
I always liked them - and liked that you girls liked to play with them.
Phoebe has a fear of clowns. I only feared ugly things like monsters and insects - so it seems strange to me that fairies and clowns are scary - but I know they are to many people.
Nice post.
Popples!!
I was just talking about the cupcake dolls last night. Someone's lip gloss smelled like them. Something only you would appreciate, haha.
Ah, the cupcake dolls. Delicious.
I actually wasn't afraid of any other fairies besides the Blue Fairy, that I can remember. I liked Tinkerbell, for instance. And I was cool with the tooth fairy.
What's also funny is that although I believed in fairies I never really believed in the Easter Bunny or Santa Claus. I can remember being 5 or 6 and Erin Johnson talking about how she heard Santa Claus on the roof and me thinking, "Right."
Cabbage Patch Kids, My Little Pony (Aunt Trudy gave me the original horse), Barbie, and Puffalumps.
I loved Puffalumps. The material they're made out of always felt so nice and cool. Remember our Puffalump Easter baskets?
I was never lucky enough to be bribed. But I did and still do love the Sunshine Family, Madame Alexander dolls, and Ginghams paper dolls.
I remember loving Cinderella and Peter Pan. We had the records and listened to them over and over. I'm sure if we'd had videos then I would have watched them over and over.
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