Quick Rant

I'm going to go on a quick rant here. I have never been a fan of Barbie dolls. I don't think the message we really want to send our girls (or boys) is that the ideal of beauty is an impossibly small waist, enormous girls, and legs a mile long. I know I wouldn't measure up to that and feel very grateful for my years of girlhood playing with baby dolls and girl dolls who had no figures and had appropriate clothing (for example, check out the American Girl collection). However, I realize that everyone feels differently about that and many women have fond memories of their Barbie days. However, Mattel has reached a new low. And I do mean low. I don't frequent the Barbie aisle so there may be more just as bad or worse than this one, but check out one of the latest Barbie editions on your local toy aisle. I have to say that I quite agree with this blogger's rant. Seriously? For a child? It's time to really take a good look at the mountains of mixed messages we send our kids. They're not listening half as much to what we say as what we do and buy and approve of. Give me a break, Mattel.