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arizonadreaming2008@yahoo.com

2006-04-26, 5:21 am

On a visit yesterday afternoon at my sister's home, my daughter (5),
had opened a box containing a special edition Barbie doll. She LOVES
Barbies and this one in particular took her fancy. My sister's 13 year
old daughter is a collector of Barbies and she has many of them. They
are
asking for $50 for the "damage" and replacement. I'm sorry, but my
daughter did not know any better at 5 years old. I can't afford to fork
over that much for a stupid doll that only taunted my daughter from the
dresser she was siting on. Kids can't help themselves. The doll isn't
really that bad shape as well, her hair can easily be brushed out and
the
clothes pressed with an iorn. After all, it was ment to be out of the
box, a stand came with for it to be displayed on. Her daughter has SO
many Barbies that they probably won't even miss this one or even have
the
collection decrease in value. My spoiled 13 year old niece is now
furious
and is holding a pathetic grudge against my duaghter and me becuse we
don't want to pay them back. My god!!! It's just a doll!! Get over it!

Hoover

2006-04-26, 7:21 am

how many of her dolls do you have hidden in your dresser drawer?

<arizonadreaming2008@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1146036376.013454.263270@t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> On a visit yesterday afternoon at my sister's home, my daughter (5),
> had opened a box containing a special edition Barbie doll. She LOVES
> Barbies and this one in particular took her fancy. My sister's 13 year
> old daughter is a collector of Barbies and she has many of them. They
> are
> asking for $50 for the "damage" and replacement. I'm sorry, but my
> daughter did not know any better at 5 years old. I can't afford to fork
> over that much for a stupid doll that only taunted my daughter from the
> dresser she was siting on. Kids can't help themselves. The doll isn't
> really that bad shape as well, her hair can easily be brushed out and
> the
> clothes pressed with an iorn. After all, it was ment to be out of the
> box, a stand came with for it to be displayed on. Her daughter has SO
> many Barbies that they probably won't even miss this one or even have
> the
> collection decrease in value. My spoiled 13 year old niece is now
> furious
> and is holding a pathetic grudge against my duaghter and me becuse we
> don't want to pay them back. My god!!! It's just a doll!! Get over it!
>

rosebud

2006-04-26, 8:21 am

arizonadreaming2008@yahoo.com wrote:
> On a visit yesterday afternoon at my sister's home, my daughter (5),
> had opened a box containing a special edition Barbie doll. She LOVES
> Barbies and this one in particular took her fancy. My sister's 13 year
> old daughter is a collector of Barbies and she has many of them. They
> are
> asking for $50 for the "damage" and replacement. I'm sorry, but my
> daughter did not know any better at 5 years old. I can't afford to fork
> over that much for a stupid doll that only taunted my daughter from the
> dresser she was siting on. Kids can't help themselves. The doll isn't
> really that bad shape as well, her hair can easily be brushed out and
> the
> clothes pressed with an iorn. After all, it was ment to be out of the
> box, a stand came with for it to be displayed on. Her daughter has SO
> many Barbies that they probably won't even miss this one or even have
> the
> collection decrease in value. My spoiled 13 year old niece is now
> furious
> and is holding a pathetic grudge against my duaghter and me becuse we
> don't want to pay them back. My god!!! It's just a doll!! Get over it!
>
What your daughter does is your responsibility. Even if the doll was
inadvertently "damaged" it's still your responsibility. And collection
things should be kept in their original boxes, not on a stand, even if
the stand comes with it.
Is $50 worth ruining your relationship with your sister and niece?
Apologize to them (both you and your daughter), and pay her $10 a week
for 5 weeks---and don't miss a payment. Explain this to your daughter
and teach her a valuable lesson. This is a good time to start teaching
your daughter to not touch things that aren't her unless given explicit
permission.

stephenj

2006-04-26, 10:21 am

rosebud wrote:
> arizonadreaming2008@yahoo.com wrote:

> Is $50 worth ruining your relationship with your sister and niece?

of course it isn't - which is why it's silly and petty for his sister to
ask him for the money. it was her fault for leaving the doll in a place
where a 5-year-old could get at it.

--
"when i visited Aden before collectivization,
all the markets were full of fish product. After
collectivization, the fish immediately disappeared."

- Aleksandr Vassiliev, Soviet KGB official

Jim Brown

2006-04-26, 11:21 am

"stephenj" <sjek@cox.net> wrote in message
news:QPJ3g.1022$4H.838@dukeread03...
> rosebud wrote:
>
>
> of course it isn't - which is why it's silly and petty for his sister to
> ask him for the money. it was her fault for leaving the doll in a place
> where a 5-year-old could get at it.

Jaros,

Will you quit arguing with the idot that is responding to Panks?

>
>
> --
> "when i visited Aden before collectivization,
> all the markets were full of fish product. After
> collectivization, the fish immediately disappeared."
>
> - Aleksandr Vassiliev, Soviet KGB official

Boward@gmail.com

2006-04-26, 11:21 am

What does arizona get out of doing this, and why do so many people get
sucked in by him?

Jaybyrd

2006-04-26, 12:21 pm

arizonadreaming2008@yahoo.com wrote:
> On a visit yesterday afternoon at my sister's home, my daughter (5),
> had opened a box containing a special edition Barbie doll.

this is of course the unborn, yet to be conceived daughter

aaronhirshberg@yahoo.com

2006-04-26, 3:21 pm

This guy said he was gay! And lived in New England with his boyfriend!
There is a new Barbie toy called "Barbie Penis Car", though.

Aaron Space Museum

aaronhirshberg@yahoo.com

2006-04-26, 3:21 pm

Not one of those "Klaus Barbie" dolls by any chance?

Aaron Hirshberg

swangdb

2006-04-26, 4:21 pm

# Not one of those "Klaus Barbie" dolls by any chance?

Man, that is a killer joke!

Tom Enright

2006-04-26, 4:21 pm

swangdb wrote:

> # Not one of those "Klaus Barbie" dolls by any chance?

> Man, that is a killer joke!

I'm insulated against such saccharin-sweet jokes, Sonny.

-Tom Enright

Michael

2006-04-26, 5:21 pm

"Tom Enright" <freddy_hayek@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1146078740.246767.279490@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>
> swangdb wrote:
>
>
>
> I'm insulated against such saccharin-sweet jokes, Sonny.
>
> -Tom Enright

By layers and layers of density.

Li'l Slugger

2006-04-27, 7:21 am

<Boward@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1146058637.929518.273800@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
> What does arizona get out of doing this,

Attention.

>and why do so many people get sucked in by him?

Because they're stupid enough to give this XXXXXXX perkoff the attention.

http://geocities.com/think_marty_mcfly/stalker.html

gary.wallace@mciter.com

2006-04-28, 9:21 pm

On 26-Apr-2006, "aaronhirshberg@yahoo.com" <aaronhirshberg@yahoo.com> wrote:

> There is a new Barbie toy called "Barbie Penis Car", though.
>
> Aaron Space Museum

Does it come with the ink pin?
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