Saturday, September 12, 2015

Toys are overrated

September 12, Toy story: What was your favorite plaything as a child? Do you see any connection between your life now, and your favorite childhood toy?

I don't recall having any particular toy that I loved more than the others. I had several baby dolls that I spent a great deal of time playing with. I had some artsy drawing and painting notebooks that I liked. I also had several hand me down items from my older three siblings. Books were always a favorite, I think. 

I was particularly fond of the doll head I got one year. You were supposed to be able to style her hair and all that. I was never any good at styling hair, on the doll or otherwise. I'm still not great at it. I suppose that would be one correlation. 

My childhood was not particularly focused on things. I guess you could say that's a big connection to my life now. I have never really focused on accumulating fancy things. I tend to value the few things I have and feel a little too indulgent when I start buying a lot of nicer things. 

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