Yuki is now approaching the age where she is hearing at school that Santa perhaps does not exist and that things are coming from parents. This concern is also spreading to the area of the Tooth Fairy and the Switch Witch. But, Yuki still wants to believe in the magic. So much so that while she expressed concern, she has yet to come out and ask us. So I suggested we watch Miracle on 34th Street which we did during Thanksgiving weekend and she was starry eyed. We wanted to help restore her faith in Christmas at least for one more year. Enter: American Girl Doll Now, here is where the magic collides with reality. Yuki first encountered American Girl Doll in kindergarten when a few of her friends talked about theirs. When she first mentioned it I had a physical reaction to almost vomit. It was one of those "Disney Princess," "Barbie," and other things that the girls are supposed to get interested in that I dreaded. I don't have any problems with the...
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Did you teach her those sweet moves, Mimi?
Or, perhaps, is this Philip's work?
The interpretive dance...the slo mo clapping...and the kid in the blue jersey and glasses shaking his booty at the end. I choked with laughter.
Pat Williams
-Nikki