When my daughter C was little I used to call her `my own personal Barbie' because she had long blond hair, blue eyes, and a cute little figure that could wear ANYTHING. We would go out shopping and I would let her try on clothes for HOURS. She's 16 now and not only is she MY Barbie, but her friends call her Barbie Girl because she looks so much like the doll. Ok, except for the boobs, and C can bend her arms, and her feet aren't permanently fixed so that she has to walk en Pointe, but the blonde hair (past her waist) blue eyes and cute figure are still there.
Because of this, in January, when we were shopping for her Winter Formal she chose one in a color that would be best described as `Barbie Pink'. We then set out to find accessories: pretty black heals, long black satin opera gloves and a black ribbon choker. While shopping for her choker we happened to come across some of those `Christian' bracelets emblazoned with WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?) My daughter looked at them and said "I need one that says `WWBD' what would BARBIE Do?" This, of course, set us OFF. We stood there describing all sorts of bizarre scenarios, and then ask the question, "What would Barbie do?" and then come up with an equally bizarre answer. Things like:
Q: You've just wrecked your car and the police are on their way... What do you do? What would Barbie do?
A: Go Shopping!
Q: You're best friend has admitted to you that she's been sleeping with her brother's best friend, who's married to your aunt. What do you do? What would Barbie do?
A: Call Ken and see if he wants to have a foursome tonight!
Of course this is one of those jokes that never dies. Now, whenever we've got a family dilemma we ALWAYS ask the question...
What would BARBIE do!?
Posted by parttimemom
at 8:27 PM PDT
