I posted this on the doll forum that I frequent.
I thought I would share.
Back when I was just about 3 or 4 my Mom took me to a store called Gibsons.
I remember setting in the front of the cart and looking at dollies.
Then my mom pulled a doll down off the shelf and asking me if I liked it.
The doll went home with us and after that she was always with me.
I named her Floppy (yeah I know odd name for a doll) but she was very floppy.
I carried her with me to church and everywhere. Everyone at our church knew Floppy and how much I loved that doll.
I was sickly child and Floppy went to the hospital with me many times.
As I grew older I got more dolls but none were as special to me as Floppy.
Floppy’s hair became discolored and loose so my sister pulled the wig off.
After that Floppy always had a bonnet on to cover her head.
Her vinyl became yellowed from all my playing in the sun.
But all and all she held up well.
Even after I quit playing with dolls she always had a place of honor in my room.
Then I moved out and thought she would be more safe if I left her in my old room.
I was gone out of town for about a year, and I had plans to move out of state. So I made a trip to go and collect my keepsakes from my old room.
To my shock many of my things were missing. Including my old dolls.
I have no idea what happened to my things.
Entire books full of my art, where no where to be found, and can never be replaced.
I knew that noone in my family would have thrown my things away. So the only thing I can think is that the neighbor kids stole them.
I was very upset about my dolls. Not many women still have their dolls that they got as girls.
But I couldn’t do anything about it, so I moved here to PA.
Then about a month ago I got a package in the mail from my mom.
It was a Doll that looked just like Floppy, only she was in a little better shape. Though this doll didn’t have any hair either.
When I seen her I almost cried. This doll holds so many memories for me. My mom had found her in a garage sale and purchased her for just a dollar.
Which I think is a good price for my favorite doll in the world.
I looked at the stamp on her neck and found that she is a Hasbro Real Baby, designed by Judith Turner.
Now I have Floppy on display in my front room with all of my new dolls. She is wearing a pick cabbage patch sleeper outfit.
Thank you all for reading.
I have attached a pic I took of her.
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