My Daughter Still Plays with her Handless Doll
If you have children, particularly children of the female persuasion, you may be familiar with the popular Princess Annaliese and Erika dolls from the Barbie "Princess and the Pauper" DVD. These dolls not only represent accurate re-creations of the characters from the movie, but they also sing together in harmony. It is quite lovely, and presently, the "Just Like You" song is playing repeatedly in my head and out of my control.
Although my daughter keeps her room surprisingly neat for such a young child (and in direct contrast to my son's difficulty with maintaining order in his room), she is still vulnerable to leaving toys lying around when more interesting events suddenly transpire, such as The Supreme Aglet coming home from work.
This causes some consternation around our home because our Dachsund is fond of the taste of plastic
It was inevitable that the animal's tendency would eventually prove harmful, and Erika would be her first victim.
Interestingly, it wasn't a maimed Erika that was first found, but rather, a chewed-up hand in the dog's possession. Because of this, it wasn't immediately realized that the doll had been damaged.
Upon finding the mangled hand, I set about looking for which toy among the many dolls and action figures the hand belonged to. This took a great deal of time, as I had made the erroneous assumption that the doll or action figure would be located among the other toys, as if our Dachsund attacked the toy, then put it away like a good dog.
Erika's blue dress caught my eye as I was passing through one of the entry-way rooms. She was on the floor, behind the big round chair. I picked her up and noted that she was in reasonably good shape, with the exception that she had no right hand.
This caused some distress, as I knew this was one of my daughter's most beloved dolls, and she is so young. I didn't know how she would take it.
To solve this problem, I gave the doll to my wife. After all, it was my wife who insisted on getting the Dachsund in the first place.
It wasn't long after that my wife reunited my daughter with Erika. I wasn't there to see it, but the story goes that my daughter at first did not notice Erika's handless arm. When it finally occured to her that something was wrong, and when she found out what had happened, there was apparently some mourning involved.
But it was short-lived. Erika remains one my daughter's favorite dolls, occupying a place of honor next to Princess Annaliese on my daughter's bed, and the world of the Supreme Aglet is once again in perfect balance.
Although my daughter keeps her room surprisingly neat for such a young child (and in direct contrast to my son's difficulty with maintaining order in his room), she is still vulnerable to leaving toys lying around when more interesting events suddenly transpire, such as The Supreme Aglet coming home from work.
This causes some consternation around our home because our Dachsund is fond of the taste of plastic
It was inevitable that the animal's tendency would eventually prove harmful, and Erika would be her first victim.
Interestingly, it wasn't a maimed Erika that was first found, but rather, a chewed-up hand in the dog's possession. Because of this, it wasn't immediately realized that the doll had been damaged.
Upon finding the mangled hand, I set about looking for which toy among the many dolls and action figures the hand belonged to. This took a great deal of time, as I had made the erroneous assumption that the doll or action figure would be located among the other toys, as if our Dachsund attacked the toy, then put it away like a good dog.
Erika's blue dress caught my eye as I was passing through one of the entry-way rooms. She was on the floor, behind the big round chair. I picked her up and noted that she was in reasonably good shape, with the exception that she had no right hand.
This caused some distress, as I knew this was one of my daughter's most beloved dolls, and she is so young. I didn't know how she would take it.
To solve this problem, I gave the doll to my wife. After all, it was my wife who insisted on getting the Dachsund in the first place.
It wasn't long after that my wife reunited my daughter with Erika. I wasn't there to see it, but the story goes that my daughter at first did not notice Erika's handless arm. When it finally occured to her that something was wrong, and when she found out what had happened, there was apparently some mourning involved.
But it was short-lived. Erika remains one my daughter's favorite dolls, occupying a place of honor next to Princess Annaliese on my daughter's bed, and the world of the Supreme Aglet is once again in perfect balance.
posted by The Supreme Aglet at 10:45 PM
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