And the books! I devoured every single American Girl book when I was a kid. I remember when Addy came out (hi, I am old) and being so excited that there were new books I could read.

Agreed, these seem fine, but I always thought one of the best parts of American Girls was that it got children interested in history and talked about it in a relatable and age appropriate but realistic way. I genuinely learned a lot about slavery and racism from reading the Addy books and the Samantha books were the…

I had one that—for a small window of time—was pretty much the same size and coloring as my brother. I’d leave it around the house (hanging off a couch, on the kitchen counter, etc) and later my mom would start screaming and run to it. Fun times.

Those dolls cost over $100 & are only sold online or in specialty shops. It’s more cost-effective to repair than replace.

the whole thing is so different from when i was a kid, though.

I DO know a little girl who’s parents bought her a Bitty Baby. It’s still her favorite doll which is sweet, because it looks like it’s gone through a hurricane at this point.

They’re cute. I still prefer the historical aspect of the traditional American Girl dolls though.

LOL @ the durable hair part. My sister fucked up her American Girl doll’s hair so badly that my parents had to send it to a doll fixing shop place in Ohio to get it fixed.

Jia would have never let this be posted.

Normally I’d be inclined to agree with you. I’ve floated many a Wyoming and Montana river on one of those.

My parents used to buy us giant tractor tire inner tubes to use as a sort of We’re-from-western-KS-&-we-don’t-know-any-better-trampoline.

Give me a moment to peel my thighs off that searing hot black rubber....

Several of those things, 2 redneck coolers (e.g. a styrofoam cooler), a case of shitty light beer, a case of cheap bottled water, and an easy flowing river are pretty tough to beat as far as relaxing ways to spend a Saturday.

FIVE DOLLARS, BITCHES.

2 years ago, I watched that clip about 20 times.

She fav’d, but did not reply.

yeah, “you’re a fake because I wasn’t very curious or bright when I was 12 years old” is an interesting defense that seems to be proving his point

Don’t let your kid hang out with their kid. ¯\_(ツ)_/ your child’s health is more important than protecting their feelings. My cousin and her husband didn’t believe in vaccinations so their kids didn’t meet my sister’s kids until my nephew was 4. Additionally, my cousin’s youngest child ended up being diagnosed with…

I have recently discovered I have two friends that are very strongly anti-vaxxers. I genuinely don’t know what to do. Right now my two year old is up to date with his vaccines but he’s still too young for some and I don’t want him hanging out with their kids. And it feels awful because I deeply care for both ladies as…

Several anti-vax organizations have been pooling their collective intellectual powers