I would have shit myself at the entrance if this existed when I was a kid. I was obsessed with my American Girl dolls (I had Samantha and Felicity) and even more obsessed with learning about the history surrounding them. It makes me really sad that they've been turned into something so different than what they started…

The only thing he's wrong about here is that he limited it to women.

This is good advice. Most men wouldn't think of this as a gift idea, because men hate money.

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Good on Sam Mendes for his intelligent and articulate statement.

BREATHTAKING!

My dad would sit on the sofa cleaning his guns when guys came to pick me up for dates. You know that Rodney Atkins song, Cleaning This Gun? Yeah, that was my life in high school.

More stories about your dad! Can we get him a sitcom?

That's a good dad there.

My dad was always playing the most embarrassing Lorena McKennet/Moodscapes/Pure Cool Jazz mix CDs that ever existed. He also has a ventriloquism dummy. He doesn't use it. It sits quite creepily on a shelf, fathering dust, and looking into you soul.

I laughed so hard at your anecdote just now that I choked on my own saliva!

Back in my day, fathers took off their pants after work and would sit around the house in tighty whiteys and socks/shoes on only....no matter who was over at the house.

I somehow haven't thought of TMBG in ages, but now I will listen to them all night. Thank you. For reals.

My middle boy's middle name is Alistair...

My Dad called every guy Fred. He said there wasn't any point in learning their names as they wouldn't be around very long.

My dad just tries to act really cool and 'hip' and, because he thinks twitter is hip, re-hashes his entire twitter feed tweet by tweet. Also his tweets are ALL dad jokes and terrible puns.

Those poor friends' parents. "But Malia and Sasha's house has a bowling alley!"

I donno, does your father do this?

lol I would love to hear your dad play the accordion :D

My dad was known to greet boys at the door, shirtless and carrying a menacing tool, like a hatchet.