last year, I picked up a Barbie for Salem's best friend's birthday. This doll came with a bed, cell phone, nightstand and a lap top. I kept calling it the 'Barbie Roommate", which is not her name but to me, she just looked like a lay-about-phone-chattin'-internet-surfing roommate. This doll really struck a chord with my kid, she's been talking about it ever since.
The kid now has a few chores around the house. I have her set the table, clean off the table after meals, make her bed, wipe down the bathroom counter, put the recycleables in their place and keep her toys tidy. For this, she gets a small allowance. A friend of mine was going to get her the requested Barbie as her prize for getting chores done. He failed to consult with me before hand and jetted off to the store to secure said 'roommate' doll. Much to his chagrin, there was not a Barbie Roommate to be found and he received many a blank stare from the toy store clerk when he requested this mysterious toy.
Salem will just have to settle for Sea World Barbie, equipped with a dolphin and an Orca whale. His logic is good! As this was the gift she picked out for her best friend's birthday this year.
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