Sharing My Childhood Happiness With My Neighbor's Child

--by esclarmonde, posted Jun 7, 2010

When I was 18, our neighbor married an Asian woman who moved in with her daughter who was ten years old. My mother went to bid them welcome and came back both surprised and sad. "They have almost nothing", she said, "and the girl has almost no toys. Do you think you could give her one of your dolls?". When I was a little girl, I loved playing with my Barbie dolls.

I was more than happy to comply as I had a lot of them. I found the box with my dolls and their clothes and shoes in the attic. As I looked through it all to find a doll and some clothes, it suddenly occurred to me, why stop at one? Why not give that little girl the whole collection? I knew I would never want to play with them again.

So I dressed each doll in a beautiful dress and brushed their hair carefully. This was my way of saying a loving goodbye to my favourite toys. Then I packed them in a box with the rest of the dresses and my mother brought it all along the next time she visited our neighbours. I felt happy because I knew that now all my old childhood friends would have a new home and be used and loved once more and I hoped they would give the little girl the same happiness they gave me.

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Posted by esclarmonde
Jun 7, 2010
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Sislola wrote: Thank!

Aurelia wrote: That's so sweet. I bet it felt wonderful to share. Those dolls came to life again in that little girls imagination. :0) Smiles definitely were created by your kindness.
~Aurelia

sethi wrote: Abundance in action . Thank you .

JuneBug wrote: This had happened to some of my grand-daughters. They were given many Barbies, clothes, shoes, and some Barbie furniture from a girl who said she out grew them. What fun for the little ones! I even dressed and played with them ! Brought back memories...:)

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