Barbie's Bum

Ana saw a friend's Barbie book and immediately coveted Barbie's style. "I wish I was like Barbie."

Those were words I never wanted to hear - it's bad enough that Ana's obsession with the Disney princesses leaves her wanting and needing to be "fancy" at all times. I talk to her about how she is beautiful and special just the way she is - yet here she goes upping the ante with Barbie.

To bring Barbie back down to reality, I told Ana and interesting fact (who knows if it's true, but it was going to work for me) that I had once heard - "You know, Ana. If Barbie were a real person, her head is so big, her boobies are so big, and her waist is so small that she would just fall right over. Isn't that crazy?! Real people can't look like Barbie or they would fall over! We're made the way we are for a reason."

Yeah! And her bum! You forgot her bum!

"Uh...yes... and her bum is just too perky... it would make her fall over too?"

Yeah! Hee hee hee.