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A Family Unboxed

September 28, 2022 3 Comments

By Elizabeth J. Allen

We wanted to buy our son a dollhouse family, but doll people only come in packs of homogenous ethnicity: Asian, Latino, black, and white. We bought one of each family type and opened all the boxes to create our mezcla.

Is this one me after my root touch-up? You, midsummer? The kids before or after their DNA test results?

What about the pile of neighbors? Do you think these women would make a happy couple? Could this father love the child who identifies as female?

Or we could sell them online to see if our familial inverse is in the market.

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  1. Valli Henry-Boldini says

    September 28, 2022 at 11:08 am

    Totally see where you’re coming from… interesting read… Kudos…

    Reply
  2. Elizabeth J Allen says

    September 28, 2022 at 9:18 pm

    Thanks. I think I know more families who don’t fit neatly defined commercial categories than ones who do.

    Reply
  3. yogita says

    September 30, 2022 at 4:00 am

    Interesting…

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