Have you all seen this article?
What Your American Girl Doll Says about the Rest of Your Life
The article’s hilarity comes from the fact that its predictions are astonishingly accurate. I got the link it from Denise (who had Felicity, by the way).
Me? I had Molly. And here’s what the article has to say about that choice:
Molly McIntire:
If you had Molly, you probably wanted Samantha instead, but contented yourself with Molly because you too wore glasses, liked books, were bad at math, and would concoct various schemes to get attention. (Oh, Molly.) If you were a Molly, and had a Molly (as opposed to being a Molly and aspirationally owning a Felicity), you were imbued, then and now, with an immutable sense of self. At least Molly could tap dance, which is frankly more talent than any of the other girls exhibited.As an adult, you’ve developed a carefully honed aptitude for sarcasm. You’ve gotten contacts, and a slightly edgy haircut. You still sort of want attention, but you deny it. You’ve thought back on your American Girl Doll, and tried not to be too resentful towards the person who gave her to you, who so obviously associated you with the descriptor “mousy.”
And … I have to say that it’s pretty much all true. Except for maybe the being resentful of the person who gave her to me–that would be my parents. And I’m actually surprised that they got me an American Girl doll at all, given their usual practicality. I came so close to being one of you “No American Girl Doll” girls!
Me and Molly, circa 1996(?) Yes, my mother still insists that those glasses were "in style" back then. And btw, (lest you think I don't look very excited about my new American Girl doll), I don't think I got her as a birthday present, so I'm not sure why I'm holding her up here. Also, I'm just now noticing Molly's rather shapely legs. What's up with that?
So, time to fess up. Which American Girl doll did you have? And what do you think of the article’s predictions?
Thank you, Lauren and Denise, for educating me on yet another aspect of 90s pop culture. As always, I’m in love with your interwebs discoveries.
But which American Girl doll did you have, Emily??
But you chose Molly! Did you want one of the others instead?
Maybe you got the clothes for your birthday.
I LOVE this! Hilarious! I had Samantha…and In my defense I only got her because she had brown hair and brown eyes like me, not for the status symbol..although I am sure Lauren is rolling her eyes at me in disbelief. And although it is true I am well liked (phhf) it is wrong about one thing…I AM the funniest person in the group!
I was one of those “No American Girl Doll” girls even though I begged for one every Christmas until the age of 11 or 12. I’m happy to say that the description fits me and my parents accurately. They were and still are pretty practical when it comes to gifts. I, on the other hand, am pretty level-headed and still feel (slightly) resentful whenever I see one of those dolls.
This post was great!
I had Addy! I think because she was the newest one at the time. Then I won another one in a raffle it at an American Girl fashion show (yes, that is true) that my Girl Scout Troop went to, so I gave the second one to my sister. However, I really wanted Molly, and had Molly’s books. Also Kirsten.
True story: a friend I went to college with was the original model for Josefina! She was on the cover of the catalog when Josefina came out, and the book illustrations are all based on her! How cool is that??
Also, Lauren Emily, I had those same glasses.