Sad news from the world of American Girl Dolls

[WCsweet<3]

This is sad for me. I don't know if anyone knows but there were American Girl fashion shows. My grandmother took me to my first fashion show when I was five and my favorite picture of my grandmother was the Samantha model, my grandmother and me dressed like Samantha. When I was older, I was in a few of the shows as a Girl of Today and Samantha. She was my favorite doll even though I had four or five of them. I lost interest in the company a few years after Mattel bought it. I disliked most of the new girls. Has it really been a decade? I still have all the dolls and all the books for my daughters if I have any.
I am a little sad about it just because I had a personal connection.

[sunnyhibiscus]

Originally Posted by WCsweet<3

This is sad for me. I don't know if anyone knows but there were American Girl fashion shows. My grandmother took me to my first fashion show when I was five and my favorite picture of my grandmother was the Samantha model, my grandmother and me dressed like Samantha. When I was older, I was in a few of the shows as a Girl of Today and Samantha. She was my favorite doll even though I had four or five of them. I lost interest in the company a few years after Mattel bought it. I disliked most of the new girls. Has it really been a decade? I still have all the dolls and all the books for my daughters if I have any.
I am a little sad about it just because I had a personal connection.

And I've missed the traditional format of the stories (Intro, School, Christmas, Birthday, Summer, and Winter). They did away with it when Kaya was introduced. I like Julie, but it's a little too soon to do a 70s character. They should have waited at least 10-20 more years. And what's worst is that she's the person for the next AG movie. And the movie is going to be a musical. Ugh. I was hoping that the next movie would focus on Kirsten, Addy, or Josefina. And it was a big mistake to put the Kit movie in theaters. They should have put it on Nickelodeon. I mean, the Barbie movies come on there.

I wish that they would do an Asian main character. Ivy (Julie's friend) doesn't count, because she is a friend doll.

I like the current Girl of the Year doll, Mia. She's my favorite of all of the GotY dolls so far. I might try to get her. And I don't get the earring on the Just Like You dolls. I understand with Addy and Josefina, but the earrings ruin the JLY dolls.

[SOPi_Jawbreaker]

Originally Posted by sunnyhibiscus

And I've missed the traditional format of the stories (Intro, School, Christmas, Birthday, Summer, and Winter). They did away with it when Kaya was introduced. I like Julie, but it's a little too soon to do a 70s character. They should have waited at least 10-20 more years. And what's worst is that she's the person for the next AG movie. And the movie is going to be a musical. Ugh. I was hoping that the next movie would focus on Kirsten, Addy, or Josefina. And it was a big mistake to put the Kit movie in theaters. They should have put it on Nickelodeon. I mean, the Barbie movies come on there.

I wish that they would do an Asian main character. Ivy (Julie's friend) doesn't count, because she is a friend doll.

I like the current Girl of the Year doll, Mia. She's my favorite of all of the GotY dolls so far. I might try to get her. And I don't get the earring on the Just Like You dolls. I understand with Addy and Josefina, but the earrings ruin the JLY dolls.

I never got into the American Girl dolls or books. I think I was missing a girl gene when I was younger. I also never got into the Babysitters' Club books or the Sweet Valley High books. I preferred the Fudge books, Encyclopedia Brown books, Ramona books, and Bunnicula books. But if there had been an American Girl doll and book about an Asian-American main character, I think I would have gotten into that.

[em_adpi]

Originally Posted by SOPi_Jawbreaker

I never got into the American Girl dolls or books. I think I was missing a girl gene when I was younger. I also never got into the Babysitters' Club books or the Sweet Valley High books. I preferred the Fudge books, Encyclopedia Brown books, Ramona books, and Bunnicula books. But if there had been an American Girl doll and book about an Asian-American main character, I think I would have gotten into that.

I read ALL of the above... haha

What can I say? My mom used to threaten to pack up all my books as punishment if I was misbehaving.

[Buttonz]

Originally Posted by em_adpi

What can I say? My mom used to threaten to pack up all my books as punishment if I was misbehaving.

Same. And my punishment used to be no reading. My mother used to have to force me out of the house away from my books when I was a kid.

Little did she know I'd go next door and just pick up a book there LOL

[LightBulb]

Originally Posted by Buttonz

Same. And my punishment used to be no reading. My mother used to have to force me out of the house away from my books when I was a kid.

Little did she know I'd go next door and just pick up a book there LOL

I'd get in trouble for being up all hours reading. I tried to be so sneaky about it, too.

[Buttonz]

Originally Posted by LightBulb

I'd get in trouble for being up all hours reading. I tried to be so sneaky about it, too.

I always had at least one book and a flashlight by my bed, that I'd hide and read under the covers after lights out. There were times that I had 2-3 books and flashlights just in case I was caught...the worse was when I was caught more then once a night LOL.