Morning Dolls!
Hope you are enjoying a beautiful morning at your house. I have the balcony door open and can hear a host of birds singing from my yard. Which, in the past, would have prompted me to say, “Where’s my gun?” (Never been much of a bird fan) But I am softening toward birds in my old age. And when their Twittering indicates that spring is almost here, they can serenade me all day without any real threat to their lives.
Speaking of Twitter, I came across this video in a tweet and wanted to share it as a kind of part 2 to my original post introducing the Lammily doll. You can read that first post here.
I love the video’s take on Victoria’s Secret angels on the runway. Got a kick out of the twerking Barbies, too.
You might be wondering, what’s the deal with the stretch marks, cellulite, moles, scars even acne on Lammily. They are stickers that can be added to and removed from the doll to make her more life-like.
I read a lot of the comments left about the video on YouTube and Twitter. I won’t share them now because I would like to just hear from you first. Except I can’t hold my tongue about one thing…ok, two, but who’s counting?
A lot of the comments were criticism about a doll with stretch marks and cellulite being more of a representation of a middle-aged mom than a young girl. But in my experience, stretch marks and cellulite are not exclusive to middle-aged mothers of twins.
And now I will zip it.
So what do you think?
Not just of the video but of the idea behind the Lammily doll. It’s your turn to talk. Please share your thoughts in a comment below.
Hugs and butterfly kisses,
Rachel B.
I stumbled across you on Pinterest today, which lead me here, to your Blog. I can not stop reading and browsing! I tries to find you on Facebook, to stay better connected, but was unable, as it says your link is broken. Any advice? Maybe you could post a direct link as a comment?
Thank you and keep doing what you’re doing; it’s great!
-Rachel
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Hi there – Glad to meet you! Hope you will come back again. I didn’t have trouble with the Facebook link, myself, but will look into it. Thank you! Sending a message to FB now. In the meantime, you can follow me on Bloglovin’ or by subscribing to my posts. Hope to hear from you again very soon. Thank you, Rachel!
Lauren Buendia
I totally with you that stretch marks and cellulite are not exclusive to middle-aged moms. I first got stretch marks during high school when I went from 98lbs to 125lbs after bulking up for tennis. On top of that, I’ve had cellulite for years. I’m glad that this doll comes with the option of having those stickers. Girls need to know that things like cellulite and stretch marks are not always due to a bad or unhealthy diit..oftenttimes, genes play a role in who gets them and to what degree. Great post, mom!
Lauren Buendia
I totally agree with you that stretch marks and cellulite are not exclusive to middle-aged moms. I first got stretch marks during high school when I went from 98lbs to 125lbs after bulking up for tennis. On top of that, I’ve had cellulite for years. I’m glad that this doll comes with the option of having those stickers. Girls need to know that things like cellulite and stretch marks are not always due to a bad or unhealthy diit..oftenttimes, genes play a role in who gets them and to what degree. Great post, mom!
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Hey sweet Lauren,
I think about little Cady saying she doesn’t want to be a giant – and saying that at the age of three. We are fooling ourselves when we think children aren’t aware of differences and body image. Thank you so much for your support. You are perfect in my eyes. Inside and out.
Lana
I shared your original post when you first wrote about the Lammily doll, and I got mostly positive comments on Google+. I did see the new video, and it’s beyond me how anyone could have an issue with it. Such a great product with a very important message. I hope it catches on!
Leslie Roberts Clingan
Lana, I guess people can take exception to anything. I understand that little teensy girls are not necessarily aware of stretch marks and cellulite but you can bet your bottom dollar they know the ugly word F-A-T. My granddaughter used to say that she didn’t want to be a giant when she grows up. And that was at three. They are totally aware of their bodies and differences in people, even if they don’t know the words acne, cellulite, etc. I have a friend who had some complexion issues and the youngest children we worked with would ask about her skin at times. I think having discussions with our children about differences is important. Thank you for sharing my original post and for reading and chiming in here. XO