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Toys and Lessons

Fiḍál (Grace), 10 ‘Izzat (Might) 176 B.E. - Tuesday, September 17, 2019

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PROMPT: September 17th - Did you have a comfort blanket/toy when you were little? What comforts you now?

I remember only two dolls from my childhood. Both dolls were birthday presents, which I received in different years. I think one was the size of a three year old, she was a white doll and a gift from my mother. The other was a black baby doll, and a gift from my Grandmother. I received the baby doll from my grandmother because I ask her for it. To this day I give thanks to the Lord that I ask for the baby doll, and that my Grandmother purchased it for me.

Having that baby doll gave me my first, and most important, lesson about prejudice. I took the doll with me when I went to play doll with some friends. One of the girls said, "Whose baby is that?" I replied, "Mine!" One of the other girls said, "Oh, you adopted." I resented the remark at the time, and I still do. As far as I was concerned, the doll was my baby and the color of the doll was different from the color of my skin.

As for having a comfort blanket or toy, I don't remember having one. I could have had one, and never learned anything when I had it. The toys I remember most were those associated with important lessons. The lesson I learned from the three-year-old doll was that my sister and I could play dolls without arguing (she got a doll the same size).