I wish I remember the story of how I got my Mattel Newborn Baby Tenderlove dolls.
I must have been two or three and I think my parents bought me one and my grandparents sent me the other, probably for a birthday, but it might’ve been Christmas.
My mother announced that I had twins! What fun, two of the exact same dolls.
I named them Susie & Sally.
They have been given horrific haircuts, chewed and written on. All signs of true love.
When I pulled them out of a box buried deep in our garage, I cleaned them up with a Clorox wipe, washed their hair and clothes. My mother made the dresses they are wearing. One of them was still in a diaper made out of Kleenex and when I removed it, it practically disintegrated.
These dolls are over 40 years old.
I don’t know what ever possessed me to save them, but I’m glad I did because Lola is now their loving caretaker.
She won’t get in her crib without them.
My little Muffet sleeping off an awful cold with Susie and Sally at her side.
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I looooove that picture. It makes my heart melt.
Oh my goodness, so precious! I like their hair cuts… 😉
Oh Muffet! So cute! Love! I had no idea those dolls were yours!