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We went to Aunty Sue’s for tea my cousin wants to play with me So I have to play with Cousin Jean we wash doll clothes till they are clean then dress the doll and comb her hair but Cousin Jean is not aware I HATE DOLLS They look like trolls with rubber lips and a creepy smile I think Jean’s dolls are simply vile blue googly eyes, pink plastic thighs playing with dolls I just despise I much prefer teddies with fur but I concur I must play with her because Jean’s tiny, she’s only three and I am eight, but dolls I HATE! 10/24/21

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Jack Horne

Date: 11/26/2021 12:46:00 PM

ha ha, had a chuckle at this

Debra L Brown

Date: 10/26/2021 3:42:00 PM

This is so much fun! Thanks, for the smile ~ Debbie

Jan Allison
Date: 10/27/2021 1:26:00 AM

Thanks Debra:-) hugs Jan xx

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 10/25/2021 8:31:00 PM

Love this! Too funny! You commented on my poem from 7/2019 awhile back: https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_doll_1161318

Jan Allison
Date: 10/26/2021 1:19:00 AM

oh gosh I better go back and read make sure I've not used any of your ideas! hugs jan xx

Rico Leffanta

Date: 10/25/2021 11:44:00 AM

Well said, Jan! My late wife always put "Best Dolly!" between the pillows when she made the bed. "Best Dolly" was an ancient black doll with a cracked head who appeared to have survived every day outdoors during London's bombing, which did not endear her to our daughter!

Jan Allison
Date: 10/25/2021 1:31:00 PM

makes me so glad I am not a doll fan! hugs jan xx

Mike Gentile

Date: 10/25/2021 9:50:00 AM

Wondering if this is truth or fiction! Ib ant case, a fun poem made even better the way in which you voiced as a child! Oh, and that pic!!!!! love it!

Jan Allison
Date: 10/25/2021 1:30:00 PM

truth is I NEVER played with dolls but i woke up with the entire poem in my head and had to write it:-) hugs jan xx

Judy Ball

Date: 10/25/2021 9:38:00 AM

I used to like to sit them on my bed and make it look pretty but never really played with them. Great job here Jan. God Bless, JB

Jan Allison
Date: 10/25/2021 1:28:00 PM

I was never a fan!:-) hugs jan xx

L Milton Hankins

Date: 10/25/2021 9:35:00 AM

Really good one, Jan. I can't see an eight-year-old playing with a three-year-old, but I realize it's a forced activity sometimes. Dolls never interested me either. But, then.........

L Milton Hankins
Date: 10/25/2021 1:31:00 PM

Oh, indeed!

Jan Allison
Date: 10/25/2021 1:27:00 PM

its fiction for me but you can see it happening!:-) hugs jan xx

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 10/25/2021 8:43:00 AM

Hi Jan, this poem is fun and and this doll certainly looks like a troll - I had a teddies hospital when i was young and my friends used to bring their teddies to me to get better - my mom helped me to put bandages round their heads or legs and plasters on their arms, we had tiny little bottles which my mum kept so i could give them medicine to take home for teddy, either orange juice or whatever cool drinks we had in the house at that time, it was fun. hugs and blessings, Jennifer.

Jan Allison
Date: 10/25/2021 1:25:00 PM

aww a teddy hospital much better than plastic dolls!:-) hugs jan xx

Suzanne Delaney

Date: 10/25/2021 8:26:00 AM

Ha ha Jan: The old fashioned dolls were to train us for motherhood. Some of the Barbie dolls are more entertaining and teach we could be models or rock stars LOL Fun write which I enjoyed. SuZ

Jan Allison
Date: 10/25/2021 1:24:00 PM

lol makes me even more glad i didnt play with dolls - barbie with her unrealistic figure lol:-) hugs jan xx

Charles Messina

Date: 10/25/2021 5:47:00 AM

Ever since I saw the Twilight Zone episode with Telly Savalas and the doll, I hated dolls. Then, when Chucky came along I hated dolls even more (lol). Great one, Jan. Hugs//Charlie xx

Jan Allison
Date: 10/25/2021 1:23:00 PM

i never played with them, still hold no interest to me lol:-) hugs jan xx

Delice Arleen Skelly

Date: 10/25/2021 2:16:00 AM

Never thought about it before but dolls do look creepy...Delice

Jan Allison
Date: 10/25/2021 1:23:00 PM

I never played with them lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 10/25/2021 1:07:00 AM

To each his own, I suppose. I always preferred live dolls :)

Jan Allison
Date: 10/25/2021 1:22:00 PM

good answer Victor!!!:-) hugs jan xx

Mark Koplin

Date: 10/24/2021 5:18:00 PM

I always thought dolls were creepy too, I like toys that burn gas. Great work Jan!

Jan Allison
Date: 10/24/2021 5:21:00 PM

ha ha ha, my hubby says the only difference between men and boys is the cost and size of their toys and you are proof of that lol, once again many congrats on POTW:-) hugs jan xx

Gershon Wolf

Date: 10/24/2021 4:49:00 PM

Daringly honest. Brazenly open. Laying it all out there, right on the line!! Call a press conference! Alert the press! The overseas media. THIS IS BIG NEWS! lol. Great one, Jan! :) gw

Jan Allison
Date: 10/24/2021 5:15:00 PM

its so odd GW I woke up the other day with this poem in my head and wrote it down straight away but the truth is i do not like dolls never have never will do lol:-) hugs jan x

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 10/24/2021 3:34:00 PM

The doll in the picture would give anyone the creeps, love the poem though… Belle:-)

Jan Allison
Date: 10/24/2021 3:51:00 PM

Thanks Belle I have never liked dolls never played with them, was more of a tom boy lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 10/24/2021 2:33:00 PM

lol next time I see you I will give you a great big teddy bear instead lol, sending you my smiles, :)

Jan Allison
Date: 10/24/2021 2:35:00 PM

lol thanks Vie, to be honest i have always detested dolls - i only played with teddy bears lol:-)