The Loss of a Special Doll When You’re “Too Old” To Play With Toys
Was she gone forever and was I allowed to care?
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8 min readFeb 12, 2024
My favorite doll from childhood was called “Pumpkin.” She had bright red yarn hair with wild bangs, puffy ponytails, open-and-shut blue eyes, a tan complexion, and squeezable extremities.