Tammy Grant Revisites: The Big Cheat

When I was a kid I used to set up intricate Barbie homes in my bedroom (so intricate that I once had to sleep in the spare room) and spend days pretending to be someone else.  If I could imagine it, Barbie could be it.  No job out of reach, no goal unattainable, and no detail unable to be glossed over  if it didn't fit the scene I was acting out.  It was AWESOME.  Now, with the clarity of my 40s, the picture has changed a bit, and I'm thinking Barbie and Ken's first date in my bedroom universe would have gone something like this:  
Barbie:    So, what do you do for a living, Ken?
Ken:    Well, Barbie, as you can see by my fancy multi-stickered sports car, I'm a race car driver.
Barbie:    Wow, Ken, that sounds  exciting!  What do you race - formula, NASCAR, grand prix?
Ken:    Never mind all the detail, Babs, I race cars.  We drive very fast  in a big oval and have big smash ups.  Maybe my race car is a go-kart.  I don't know.  Did I mention I'm a race car driver?
Barbie:    Oooh, how exciting!  I'm a ballerina.  And an astronaut.  
Ken:    Wow, that must have taken a lot of school -
Barbie:  Not at all, Ken!  I went to the SuperCoolJobs store where I bought my tutu.  Then, I picked out a space suit and shazam!  I'm an astronaut.  In fact, I saw that racing suit you're wearing there too.  
Ken:    Uh, yes.   *clears throat*  So what do you do as a ballerina/astronaut?
Barbie:  Do?  I don't understand.
Ken:    Well, yeah.  You must DO something as an astronaut.
Barbie:    *blinks*
Ken:    Never mind that - what about the ballet?  Do you spend a lot of time practicing?  Does it hurt your feet?  
Barbie:  Oh, goodness, Ken, I don't actually DANCE!  I'm just a ballerina!
     *laughs flirtatiously*  Silly man.

Read the entire article in the July/August 2015 issue of InD'Tale magazine.

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