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A doll never meant so much to me until I received Samantha for my 8th birthday.

In the past several years, however, American Girl has expanded so much that I can barely recognize the franchise that once occupied my heart. Sometimes change isn’t always for the best.
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Posted on July 6, 2011 via Your Daily Dose of Joy with 513 notes

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1. katieperk reblogged this from ilovecharts and added:
  
  i totally had Molly and Samantha when i was little. they’re pretty much the same doll, or at least that’s how I felt...
2. justacockeyedoptimist reblogged this from caitlinsbestthingever
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5. justagirlwithamelody reblogged this from ilovecharts and added:
  
  I had Samantha. Just saying. And Kayla had Kristin. Seems like it fits her.
6. undiscoveredsoul reblogged this from ilovecharts and added:
  
  I love that Felicity is “sporty” and “girly” simultaneously….though I guess “gender-defying” and “friendly” is more...
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9. twilightfades reblogged this from ilovecharts and added:
  
  When I was in my American Girl prime it was just Felicity (LOVED, had the doll), Kirsten (ditto), Addy, Samantha, Molly....
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11. sthompson93 reblogged this from youand-yourheart and added:
  
  THEY GOT RID OF SAMANTHA…why?!
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13. tomorrowisasongaway reblogged this from ilovecharts and added:
  
  I don’t get this, because they practically all had ALL of those traits… they were all practically the same girl in...
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18. glasgowdaisy reblogged this from joyengel and added:
  
  A doll never meant so much to me until I received...for my 8th birthday. In the past...
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21. seekit-likesilver reblogged this from ilovecharts and added:
  
  I loved Samantha…
22. bennett-amanda reblogged this from ilovecharts and added:
  
  //www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/for-25-years-american-girls-have-been-defining-youths-personalities/2011/06/22/A...
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25. rosesandsailboats reblogged this from daleksecz and added:
  
  YES! I still have mine!!
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29. marypoppins reblogged this from sarahmariesitsinatree and added:
  
  HAHAHAHA how is samantha gender defying?! and how is felicity sporty?????? because she wore a men’s knickers to ride a...
30. sarahmariesitsinatree reblogged this from carlyzbelookinfly
31. falloutjulie reblogged this from whatwasleftafter and added:
  
  I never got any of these, but I wanted Samantha in a real bad way. Josefina was kind of awesome, too. Had she been...
32. therealvern reblogged this from whatwasleftafter and added:
  
  I wanted Samantha so badly, but my mom vetoed spending $80-90 on just a doll :/
33. wereallbeautifulstars reblogged this from whatwasleftafter and added:
  
  great article, especially since Chiara is quoted (tomorrow is Chiara’s birthday!),...this...
34. whatwasleftafter reblogged this from whosthegirlwearingthedress and added:
  
  I had Samantha and Kristen.
35. carlyzbelookinfly reblogged this from ilovecharts
36. hermitmode reblogged this from ilovecharts and added:
  
  Samantha all the way! But hey…I thought there was an Asian American girl too…
37. raychulme reblogged this from ilovecharts
38. suicide-in-the-trenches reblogged this from ilovecharts and added:
  
  I used to have Kit and Samantha
39. gorgeousorange reblogged this from ilovecharts and added:
  
  I still love all my american girl dolls even though the boxes they are in take up 1/3 of my closet. And Molly was my...
40. dothislikejudas reblogged this from ilovecharts
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42. existentialblues reblogged this from ilovecharts and added:
  
  The only set of dolls I’ve never been terrified of. Loved these book series.
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50. bincay-maria reblogged this from ilovecharts and added:
  
  I used to be obsessed with these dolls! …Except for Julie and Rebecca you two weren’t originals…
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