Status Updates From Barbie's New York Summer

And we know why canon Barbie and the characters played by the Olsen twins and the Disney princesses never have mothers:

“Barbie looked at her mother and questioned, “Mother, don’t you ever want anything for yourself?”

“Of course I do, dear. But I have you, till you’re grown, and I have Dad. You’re the one who has an exciting career ahead of you. This is my career.”

“Well if you win that Teen Journal contest, you won’t have to see a stitch. You’ll have a whole New York wardrobe free.” See also Bell Jar Ladies’ Day contest

Barbie is told she needs to lose 10 pounds in about a month to be photographed for Teen Journal. When she tries to laugh it off by saying, “I felt like a piece of merchandise,” the editors nod and reply, “You are, you know.”

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