Play Imitating Life

We had the granddaughter, Toots, overnight Friday night. She enjoys playing with the Tiny Tot dolls that I had made for my children years ago when the Cabbage Patch dolls were popular. Anyway, one of the dolls is African American because my son wanted Michael Jackson. Toots calls the doll Brock O. Bama. I'm not sure if she knows who Barack is, but she has heard the name enough to rename her baby. Speaking of dolls, while playing with them, Toots enjoys punishing them with time out, lectures, harsh words, taking a nap, etc. She is an expert in knowing what punishment is merited for what infraction.