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Hello! In 1995 I had a baby girl. While out garage saleing that year, we stumbled onto a pile of ponies. 98, to be exact. Plus the original big plastic one, so 99 ponies. I thought, what fun Fia will have with these. But which ones? The seller offered the whole lot for what seemed like a deal, and home they came. After cleaning them and carefully combing out tangled hair, I wasn’t so sure what a deal they were, but I was impressed by their condition, so...
well, little Fia grew up, crazy about classical ballet and historical American Girl dolls, and after a ballet ending injury at 13, she became crazy about horses and sailing and wild animal rescue. But at no point did she ever so much as look at the My Little Pony stash in the basement. Not once.
Fia graduated college this week - plus she’s been working in an adult job, as a paralegal, for two years. She’s found her life mate and adopted an unadoptable dog and settled into adult life with zero interest in collecting or even, to my horror, saving her favorite things from childhood. “Not even to save for your children?” “Mom, seriously, what is the point to having children? Remember how horrible I was?” Asked my almost embarrassingly perfect child. The one that prompted strangers to tell me I was a perfect mother ( to which I’d point to my other child and say “ahem!” And they’d take it back.)
so, no grandchildren in sight, but oodles of toys and I guess it’s time to sell them. First though, I need to learn. What I know is everything I have is 1995 or earlier. All but one or two are in good to excellent condition. A couple have flat feet. Several novelties - several sea horses, a lion, some pegasus, a doll, some with thin plastic wings, some that speak, one that grows hair...some ballet dancers, parts of a ballet studio... some with gemstone eyes, some that are scented. At one point I tried to get their names, but I find it’s confusing as there are baby and adults with the same names,etc. there is so much to learn!
So I came here. Thanks for any future advice, and possibly, purchases.
well, little Fia grew up, crazy about classical ballet and historical American Girl dolls, and after a ballet ending injury at 13, she became crazy about horses and sailing and wild animal rescue. But at no point did she ever so much as look at the My Little Pony stash in the basement. Not once.
Fia graduated college this week - plus she’s been working in an adult job, as a paralegal, for two years. She’s found her life mate and adopted an unadoptable dog and settled into adult life with zero interest in collecting or even, to my horror, saving her favorite things from childhood. “Not even to save for your children?” “Mom, seriously, what is the point to having children? Remember how horrible I was?” Asked my almost embarrassingly perfect child. The one that prompted strangers to tell me I was a perfect mother ( to which I’d point to my other child and say “ahem!” And they’d take it back.)
so, no grandchildren in sight, but oodles of toys and I guess it’s time to sell them. First though, I need to learn. What I know is everything I have is 1995 or earlier. All but one or two are in good to excellent condition. A couple have flat feet. Several novelties - several sea horses, a lion, some pegasus, a doll, some with thin plastic wings, some that speak, one that grows hair...some ballet dancers, parts of a ballet studio... some with gemstone eyes, some that are scented. At one point I tried to get their names, but I find it’s confusing as there are baby and adults with the same names,etc. there is so much to learn!
So I came here. Thanks for any future advice, and possibly, purchases.