44 – In a Barbie World 💕

<p>Growing up in the badlands of Kildare, Beatrice and Rosemary were big – BIG – Barbie fans. But how do they feel about the blonde bombshell now? Would they give Barbies to their kids (would that Holy God would bless them with a child who had an iota of interest in a Barbie)? And <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18670757#:~:text=Wholesome%2C%20demure%2C%20Sindy%20was%20the,at%20her%20peak%20in%201985." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">what, exactly, does Barbie have that Sindy doesn't</a>?</p><br><p>Things we mention include…</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wallshoppe.com/collections/barbie-wallpaper-for-walls/products/barbie-blueprint-wallpaper-by-barbie-black" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Barbie wallpaper</a> that started this whole walk down memory lane</li><li>Beatrice's Instagram obsession, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sindy_the_traveler/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sindy the Traveler</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/flatfeet/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20372609#:~:text=If%20your%20flatfeet%20are%20painful,the%20contours%20of%20your%20feet." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Orthotics for flat feet</a> :-(</li><li><a href="https://barbie.mattel.com/en-us/about/history.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Who invented Barbie</a>?</li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CPI7_l6hhQx/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stephanie Yeboah's fab CARBIE jumper dress</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.eightieskids.com/james-corden-reddit-ama-roasted/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Corden got a bad time from Reddit</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://bit.ly/3i74BjO" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">THE Barbie Dreamhouse</a> (the fate of which is, as yet, unknown)</li><li>Philip Larkin's <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48419/this-be-the-verse" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>This be the Verse</em></a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>We w