The 80s Cabbage Patch Doll

My 2 year old has recently taken quite an interest in my old cabbage patch dolls.  I gotta say it warms my heart to see her carrying around my old dolls, tucking them in with their blankets, putting a pillow under their heads.  It’s quite cute to watch.

The other day when she handed “baby doll” to me because she was “sick”  I took a good look at my old doll.  I remember her well.  Her name was Tamara Jill and I affectionately called her TJ for short.  She was a corn silk cabbage patch doll.  I remember the silky smooth hair being quite the upgrade from the yarn hair of my other doll.

But when I looked at her more closely this week, I had to chuckle.  Tell me this doll wasn’t from the 1980s.  Note the big, puffy curled bangs with the straight hair behind.  Now let’s take a look at her outfit.  We have a red and white striped shirt with black polka dots on top, fashionably layered with another red and white striped shirt with speckled paint over top, topped with the red and black plaid jumper and red leggings.  What you don’t see in the picture is the plastic white high tops that I found later with the other dolls clothes.  This outfit was the original outfit.  I remember I never changed her clothes because she was my “cool doll” and I didn’t want to mess up a thing.  When I looked at her I knew she had to be posted on my next Fro' Me to You post because she looks exactly like the pictures I see each Thursday of real people back in the 80s… just missing the blue eye shadow!