to not want to let my four year old DD have the Barbie she was given for her birthday?

[Nevertooearlyforcake]

We thought hidden it too quickly for it to have resonated on her consciousness but not so - many months after her birthday and suddenly she is making repeated demands for it. Think she's way too young - she doesn't, I do. AIBU?

let her have it, she will be bored of it in an hour

YABU.

Worse things are going to happen to your child than being given a so-called politically incorrect doll. DD had Barbies given to her when she was younger, but she hasn't grown up into some sort of sexist pig.

Let her have the Barbie. Hide it a couple of weeks later and see is she asks for it back if you are really bothered.

Encourage her to cut its hair

give it to her, whats worse that could happen

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OH FOR FUCKS SAKE

It's just a doll ...

YABU, you can read whatever you want into it as an adult, but in reality it's just a doll.

9 now

I'll make it 10!! YABU

may I add I found one naked and abused in the crayon box. Hate the things but did but one whose skirt lit up and whizzed round in boots for 8p in extreme post xmas sale. 8p! couldn't let that one go. None the less, I loathe the things and am delighted to find them unloved.

She'll have grown out of it by age 6. As long as you don't let her have too many shopping mall/beauty salon accessories it's just a doll.
DD's Barbies have had no end of exciting adventures.

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I give up - thread moving too quickly

barbie needs an action man though(or was that sindy)

I hate dolls as well notsomumsie, horrible, uncuddly, freaky things that they are.

Anyway, Barbie rocked in Toy Story 3 - she really trounced that evil Ken doll.

lol, all you have to do is give it to her and make the occasional comment - 'goodness me, i can see her bottom!' (in a short skirt) or 'those aren't very sensible shoes to wear to walk the dog - she'll hurt her ankles' or 'why has she got her boobies out? has she had a baby?'.

i didn't want dd1 to have a barbie either, but her first cm had a 5yo who was mad for them. 'barbie' was practically her first word.

that said, the dds are 6 and 10 now, and barely get them out of the box. they'd rather read. it doesn't seem to have had too drastic an effect. wearing a tutu for three years doesn't seem to have affected ds1, either. and he laernt to walk in barbie dressing-up shoes.

as long as there are plenty of other less stereotyped toys to choose from, a bit of barbie is manageable.

not sure why people equate Barbies with women being seen as brainless bimbos (I know you didn't say that Nevertooearlyforcake, but others who don't like Barbie usually use that argument) She'll learn most of her values from you and the family, if you are really concerned about Barbie, involve yourself in her playing with it. My 13 year old had Barbies at that age, also Bratz dolls (which I HATED but never removed) and don't think they had an adverse affect

Actually OP it would be useful to find out what your actual objections are.

Ah now, Bratz. There's a different story