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Mine were pizza parties in the dining room, featuring a sheet cake from the grocery store bakery with my name misspelled in waxy frosting. When Anna got the three-story Barbie Dream House for Christmas, a universe of pink plastic perfection, I received a secondhand counterfeit with a missing elevator and a distinct crack in the roof. My parents would simply remark, \u201cYou don\u2019t need all that fancy stuff, Kate,\u201d or the classic, \u201cBe grateful for what you have.\u201d Anna\u2019s gratitude, however, was never a required part of the equation.<\/p>\n

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Mine were pizza parties in the dining room, featuring a sheet cake from the grocery store bakery with my name misspelled in waxy frosting. When Anna got the three-story Barbie Dream House for Christmas, a universe of pink plastic perfection, I received a secondhand counterfeit with a missing elevator and a distinct crack in the…<\/p>\n

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