I have a friend who likes to share his "Daughter with a Barbie" story. However, we need a little back story first. A professor at McGill University, he's an avid role player and war gamer, amongst other things. He raised his children on that, and they had a grand old time. They have pictures, and all sorts of things around the house from growing up playing D&D with dad. The daughter is still very much into gaming, and is apart of our regular gaming group (along with her dad). And she is still in high school.

So, onto the story.

Apparently, one day at McDonalds, she ordered a happy meal. She was rather young, when McDonald happy meals with toys were awesome and fun. Anyways, being who she was, she would normally pick the cards, or the other "Boy" toys. However, this time, she asked to get the Barbie. Her father was shocked, because this was unusual for her, but she got the Barbie. Anyways, they went home, and she ran to her room with the Barbie. After some time, she came out, and proudly displayed her barbie to her father. The barbie had been changed, shortened hair, different clothes and other assorted accessories. She explaimed proudly:

"Look dad! It's Lt. Ripley!"

I can only hope my kids and I have that kind of relationship when they grow up.

He watched Alien with his smallish kids?

My Mom is a horror movie lover, and I saws JAWS when I was 5. Different kids can deal with different things.

Although, I had some issues with our vacation to the Oregon beach that summer.