Awesome 80's doll find...

Thrilled by the odds of finding an amazing doll that I wanted as a kid, and wow what a surprise. I was born in the 80's, so when I was a young girl, among some of the dolls that I wanted, was a peculiar looking doll which was the big thing back then. I used to watch the cartoons on tv, and just loved her. My mom was more of a "Barbie doll" girl herself, so she didn't really considered it. And honestly, when I was a girl, when these dolls came out, you just couldn't find them at stores as they vanished from the shelves. I am talking about "Jem and the Holograms" dolls. One thing though, I felt somehow I wanted them because I loved the cartoon, and my friends had them all. I kept having this debate in my head; "Do I really want them for me, or just because I like the cartoon and everyone else has them?" For sure, they seem not as appealing for me as a girl. To my perception back then, their heads seemed to be quite big and out of proportion, which made my debate: " Am I sure I want these dolls? Why are their heads bigger, I don't like that!" Anyhow, I really didn't fight for the wanting them in time and soon they were out of production. So, my mom decided to buy me stickers, and stamps for a Jem album, and the storybooks from Tom Tierney, who is an amazing artist. I thought that was cool, since my real thing was the drawings and the cartoon itself.

Well, here is where it gets interesting, 27 years later (Oh my gosh, I am old!) I got the opportunity to get myself a 1985 Jem doll. I was just walking around a thrieft shop, just chilling out, and boom! There she was, shoeless, but there she was waiting for me. Horray!

 I got a second chance at getting my Fabulous Jem doll. Funny thing is, she didn't look the same way, which confused me. It seemed like her head wasn't as big as I remembered, so I even thought it wasn't the same doll. I did some research and ended up with the conclusion that it was in fact that Same Jem doll. I even discussed with my brother, who also collects toys from our childhood and his words were: "Wasn't her head huge?"
I suppose the perception in kids and in adults is different, and to prove it wasn't just me, there are the words from my brother. As an adult, I see her head slightly bigger, well at least compared to other dolls, and not as big as I remembered. She looks awesome and it makes me so happy to add her to my doll collection. I am only a little sad that she is shoeless, but I am sure one day I'll bump into her shoes. She was an awesome find, and is an amazing doll. I wanted to share this experience with you guys, because sometimes we have opportunities to get something back, or a second chance to do something again. We should take advantages of destiny playing these cards at our tables, and allow it to give us those exciting moments/memories to relive something we'll enjoy.

So I wonder now: How many of you guys had this doll or had a sister that had this doll? Also, how many of you guys wanted this doll and never got the chance to get her? And finally, How many of you also thought as a kid that their heads were just HUGE?

Share if you want, I'd love to hear your opinion on this doll and those of her type, and if you had once an experience like me, share too! I am sure we'd all like to read them.

Have a great day, and HEY...  If you are in it, enjoy Life-as-is!