Cindy Jackson was born in 1956 on a farm in Ohio and like most little girls, said "Barbie was her idol". It was during those years she got the idea that she "wanted Barbie's life, not her body. I wanted to be an astronaut or a doctor, not a farmer's wife". When Cindy's father died in 1988 and left her a nice sum of money (why do people like this always fall into money?) she finally had the chance to make that goal a reality. So, she started a $100,000 + plastic surgery hobby which continues to this day. She decided she was going to make herself look like her idol, Barbie.
I must interject here that I'm puzzled as to what happened to the "I don't want her body, I want her life" statement, and she didn't take that fortune and pursue some educational options to become that doctor or astronaut. Or find constructive "dream" venues to contribute to and get intellectually involved with, but then I never liked dolls or Barbie, so I can't pass judgment and say she should have done what what I would have, if I had the same chance.
I'm trying like hell to be Politically Correct here.
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