d3sign/Moment/Getty ImagesThe Christmas I was 11, I was still a big Barbie and baby doll lover, and I remember finally getting my Samantha Parkington American Girl doll after five years of worshipping the Pleasant Company catalogs. I also got a Bitty Baby that year, and I remember a specific line of Barbies that were focused on the arts — one was an actress that I begged for — ending up in my pile. But the Christmas I was 11 was also the year Santa brought me a guitar. A guitar that I didn’t ask for, a guitar I did not know I even wanted.And I was absolutely delighted.I have no idea why my par...
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