The New York Times is reporting today that my childhood favorite is getting a new look and I am not sure I like it.

Her owner, American Greetings Properties, worked for a year on what it calls a “fruit-forward” makeover. Strawberry Shortcake, part of a line of scented dolls, now prefers fresh fruit to gumdrops, appears to wear just a dab of lipstick (but no rouge), and spends her time chatting on a cellphone instead of brushing her calico cat, Custard. Her new look was unveiled Tuesday, along with plans for a new line of toys from Hasbro.

The previous character has a cute unique look. She isn’t polished, her hair isn’t perfect, heck her clothes don’t really match - but I like her.

The new version has hung up her skirt, been to the beauty parlor and had her freckles lasered off. She’s just too polished…

What do you think?

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A UK mom, who didn’t know she was pregnant, started getting pains on her 23rd birthday. She decided to have a bath to ease her ‘tummy ache’ - and gave birth to a baby boy.

After baby Aaron appeared, the new mom grabbed her cell phone and was taken to a local hospital.

Her partner Pete Gilliver, who is a porter at the hospital, was even more surprised than she was.

He ran to her bedside, saw Aaron, and asked: “Whose baby’s that?” She replied: “It’s yours.”

They had decided not to try for a baby after moving home and Claire was having contraceptive injections.

Claire, who also has children Kieran and Jack, said: “It was the biggest shock of my life. Pete went to work with no chance of me getting pregnant and there I was with a baby.”

How do you go full term without feeling a kick or flutter? I just don’t get it.

Maybe someone should have read my previous article…

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