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BORN TO BE A spark of rebellion surfaced in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced with submissive acceptance. “Y.. .yes, Mother," he meekly replied.

Bob was wearing a broad grin when I asked what had happened. "Loneliness got the best of him, along with hunger, rejection and realizing he didn't look like a guy any longer," Bob answered.

"Loneliness? Rejection?"

"Apparently everybody stared at him whenever he left the house. He'd forgotten his eyebrows are femininely shaped and his breasts protruded no matter how he tries to hide them. You can't hide such obvious features. Also, his skin has become so clear and translucent that he looks like a girl even without makeup. He tried phoning Mary, but she was too busy to talk with him. That was after he had to tell her who he was because she didn't recognize his voice. She told him she would 'straighten everything out' when she returned in the spring."

"I don't understand such indifference," I sighed. "Neither do I," Bob agreed. "Anyway, after that, he called his friends, but none of them recognized his voice. They thought he was a teenage girl having fun at their expense and hung up. He had no money, and he was afraid to leave the house looking like a girl. He had changed too much to instantly return to being a guy. He knew that he would be a laughing stock with his appearance and high voice. He finally realized he was stuck being Barbie until I helped him return to being Ted."

"Y...you knew this would happen, didn't you?" I gasped. "I didn't exactly know, but I strongly suspected it might. I knew how pretty he was as Barbie, and I knew it couldn't be reversed overnight. I suspected he would soon realize that too," Bob smiled.

"What now?"

"Let's have a hot cup of coffee while Barbie re-emerges, then open our presents," Bob suggested. I sauntered over to him and gave him an affectionate kiss on the lips. He was so smart, talented, and manly!

Two hours later, Ted reappeared in a pleated, pink mid thigh length skirt, a white nylon blouse with long billowing sleeves, white pantyhose, and pink slippers. His hair was tied back into a ponytail with pink woolen strings, revealing pink hoop earrings and pink heart shaped plastic studs. A light dusting of makeup and pink lipstick combined to give him the appearance of a lovely young girl. Light brown roots, visible in his otherwise blonde mane, were all that

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distorted this picture of femininity.

Waiting until Bob smiled his approval, I rushed over and gave my new daughter a peck on the cheek.

"You look very nice, Barbie, and your attitude appears to be vastly improved," Bob observed. "If you continue to be submissive and cooperative, we will forget your former behavior. Now, let's open our presents and enjoy our Christmas as a family." Bob had won an important victory, and Ted had learned that the world was a cold and lonely place without a caring family.

I opened my gifts from Bob and found a lovely necklace, a new pair of dangling pendant earrings, and some rather risqué lingerie. I blushed as I held a sheer lacy teddy from 'Victoria's Secret' in front of me.

"You must wear that!" Bob laughed. "You'll look great

in it."

I placed the silky garments back in their boxes, silently vowing not to wear them in the near future. Keeping Bob's hands off me was difficult enough as it was!

Ted got some new audio tapes and video cassettes to help him become 'Barbie'. "Your big present will be your new teen wardrobe," Bob informed him.

Ted rolled his eyes back as if to say, "Just what I need, a bunch of girl's clothes. What a Christmas!" "Here's something special for you, Karen darling," Bob smiled, and handed me a small package.

As a man, I would have ripped the wrapping away, but now I carefully removed the pretty paper without tearing it. "Oh Bob!" I gasped upon opening the small jewelry box inside and saw two full carat stud diamond earrings. "They're beautiful!" I cried, rushing over to give him a long lingering kiss of thanks.

"Here's a little something extra for you too, Barbie," Bob said as I stood before the mirror and inserted the diamonds into my ears.

Ted opened a similar jewelry box to mine and found his own diamond studs, although much smaller than mine.

"You will always wear those earrings as a symbol of your commitment to be my daughter," Bob informed him. "If I ever see you without them, our deal is off, and you will receive no money."

"Tomorrow, we'll go to the beauty parlor, Barbie,” I volunteered, "Your roots are in need of care, and your hair has lost its body."

Ted glanced at Bob, adjusted his short skirt, and gave me an angry, suspicious glare. He obviously wanted to leap