"Please, Mom? Please can I have a jean jacket just like my friend?"
I tucked her plead in the back of my mind.
And one day, a beautiful GAP jean jacket appeared at a very nice second hand store for $5.
I snatched it up.
She put it on and beamed with pride. She buttoned every button up to her neck.
And then, because she loves American Girl stuff, she made her own patch out of Sculpey. It says "AG" for "American Girl". We put a pin on the back.