![]() So, to the millions of children and grown-ups who have loved a Rag Doll, I dedicate these stories of Raggedy Ann. Who knows but that Fairyland is filled with old, lovable Rag Dolls-soft, loppy Rag Dolls who ride through all the wonders of Fairyland in the crook of dimpled arms, snuggling close to childish breasts within which beat hearts filled with eternal sunshine. ![]() The more you become torn, tattered and loose-jointed, Rag Dolls, the more you are loved by children. No wonder Rag Dolls are the best beloved! You are so kindly, so patient, so lovable. What lessons of kindness and fortitude you might teach could you but talk you with your wisdom of fifty-nine years. What joy and happiness you have brought into this world!Īnd no matter what treatment you have received, how patient you have been! What adventures you must have had, Raggedy! True, she has been nibbled by mice, who have made nests out of the soft cotton with which she has been stuffed, but Raggedy smiled just as broadly when the mice nibbled at her, for her smile is painted on. There she sits, a trifle loppy and loose-jointed, looking me squarely in the face in a straightforward, honest manner, a twinkle where her shoe-button eyes reflect the electric light.Įvidently Raggedy has been to a “tea party” today, for her face is covered with chocolate. ![]() The same Raggedy Ann with which my mother played when a child. ![]() As I write this, I have before me on my desk, propped up against the telephone, an old rag doll. ![]()
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The blonde woman is especially startled when Jimmy tells her that her partner is emotionally abusive and that she should leave him, or he will dump her as her therapist. ![]() His muscles are too big, his shirts are too tight - no one likes that, it’s gross,” he claims. “And you keep telling me how great it is. “We’ve been doing this for two years - two years of your life,” he exclaims while standing up. Grace, who is one of them, is sitting on the couch, and venting about her boyfriend when Jimmy, still drunk and disheveled from last night, breaks. Unorthodox therapyĪn opening montage in Episode 1 reveals a bunch of Jimmy’s patients. He decides to try a new approach - ignoring his training and ethics - by being brutally honest. 27 and follow Jimmy (Segel), who is trying to cope while being a dad, friend and therapist. 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