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Linda Evans

I played with dolls until I was 15. My mother encouraged it because my older sister got married when she was 15, so Mom thought that the longer I stayed with dolls, the better.

Linda Evans

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Linda Evans' mother supported her playing with dolls because she wanted her to delay growing up, unlike her older sister who married young. The mother believed that staying with dolls longer would help Linda avoid early marriage.

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