Through their play Barbara imagined their lives as adults. They used the dolls to reflect the adult world around them. They would sit and carry on conversations, making the dolls real people.

They were using the dolls to project their dreams of their own futures as adult women.

I'm an actor, and I'm supposed to reflect real people.

We're all used to seeing pretty people. I want to see real people.

Judges are real people with real-world experiences and backgrounds. We cannot expect them to erase their experiences and backgrounds from the mindset that informs their judicial decision-making.

When you're with real people, you don't have to be with virtual people.