I rememeber hearing this as a child and kind of liking it. Now as an adult and understanding the total message of this music I must say I am sorry I bought it. There is a tremendous amount of whining. And no, it's not OK for a boy to have a doll in the sense that they describe, sorry liberal hearts! There is entirely too much talking and not enough happy, playful music. The only saving grace is there are two decent songs on this CD, but still not worth buying it. Spend your money elsewhere like John Lithgow's Singin' In The Bathtub.