Life was hard for Oprah Winfrey growing up, and even though she’s just talking about a doll, she told Yahoo that it used to be unfathomable for her to even consider a toy like a nice shiny new Barbie, and even if she had been able to afford one, it wouldn’t have resembled her.
Over the years, Oprah Winfrey has been pretty open about her early life.
Sometimes it’s the little things that really resonate, and for Oprah, this seems to be one of those moments.
Her mother went away, leaving her in poverty with her grandmother as a young child, and she didn’t have much growing up.