She wouldn't let her daughters play with Barbie dolls, which may explain why Nina bought Barbies for her own sons, who weren't actually all that interested.
And why is it as difficult to resist as slipping an extra six pack of tinnies into the Esky, at the expense of not having any salad at the barbie? (For more on Esky, tinnies and barbies, call Hugh Jackson, Russel Crowe or Kylie Minogue for translation).