Colleen Merchant grew up without a mother and in a town far away from the windenburg, newcrest,and willow creek. Her mother died shortly after her brother was born. So her heartbroken father raised them himself and never considered getting remarried. Colleen was teased through out her childhood because she started out rather chubby and she never had the same fashion sense as everyone else. Amethyst and Topaz were never as mean to her. #deligracybarbie read comments for more backstory.