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Getting a doll at 50/60 years old.

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Maloneyb · 17/05/2024 05:23

Is it just me or is it weird to see an 50-60 year old getting a doll as a gift because she’s been asking for one? And I mean now, not when she was a child…

Ive always found it weird. There is some context behind this but I just wanted general consensus.
feels like this woman I know may be going through a midlife crisis or something..
she’s losing her relations due to her own bad attitude and behaviour but is now obsessing over a doll..

she talks to it.. brushes her hair.. sits her up with her when it’s dinner time..

i mean, each to their own, is what I wish I could say but this doesn’t feel right to me.

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Maloneyb · 17/05/2024 05:36

EliflurtleAndTheInfiniteMadness · 17/05/2024 05:35

Getting a doll wouldn't worry me, interacting this way would make me worry about her. She sounds like she might be lonely or struggling or early stages of dementia. If her MH is fine and she's not lonely or developing something like dementia then it's her own business really. Id want to make sure she's ok.

Thanks, I think this was my worry but strained relationships wouldn’t allow me to help but I can definitely encourage others to if this is the case

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EliflurtleAndTheInfiniteMadness · 17/05/2024 05:35

Getting a doll wouldn't worry me, interacting this way would make me worry about her. She sounds like she might be lonely or struggling or early stages of dementia. If her MH is fine and she's not lonely or developing something like dementia then it's her own business really. Id want to make sure she's ok.

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Maloneyb · 17/05/2024 05:34

@Yalta same situation / same worry!! And now I’ve just realised dementia runs in her family!

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Yalta · 17/05/2024 05:31

Mil got one of those life like baby dolls just before getting diagnosed with dementia

We all thought it was incredibly weird and looking back it was the first sign things mentally weren’t right

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Maloneyb · 17/05/2024 05:27

coupdetonnerre · 17/05/2024 05:25

It's strange but what do you want to do about it?

No I just want to know I’m not the only one thinking it’s weird
Its being laughed off by her closest, but I can’t help but think she needs some help!
There’s probably not much I can do

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coupdetonnerre · 17/05/2024 05:25

It's strange but what do you want to do about it?