Bloody reborn doll

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My sister has collected dolls for while now and has always gone with ones from around the world. She has recently started on reborn which are hyper real dolls that look like real babies. I find it creepy they but each to their own. She has started wandering about with the fucking doll in a baby pram, I met her for lunch and assumed when she came in with a pram that due was babysitting a friends baby, she doesn't have a baby herself. On closer inspection there is a bloody reborn doll with a bloody dummy in its gob. I couldn't stay when she took the damn thing out to hold and walked away. She said that "reborn community " are used to mockery and why can't I just be happy for her. I told her because she is a grown woman pushing a dolly in a pram and its fucking weird. She wants to bring it to family parties......I can't cope!!!!Thoughts anyone?

I think it's a bit weird unless there is a massive back story of baby loss or other issues. I have a friend who is guardian of her grandson. The child's mother has had multiple babies removed from her because she is mentally very unwell, has learning difficulties and substance abuse issues. It's absolutely tragic. However, more recently, I have seen this woman walking round with a reborn baby in a pram. Quite honestly that is far preferable to her having more children she can't look after. Under those circs I get it. I don't get a grown ass woman with none of this in the background behaving like this with a doll.

those saying it’s not hurting anyone do you realise some of these women are buying actual formula? actual nappies? taking up baby/parent spaces in car parks and on buses? that’s not ok.

Similar to what I thought when o saw one. I thought it was an ex prem. and wondered why it was in a non recline pushchair at such a young age. It also didn't look a health colour either!

I always thought that the dolls were bizarre, but then I held one and surprisingly found it very comforting. I really enjoyed giving it a cuddle, and it brought back that lovely feeling of cuddling my own real babies. So now I can totally understand the appeal and the pleasure in owning one (for people who need that comfort). But it is a doll, and treating it like a real baby will always seem
odd to me. I’d be worried if my sister started carting one about.

I know that there are lots of people saying “Actually this is really helpful for women who have lost babies” but there’s no real evidence that it’s helpful in the long term and a lot of therapists and psychiatrists think it can be a very unhealthy and counterproductive practice.

Cuddling something for comfort is one thing. Most people, when sad or anxious, like to cuddle something, whether it’s their partner, their cat, a teddy bear or just their pillow. This is why dementia patients often like to hold baby dolls or teddy bears. There’s nothing unhealthy or creepy about that. But taking a doll out for walks in a pram and pretending to feed and change it and expecting other people to react as if it’s a real baby is a completely different matter and isn’t fulfilling the same impulse or therapeutic function as just physically cuddling something. It’s totally different and personally, I don’t think it’s healthy. And plenty of therapists and psychiatrist specialists don’t think it’s healthy either.

Anyone seen Servant on Apple TV.

it’s reminding me of that. Those dolls are odd.

Bat shit crazy but so is going to a building to worship an imaginary person every Sunday. I don't condemn my christian friends and I think you should go easy on your sister. She may be suffering from some mental health issues and she'll need her sister. She may also just like dolls, Either way YABU.

I can't say anything, I collect Sindy dolls.

Watch this....It's truly bizarre.
Old TV programme... I watched it years ago, and it's strange why some people want them... even though they HAVE children.

No but a couple of weeks ago I saw a gang of them dressed in medieval costumes having a sword fight with wizards, monks and what I assumed to be elves in my local forest.

we're not in 2020, you're allowed to buy things now.

and you could accuse babies/parents of taking up spaces in car parks and on buses that could be used by disabled people and those with long term health issues. You can buy a sling to carry your baby, other people have 0 choice.

I'm going with bat shit too. I worked with a woman who got into these. It's like a cult. She was a mom of 3 adult children and 2 grandkids. Got to the point she was ignoring her family because they wouldn't accept the doll as their family too. Then started calling in when baby was under the weather. I kid you not

Because they don’t bring their model trains out with them and pretend they are real trains. The two things just aren’t comparable. People don’t care when men play with model trains in their attic or their local model railway club. They would care, however, if the men were hanging around on railway platforms wearing a rail worker’s uniform and making pretend tannoy announcements about their pretend rail services.

I saw someone with a reborn doll for the first time last week, will admit I did a double take. I normally see videos on tiktok of people dressing them, asking advice because their "babies" are unwell... Yeah. Honestly find it nuts but we all have our quirks I guess. I would have walked out as well though if my sister did that

Those aren't in the same league, as they are obviously toy dolls.
I know someone who has old rocking horses because of the style of them- but no way are they compared to a real horse- they are more like sculpture.

I quite like walking a buggy but hell no to creepy ass doll

Playing let's pretend is fine. But don't expect everyone to be thrilled at being expected or forced to join in.

And as for taking them on the bus and taking up space from actual babies? Nah

Having a newborn doll isn't something I would do. To me it is creepy.The harm comes when you buy formula intended for real babies, when you take up spaces on public transport for real babies, when you expect other people to keep up with pretence and make allowances for your doll.

I can appreciate they may be used in therapy in nursing homes but that's a closed situation where there is minimal to no impact or real babies. As for women who've had losses or infertility is it really healthy to use as a crux? Should anyone care how reborn dolls are used?

In this situation it's hard because it's your sister. I wouldn't want to alienate her so would have ignored the doll as much as is possible. If she brings the doll to family events I'd let her crack on but wouldn't hold the doll etc. I'd also want to know why she's started playing with/taking care of one and if there is underlying issues encourage her to seek actual help.

What has caused the popularity of these to increase? A friend's daughter has one and everyone walks on egg shells with all this "be kind" nonsense.

I love this for you ❤️

In situations like this, is it hurting anyone? Literally no one so sit down and don't be a prick. Simple.

But have you seen those Lego kits that are for adults? They're incredibly detailed and complicated. You need a masters degree in engineering just to understand the instructions, let alone build the models!

It could be worse -

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I hand-reared several Tamagotchi and spent months of my life doing it, so I can't really judge her.

Ha, same!

I'd read it as someone struggling and try to be compassionate.