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would beautiful dolls pram maker her look spoiled?

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mummyloveslucy · 14/01/2008 22:02

I know it sounds really silly but our 3 year old daughter has a beautiful silver cross coach built pink dolls pram. It has been like an ornament in her bedroom for the past year as she was a bit too young for it, but I think in the spring she could start to take it out. The only problem is I don't know what other parents would make of it. It really is head turning and I always have dressed my daughter in very traditional and beautiful clothes. I don't know if the two together would look very protencious and spoiled ? I know I shouldn't care what other people think, but I do I can't help it.

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MrsKittylette · 14/01/2008 22:05

I would be very proud to have a beautifully dressed daughter who has lovely things

OverMyDeadBody · 14/01/2008 22:08

they will probably just think oh how sweet! People generally have positive responses to seeing children dressed traditionally and beautifully. I'd dress my DD is beautiful dresses if I had one!

What other people might think shouldn't stop you or your DD doing what you want to do

Hulababy · 14/01/2008 22:09

Shouldn't matter what others thing so long as you and your DD are happy.

I had a lovely navy blue coach style silver cross ram as a child. It was from my great grandad and very special - especially as we didn't really have much money - and I knew it was. I was so proud of it! I loved taking my dolls out for a walk with it.

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hana · 14/01/2008 22:12

I would think you have a big house if you have room for that inside!! don't worry about what others think, really.

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mummyloveslucy · 14/01/2008 22:14

Thank you Mrskittylette, I am extreemly proud of her she is our long awaited pride and joy. I just couldn't cope with people sneering. The one thing I've learned from being a Mummy is that you are so judged (good or bad)when you have a child.

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geekymummy · 14/01/2008 22:27

No matter what you do or don't do, someone will have an opinion about it. So try not to give a monkey's

If I saw your DD I wouldn't think she's spoiled, I'd think, "Cor I wonder if my DD will like that when she's 3?" Spoiling is about giving into a child's demands for toys and so on (and the child being ungrateful too), rather than about which toys that they have IYSWIM.

LynetteScavo · 14/01/2008 22:31

If I saw your DD, I would think she looked sweet, and want to get one for my DD! I had a traditional dolls pram when I was little. Sadly, my cat never wanted to ride it it!

geekymummy · 14/01/2008 22:34

just reread my post - not sure if I was clear that I'd think the toy pram and your DD are sweet and I would love to see my DD happily playing with a similar toy

serin · 14/01/2008 22:37

My mother got me a Silver Cross toy pram to match the one she pushed with my sister in it.

I think we were meant to look sweet but within a week I had taken it into the garden and mixed cement in it!!

My own DD is far more girlie.

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mummyloveslucy · 14/01/2008 22:39

That's good geekymummy because she really isn't spoiled. We don't give in to her at all and where as most children I know would get loads of toys for Christmas, She gets one big pressie from all of us. She is more than happy with this, and makes thank you cards. I prefere to buy toys that are timeless and things that she might hand down to her children. I bet your DD would like one when she's 3. I know I would have.

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mummyloveslucy · 14/01/2008 22:44

That's so funny serin, I bet your mum didn't think so though!

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LynetteScavo · 14/01/2008 22:46

Please don't get to upset when she scrapes the side of the pram - it will happen!

geekymummy · 14/01/2008 22:48

I'm trying to resist googling the pram! My DD's only 10 months old

BTW, I also like traditional clothes, I love cute dresses on DD when we're going out visiting

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mummyloveslucy · 14/01/2008 22:51

Oh no I won't mind, it's only a toy. I want her to have fun and enjoy it. She's not a boystrous child, so any dents will be accidental and will add to the charactor. We could always have it restored when she's outgrown it.

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fishie · 14/01/2008 22:57

i had a posh dolls pram, left it outside the station and it was stolen.

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mummyloveslucy · 14/01/2008 22:57

Hi geekymummy, My daughter was only about 18 months when we bought her pram. It's been an ornament in her room for ages, she has a really traditionally girly bedroom too, so it realy added to the charactor. If you'd like one you could try e-bay. I think we bought ours from a e-bay shop in the end. The are extreamly pricey though, be warned !

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mummyloveslucy · 14/01/2008 23:04

fishie- you have to be so carefull. Lucy had a gorgeous Silver cross Kensington when she was a baby and when I had to leave it outside a cafe or baby clinic I used a bike chain. My best friend was walking through town once and she saw my pram outside the clinic with it's bike chain on and had such a laugh about it. She still mocks me to this day but I say to her, the pram cost far more than a bike would.

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moljam · 14/01/2008 23:08

imo theres no point giving a child a toy if it cant be used.people judge whatever you do so dont worry so long as you and your dd are having fun.

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mummyloveslucy · 14/01/2008 23:16

I do intend for her to play with her pram, that's why I bought it. I'm not a collector or anything, we will have lots of fun with it.

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moljam · 14/01/2008 23:21

in that case she will certainly not looked spoilt,she will look like a little girl with a lovely little pram
im very jealous and wish i could get away with pushing one but think i may look bit odd!

Misdee · 14/01/2008 23:27

awww am so though as i want to get dd3 one but have no room in her bedroom to keep it in.

i also have to chain buggies up outside the health clinic. the helath clinic actually provide locks for the prams.

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mummyloveslucy · 14/01/2008 23:31

Hi geekymummy I've looked on e-bay and our same pram is on there the nomber is 290173948965. It is at the normal shop price though. I'm sorry, you did say you were trying to resist.

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mummyvontummy · 14/01/2008 23:32

We had the twin oberon dolls pram for dd, but had to sell it when we moved house-I cried and she was just as happy with a £4.99 one from tesco's! But saying that they are so so so so so so so gorgeous-dd in a herringbone coat, skirt, tights and patent boots pushing it-she looked absoutely adorable, so stuff them-they look so so so so so so beautiful pushing them along xx

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mummyloveslucy · 14/01/2008 23:36

Hi moljam, The dolls pram is actualy a replica of the adult sized pram, so you could buy that and push one of those re-born dolls in it. I'm sure you'd get a lot more strange looks than us though.

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mummyloveslucy · 14/01/2008 23:45

I know children are so funny, when we bought the pram for lucy it came in a huge box and she and her cousens spent the whole afternoon playing in it and us adults spent the afternoon drooling over the pram. I would have loved to see your daughter with her pram, she sounds adorable too.

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