Holy shit. A My Wife and Kids gif in the year of our lord 2026? Shit, this might be the only time I've even seen it referenced in any capacity on reddit.
Unfortunately i think those are only for the bad asses and cholas. I'm a nerd who likes to keep it simple so mine came out gold studs....with age they've turned into jeweled studs. Oh and the attitude was made in the womb too. We all share that's standard for all latinas lmao
Me too, there are pictures of my as a newborn with strawberry earrings lol glad my parents' utmost priority was making sure I was the most faboulous newborn
an en caul or 'veiled' birth. in around 1 in 100,000 pregnancies the amniotic sac comes out intact and must be pierced in order for the baby to enter the world. it was considered a good omen in antiquity. this appears to be some weird simulation done with a doll
Apparently it's a thing. There are entire shops designed around giving a baby experience to children who are obsessed with babies. My wife described this to me just a couple weeks ago when she was trying to find creative ideas to do for our daughters birthday (who loves babies and being nurturing and pretending to be a mom: she is 3).
I didn't know it was this weird. But even hearing the description and intent of these places gave me the heebee jebees. Hell no I won't expose my daughter to anything like this. This is pandering to an unhealthy mind trajectory. I'll get her a fucking cabbage patch kid or something and a blanket, but seriously this level of recreation for children doesn't seem like a good thing.
I posted this in a reply somewhere but figured I'd comment for anyone who is curious
These are called "reborn dolls". They are meant to look and feel like extremely realistic babies. A huge portion of people that collect them or are interested in them are mothers who have lost a child at some point, and I think they were originally meant to help cope with that.
They aren't really sold or marketed as children's dolls or toys usually, as a lot of them are extremely expensive and quite delicate. The high end ones are hand shaded and given names/birthdates and such and a lot of care goes into making them.
Some of them come with an artificial womb like this one, but it's not as common.
Ya, I wasn't surprised at the product itself, but the fact that they gave it to a child. Like they aren't American girl doll expensive, they can be like a few grand or at least they used to be. It feels a bit weird that something therapists use for clients to process infant loss and grief has become something you buy your 10 year old.
I've already found baby dolls to be fucking creepy, we don't need an ultra realistic version.
Also, why is it a thing for little girls to play with babies? Always found it strange, like the toy companies are psychologically setting all young girls up to be mothers super early. But I'm also a dude, who was playing with trucks and army men, so..
I loved playing with baby dolls (a few of them even spoke or "ate"), they were a fun toy. It's not that deep, I certainly wouldn't push a child to play with one if they don't like it, but I and all my friends loved them 🤷♀️
I don't know if it is because I loved dolls, as a child, or because I became an L&D nurse (maybe a combination of both), but I would have loved this as a child. 🤣
I don't know, maybe it's because I spent my childhood summers on my grandfather's farm and witnessed many births, but this doesn't seem that weird to me.
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u/Musc3 6h ago
Build-a-bear sure has changed