Don't give that to my kid...

[cdsulhoff]

no not funny!! I am still trying to get rid of the imagine that is etched in my head now!!
Shoot When I was 18, we went to a haunted house that was for KIDS!!! well Beetle juice ( who looks like a clown) Jumped out at us. That poor guy did not know what he got himself into. MY first reaction was my foot in his crotch. I kicked him right in the balls. I felt bad afterward but I being scared!!

 

[rack'm]

no not funny!! I am still trying to get rid of the imagine that is etched in my head now!!
Shoot When I was 18, we went to a haunted house that was for KIDS!!! well Beetle juice ( who looks like a clown) Jumped out at us. That poor guy did not know what he got himself into. MY first reaction was my foot in his crotch. I kicked him right in the balls. I felt bad afterward but I being scared!!

 

[virgovictoria]

Perhaps you can pick out a couple that you can live with and have those about. Mention to family that she is stock full of bebes... I ended up having ONE baby that I loved - that our Irish Setter loved too - and continued to carry it around, constantly replacing its head after Erin carried it around by the throat causing it to come loose.

The rest of my interests consisted of blackboard drawings and matchbook cars and playing outside and reading.

The doll thing will fade - if you let it.

 

[vraiblonde]

I loved my dollies and played with them all the time. Babies gave way to Barbie when I was 7 or 8, and those of you who've been to my house know I have a whole cabinet full of dolls displayed in my living room.

 

[Chasey_Lane]

those of you who've been to my house know I have a whole cabinet full of dolls displayed in my living room.

My stepmom has a bunch of dolls, Madam something's....ring a bell? Ooooh, Madam Alexander, that's it!!

 

[Cowgirl]

I loved my dollies and played with them all the time. Babies gave way to Barbie when I was 7 or 8, and those of you who've been to my house know I have a whole cabinet full of dolls displayed in my living room.

My sister and I loved playing with our Barbies when we were little. My mom would sometimes play with us, but she would always do the "wrong things." She hated the Barbies, but she wanted to spend time with us, so she would do crazy things like shove Barbie's head down as far as it would go on her neck. Barbie doesn't look so good like that. Then, she'd take the corn on the cob that came with the grilling set and stick it in Barbie's swimsuit. I laugh about it now, but it really bothered me when I was 7.

 

[vraiblonde]

Then, she'd take the corn on the cob that came with the grilling set and stick it in Barbie's swimsuit.

Okay.

 

[Nickel]

My sister and I loved playing with our Barbies when we were little. My mom would sometimes play with us, but she would always do the "wrong things." She hated the Barbies, but she wanted to spend time with us, so she would do crazy things like shove Barbie's head down as far as it would go on her neck. Barbie doesn't look so good like that. Then, she'd take the corn on the cob that came with the grilling set and stick it in Barbie's swimsuit. I laugh about it now, but it really bothered me when I was 7.

I never played with baby dolls, but I did have a short stint with Barbies. I spent my baby/toddler years in Guam, so I was more content to play outside year round than shove some baby around in a carriage. Then my brother came along, and he was much more interesting than some plastic doll.

 

[wineo]

Seek therapy, asap.

I agree, talking to someone about this might help.

 

[Cowgirl]

Okay.

Now can you see why I was so upset?! Barbie was NOT supposed to have something like that in her suit.

 

[SamSpade]

If kids want to play with dolls (or "action figures") - they're going to. They'll make a doll out of rags and a sock and play with it. If you don't want your son to play with toy guns, he'll pick up a stick and go "bang" at his friends.

It's pointless to do this to your kids, but it matters a lot if YOU play with your kids.

 

[barncat]

How about taking the doll out of the box, giving your child the much appreciated box, and regifting the doll? :shrug:

So true, mine loves the boxes that the toys come in more then the toys it seems.

 

[Chain729]

If kids want to play with dolls (or "action figures") - they're going to. They'll make a doll out of rags and a sock and play with it. If you don't want your son to play with toy guns, he'll pick up a stick and go "bang" at his friends.

It's pointless to do this to your kids, but it matters a lot if YOU play with your kids.

I remember making guns, battleships, swords, shields, etc. out of pipe-works, sticks, and paper and glue. If we couldn't find anything else to beat each other with, we just played contact sports with modified rules that allowed us to beat each other up under the guise of "playing."

Don't know what to tell you about the dolls. My sister ripped their heads off, through them in the closet and then played with us boys.

Even if you removed everything your child could conceivably make something you have some irrational problem with, what's the big deal anyway? My parents gave me knives, guns and black powder. Look how I turned out. :shrug:

 

[bohman]

Nickel is right...they ARE cooler.


I suppose it's because a ninja turtle is a toy. It's fantastical, imaginary, and completely unrealistic. A sleeping baby doll looks like a little dead baby. The wakeful ones look like creepy demon possessed minions from the depths of Hell, with their beady little eyes that follow you and their ghastly mechanized bowel movements.

You realize, of course, that Murphy's Law dictates exactly which toys your child will most want to play with for the next few years?

I don't quite understand your being creeped out by dolls, but I'm with you on the pooping baby part of this statement. After 20 months of poopy diapers, there will be no toys in my house that poop. Ever.

 

[Ha_Satan]

Nickel is right...they ARE cooler.


I suppose it's because a ninja turtle is a toy. It's fantastical, imaginary, and completely unrealistic. A sleeping baby doll looks like a little dead baby. The wakeful ones look like creepy demon possessed minions from the depths of Hell, with their beady little eyes that follow you and their ghastly mechanized bowel movements.

I can assure you that they are not from Hell, even this one.

 

[sockgirl77]

I can assure you that they are not from Hell, even this one.

I like that one.

 

[dems4me]

Well, I've followed this thread and still have no comment. But I will thank you CS for bringing the doll phobia to my attention. I will think twice before buying any little girl a doll though in the future. I would have never guessed that giving a doll would have caused such a reaction in anyone. I'll feel out the parents first before giving anyone a doll in the future.

 

[Cowgirl]

I'm not opposed to plushies or action figures, but dolls that are made to look like real people (especially those freaky plastic infants that make crying sounds and have real poop...ugh) are just out of the question. I'd have a panic attack if I saw my little girl playing with one of those.

Did you play with dolls as a child?

 

[sockgirl77]

Well, I've followed this thread and still have no comment. But I will thank you CS for bringing the doll phobia to my attention. I will think twice before buying any little girl a doll though in the future. I would have never guessed that giving a doll would have caused such a reaction in anyone. I'll feel out the parents first before giving anyone a doll in the future.

Dear Demsie,
Please do not think twice about giving a little girl a doll. It is perfectly normal. Doll phobia is not. Most little girls cherish their dolls.
,
Socki

 

[SoMDGirl42]

Rather than spell out educational toys, why don't you tell them to buy books instead of babies. I know my little one loves to read and now that she's starting to talk more, I have several "my first word", "my first pet", books that have pictures that we read and she tries to repeat the word. It also gives us one on one time together to snuggle