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u/nottherealneal 1d ago
I was NOT ready for june
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u/EdgeofDisaster 1d ago
This was posted from her YouTube page about her content if anyone was curious as I was lol.
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u/cookie_monstra 1d ago edited 1d ago
This is much more down to earth and reasonable than I expected coming from watching the video
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u/littlemonsterlove 1d ago
My first thought was “she’s not exploiting real kids so that’s nice.”
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u/DeliciousLiving8563 1d ago
You made me think: It's probably more real than most blogging families.
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u/Pleasant_Werewolf_30 1d ago
Yes you bring up a good point. Those poor kids in those actual blogging families are likely to end up messed up. It's not content I usually watch because it makes me uncomfortable seeing people exploit their kids, and watching Stacey Dooleys sleepover series, The Family Who Live Online episode really confirmed that for me. But this at least feels better. At least no actual children are involved.
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u/DeliciousLiving8563 1d ago
Yeah, I've reached the point in my life where I ask "does this hurt anyone and does it make the person/people happy?" and I can loathe it and still support it if the answers to that question are the right ones.
I find this weird, uncomfortable but this woman is "playing" for want of a better word and it seems harmless on learning a bit more.
If that's true then I hate it and find it really uncomfortable but I want to live in a world where she can be that weird freely.
Oh I just learned out it's not "freely" it's "making money hand over fist". Also good for her.
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u/sneaky_sam_ 1d ago
Exactly. The amount of parentfluencers or people who showcase their family for eNgAgEmEnT is sickening tbh
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u/0princesspancakes0 1d ago
You know what, hell yeah. When you put it like that, I love these doll mom videos
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u/kalkutta2much 1d ago
whew seriously- and tbh there are so many more people worthy of our collective vitriol and ire
like the supreme court, trump and his ilk- we are out here with true villains who deserve every last ounce of our contempt- can’t waste any on this strange but admittedly endearing doll mom!
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u/AlfaCentari 1d ago
Was gonna say this. While it’s not for me this explainer makes me feel some sympathy. This ain’t for me but good luck to her.
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u/Old-Arachnid77 1d ago
Same. Like ok when I play a board game I play exclusively solo board games because all of my local friends just don’t like boardgaming. I’m certain it comes off as weird to random ppl and that’s ok.
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u/Honest_Possible6192 1d ago
Solo board games? Tell me more….
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u/These_Roll_5745 1d ago
im not the original commenter, but my 3 favorite solo board games are abducktion (kidnapping ducks), ecologies (building food webs), and spirit island (stronghold tabletop). r/soloboardgaming rocks for more recommendations!
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u/didntreallyneedthis 1d ago
I like these dudes a lot and during covid they did a YouTube video of solo games that was great as well
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u/kerkyjerky 1d ago
Yeah I mean this lady gets it, understands the judgment, pushes past it, and is offering something of value to people who need it and people who want it. As she said, kindness is free
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u/Wintertrap9713 1d ago
Honestly colour me surprised. First thing I thought was she's deffo cracked or lost her mind from losing a kid but she actually just sounds normal with a strange hobby. Made me feel like a tit didn't she
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u/LukasNation 1d ago edited 1d ago
I noticed that most things or hobbies that seem weird are often reasonable and down to earth, people just don't want to listen sometimes
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u/IAteAllYourBees_53 1d ago
Grown men play with trains and create tiny towns while being a conductor. I guess this isn’t really any stranger than that!
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u/maladaptivedreamer 1d ago
Right? Parenthood in general is not something I’m really into so I can’t really relate to this hobby but as soon as you reframe it (with like you trains) it’s really not that weird.
I kind of wonder if the doll thing is looked down on just because it’s an interest or type of play that’s more more woman/female-coded while the toy train example is more man/male-coded.
To be fair, their faces do kind of creep me out (but so does Thomas the tank engine soooo…)
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u/Kay-Chelle 1d ago
I can sorta answer that question! Doll collecting as a hobby is absolutely looked down on, especially because it's more 'fem' coded. There's been an increasing amount of hate towards and within the different doll communities, which tend to have more women, LGBTQIA+ folks, and neurodivergent people. (I'm all 3 lol 🙈). I've seen lots of hate & calling it 'overconsumption core', but male dominated hobbies are not receiving the same hate.
I've been collecting dolls for almost 15 years now, and while I much prefer fashion dolls (I mainly collect Monster High with a few other lines) I understand that everyone has their own preferences, and at the end of the day the dolls are there to bring joy, play, love, comfort, and definitely can help with grief and other like emotions. I've had to unlearn the harmful mindset of being judgey about others hobbies. Just because my dolls are 'more fashionable' than baby dolls and the like doesn't make them 'better' or less weird to collect. I don't care for the baby doll style but so many folks love them, and that's so wonderful for them. As long as they aren't being hurtful towards others or spreading hate then I say do what makes you happy! I very much enjoy seeing folks bringing 'play' into adult life! It's something that doesn't need to stop at childhood but we've been so heavily conditioned to think and do so. Play can look different for everyone too! For me 'playing' with my dolls is brushing & styling their hair, posing them for display, and taking photos.
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u/Baron_Bearclaw 1d ago
And there are grown men who like to play SportsTeam GM (both as fantasy sports and video games). There is nothing wrong with a hobby as long as it isn't harming others.
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u/GameofCheese 1d ago
I mean, I play the Sims, and when you think about it, it's just like playing dolls.
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u/FirstDukeofAnkh 1d ago
I appreciate this perspective. I grew up on a farm. Swore I would never do be a farmer (long days, hard work, not much reward). But I’ll play Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley for hours. It satisfies the small part of me that misses farming.
Somehow we’ve become generous with digital “dolls” but we (I include myself) judge a lady who plays with real dolls.
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u/Last-Yam67 1d ago
Well that went from "mental health crisis" to "fair enough" real quick
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u/AVillainTale 1d ago
Thank you for this useful context. Honestly after reading this, I would prefer this content exist over people putting footage of their actual kids online. This may be incredibly strange but it's not harming anyone directly.
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u/gayrayofsun 1d ago
yk what? sure. i am personally very unsettled and uncomfortable with this, but it's clearly making her happy and she's creating a somewhat supportive environment for others who are into this kind of thing. so good for her. i still don't like it, but good for her.
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u/PubicPlant 1d ago
And her being married and having kids that are adults now makes this less weird for me
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u/Sleep-pee 1d ago
The only thing I find weird is June’s voice. I think she should use a voice changing app so she doesn’t sound so serial killer-ish. 😂
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u/feralcatshit 1d ago
I had the same thought lol. Especially when she says “why would I want to do that” 😭
Idc what people do if they’re not hurting others, so go at it. But as a mother myself, I can’t imagine getting my kids to adulthood and being like, “you know what? I’m gonna pretend I’m still living the hardest years of my life” lol
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u/theimperfexionist 1d ago
Totally. I absolutely do not get it or connect with it on any level whatsoever. But it's not hurting anyone and is I guess therapeutic for some, so why not? No one's forcing anyone to watch (thank goodness because I think this small clip gave me uncanny valley nightmares!)
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u/gogul1980 1d ago
Thanks for some context. Sometimes vids get posted and their context is hidden or not included which can make things seem unsettling or weird. As a collector of 1/6 scale figures I can’t judge that much. My figures are designed to be as realistic as possible within the restrictions of the manufacturing process. Realistic headsculpts, clothing and accessories to represent a love of a character/movie/TVshow/actor and/or sports star. That being said I don’t go into roleplay like their hobby seems to but still, horses for courses I guess.
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u/Saelyn 1d ago
I was just thinking, this isn't really any different than someone with a ton of model trains or a rigged out flight sim. I enjoy models and Legos myself. Some people might think it is cringe to play pretend as an adult, but it can be genuinely fulfilling for some and there is absolutely no harm in it.
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u/Glittering-Duck-8533 1d ago
After reading this (as a 40 yo who does custom Gunpla, dresses up as a American revolution colonial, and loves table top wargames) shes not weird at all. We don't have enough play in our adult lives and she just chooses dolls to spend her adult money and playtime on.
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u/PlanePainting 1d ago
Plus she's making a lot of money with her hobby!
My father used to do war re enactments all the time with his friends
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u/Many_Bat_ 1d ago
Isn't it funny, there are commonly acceptable ways of being "weird".
Somehow locking into your niche and being original requires explanation or receives judgement.
Meanwhile, how normalized is it that grown adults with no social life go home after work and stare at a screen, pretending to shoot people in the head over and over again until bedtime? More than normalized, it's mainstream top-seller material.
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u/HopelesslyLibra 1d ago
Yeah I collect action figures I totally get it. I don’t like it, it ain’t for me, but I’m glad it brings her joy and income. If I could bankroll my home playing with transformers I know I’d do it in a heartbeat.
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u/AdorableExchange9746 1d ago
I was expecting it to be a trauma coping mechanism so im actually pleasantly surprised to read that
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u/lemikon 1d ago
The bar is very low, but I’m kinda glad this is just a fun way to play for her (lets be real is it really any different from adult men playing kids video games?) and not, you know.. a mental illness brought on by the death of her baby.
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u/lovable_cube 1d ago
That’s kinda how I feel about this too. Her having connections to reality makes this much less creepy. It’s still weird, but much less concerning.
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u/Anarchyr 1d ago
I mean i play Warhammer40k, paint miniatures, let them play pretend war with eachother, fine technincally it's a tapletop game but in essence i am doing exactly the same but more deranged.
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u/Ctenophorever 1d ago
Yeah. I was trying to figure out how to assemble a stroller and the best how to video was by a woman using a reborn doll. And I’m like okay, demoing with a doll instead of a kid makes sense.
But she was like, “I think daisy’s going to like it” and “oh she’s getting cranky and it’s near nap time”. Just …weird
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u/luxii4 1d ago
I read romance novels and play video games so who am I to judge about pretending as an adult? I don't get it because taking care of four kids that young in age would be a nightmare not my idea of fun. But then again, it's not like real life so I can probably keep 4 fake kids alive. It's probably like when I played American Truck simulator or Guitar Hero. All the fun none of the real problems.
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u/No_Swordfish_8948 1d ago
I prefer this over moms using their real children as content lol
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u/LowSatisfaction7636 1d ago
100% I hate family channels. And if this is the worse thing this lady does, then so be it. It’s not hurting anyone, and I don’t know her personally. Some people get these dolls to deal with some kind of grief.
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u/thatgirlzhao 1d ago
I was gonna say this. It’s weird but ultimately harmless, so who cares? Cringe isn’t a crime (despite how people act)
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u/No_Swordfish_8948 1d ago
To me, it’s a harmless hobby that isn’t hurting anyone! We all cringe in our own way
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u/krayvyn 1d ago
Bit of a long story here. But here we go.
I was in the Army from 2001-2008. I had full custody of my daughter, who was born in 2000. I was stationed at Ft. Campbell KY, home of the 101st. The reason I mention that, is because of the high frequency of deployments of the 101st.
I had full custody because of neglect and drug usage from her mother, and because of that, I had my daughter in a pediatric psychiatry program.
One visit in particular sticks out the most to me. I had met a nice lady in the waiting room, she had a baby in a one of those carry-arounds that snap into place in the car using one of those base thingy's. Not sure what they are called, but you get the picture.
My daughter had finished her therapy session, and she came right out and was instantly interested in the lady with her baby. My daughter was perplexed at the baby being a doll.
This lady's husband was in 5th special forces group, and had deployed while she was pregnant, and had passed away overseas.
She had undergone so much stress from losing her husband, she had a mis-carriage. The trauma of both of these events led to her getting this baby doll, to help her cope. My heart broke for her.
She said the only picture she had of her husband as a child was him on a wooden rocking horse. When she is home, she also had a wooden rocking horse for her doll baby to sit on.
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u/Queerability 1d ago
We do this a lot in nursing homes as well, for dementia patients specifically.
A lot of them tend to regress, and then panic when they can't find their child, the dolls help them with that. They usually take better care of themselves when they have the dolls as well, because they get back into their old mom schedules, and it's easier to get them to eat when they also "need to feed" their kids. Otherwise they're usually fighting you on every little ounce of care because they "need to find their child."
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u/Selfeffacingbarbie 1d ago
Oy, this comment thread is just full of heartbreak 💔 😭
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u/honeywhereismypenis 1d ago
I used to work in elder care and something I noticed is that many of the older people LOVE babies. There must be something instinctive from our history as tribal societies where the elders who aren't fit for manual labor anymore care for small children while the adults hunt/gather/farm/etc. One of the biggest things older people struggle with is feeling useless and burdensome. We often talk about how the "nuclear family" puts more of a burden on parents but not how it takes away an important role from our elders. I've seen deeply depressed seniors light up like the sun when they get to hold a baby.
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u/Queerability 1d ago
Yeah, my dad was in a care facility when my youngest niece was born during Covid. My sister took her to the window outside his room and held her up for dad to see, and he just lit up the same way he always when my sister was a baby.
My niece looks JUST like her mom, so it was an especially happy moment for dad because they always had a special bond.
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u/TenDix 1d ago
There should be a combo nursery/day care and old folks’ home where they can overlap. Obviously, with supervision and proper training, but it would even be nice if there was just a glass partition where they could watch the kids play or something. It seems like a win win.
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u/NrealisticUmbrella 1d ago
There are some places where this is done, and it does seem to be a great benefit to all involved.
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u/AdventurousAbility30 1d ago
Yes. In my area they can coordinate with local animal shelters, and have a "kids & kittens" party day. They bring in animals who are up for adoption, and invite families/schools to participate at the long term care homes. It's been a benefit to all involved, and adorable to watch.
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u/burnedbygemini 1d ago
i love this idea, but then i think of Covid and how easy it is for kids to pass germs and then the elderly are often immuno-compromised. But then again, i think the psychological benefits might outweigh, or even prevent, the physical
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u/Inky_Madness 1d ago
I worked in a place where there was an inter generational program and it was great. But absolutely had to have supervision and limitations on the seniors who participated because some of our residents also were, ah, not allowed to be around children.
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u/dontyouknow88 1d ago
This is super interesting. I’m in my 40s, and I’ve literallly never been into babies. I don’t think they’re cute, they don’t trigger any innate desires in me. (I feel differently about animals) I wonder if I’ll like babies when I’m old.
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u/honeywhereismypenis 1d ago
Haha maybe! My grandpa is a bit of a dick and definitely was NOT paternal when I was a little kid. One of my earliest memories of him babysitting me is being forced to mow the entire lawn with a push mower when the handle was above my head and I couldn't get it up the slope of yard. But my youngest "cousin" (she's his partner's granddaughter, not actually related to me... or him, for that matter) is the light of his world. She even has her own bedroom in his house, not a guest bedroom mind you, that's HER room and nobody else is allowed to use it. It's such a 180 from when I was a kid that I can't even be bitter about it because it's just funny, like "who the fuck are you and what have you done with my asshole grandfather" lmao
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u/DistractedByCookies 1d ago
Man, to continually think you've lost track of your child sounds so stressful, especially as it's totally real to them. Dementia really really sucks.
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u/minpin75 1d ago
Its so sad. I'm a nurse and would occasionally get Dementia pts. The women always stress endlessly about getting home to get their kids off the bus..to the point of hysteria. The men always have to get to work or catch a train to work. It is the saddest torture ever. Its like an endless loop of panic during their most productive time in life
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u/OblinaDontPlay 1d ago
This happened to my grandmother when she had Alzheimer's. She was always worrying about getting dinner ready for her children. She also would sometimes regress the opposite way, and get upset that she was late getting home to her mother and father. I can still hear her in her thick Queens accent with her voice cracking, saying "My motha and fatha ahe waiting for me." We had a lot of strategies for those moments, but goddamn did it break my heart.
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u/minpin75 1d ago
I'm so sorry the you all went through that. Those strategies do help to minimize the stress, we use them as well when they dont have family to help them. Sounds like you have a lovely family
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u/anonymouse278 1d ago
I had severe PPA after my first pregnancy- it was never psychosis but I was really struggling- and one of the worst symptoms was that I woke up dozens of times a night, more often than the babies did, convinced that I had been holding my babies in my dream and then experiencing utter panic when I realized they weren't in my arms. Of course I realized after a moment that they were safe in their bassinets, but it didn't change how heart-stopping it was every single time I woke up and discovered them "missing."
I can't fathom the misery of just being mentally stuck in that horrible moment forever. Dementia does indeed really, really suck.
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u/basketofselkies 1d ago
Hugs to you, friend. I remember those heart attack level intrusive thoughts far too well.
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u/omnificunderachiever 1d ago edited 1d ago
My sister sent a video of her young kids playing to our elderly and mentally declining aunt. It stressed my aunt out because she thought she had to babysit them.
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u/Sorry_Nothing3016 1d ago
I have seen this exact thing when I visited my grandparents in the memory unit of a home. Oof. Dementia so heartbreaking. Thank you for your care and compassion in helping these people.
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u/Queerability 1d ago
I'm not in the job anymore, I left when I joined the military to be a medic, and now I'm a gemologist (wild career path I know).
Unfortunately I'm not physically capable of doing most medical jobs anymore. Even if I could, where I lived CNAs still make barely above minimum wage ($7.50/hr starting) in that state, so I don't know that I could financially manage it anymore because rent has nearly tripled there.
I do still miss it though. I had the best residents and they were my biggest cheerleaders when I joined the military.
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u/Sea-Age-5018 1d ago
When I was about four weeks post partum we went for a walk with the grandparents. I went to a park restroom and they decided to keep walking. The absolute panic I had, I started screaming for them to find out what trail they were on it was so intense.
Like if anyone remembers the golden compass, not having your baby be where you expect them to be reminded me of when the daemons were being ripped from the kids.
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u/Unable-Confusion-822 1d ago
My mom with dementia was asking why her parents don't visit anymore. I mean , they would be 115.
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u/Queerability 1d ago
My grandfather was similar, but flipped around.
He'd try to fight to get out to go check on his mom, who he was very close to (and because she really was a phenomenal woman). She was the only person he still remembered pretty much perfectly by the end, her picture always made him smile like he was a kid again.
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u/MSG-63 1d ago
As someone who lost her baby… I understand this. I myself use a long pillow to cuddle sometimes.
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u/unicornhornporn0554 1d ago
I had two miscarriages last year. Sometimes I pick up and hold my cats like babies and pretend for just a moment that I got to bring mine home.
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u/DFW_Drummer 1d ago
My wife and I had four miscarriages before we had our daughter, one of which was a ruptured ectopic pregnancy because they were a set of twins. I’m grateful for our daughter, and I still hurt for the ones we lost. Sending love, internet friend.
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u/tessathemurdervilles 1d ago
I had miscarriages with IVF and never ended up having kids. It’s a really lonely grief, but also so so common.
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u/MostPopularPenguin 1d ago
My wife had 2 after we had our only daughter. After the 2nd time we decided it was best to just be thankful we got 1 healthy girl who is the light of my world. The heartache was too much for my wife, and I was confused as to how I should feel. I couldnt describe it, but I felt like I had to be strong and it felt wrong to do at the same time
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u/lateralus420 1d ago
I’m so sorry to hear that. I had two this year. I hate that anyone else has gone through this. I hope one day it works out for you. ❤️
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u/deviouslouisious 1d ago
I have a little onesie that I keep folded in my bedtime table that I pull out and hold 💜
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u/Dormi11 1d ago
Pleasantly surprised to see the first comment on this post is one expressing empathy and an open mind to other people's lived experiences.
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u/conqr787 1d ago
My first thought was you know what, life is hard just do what helps you cope and don't harm anyone. So yeah agreed, glad people are empathetic. World needs more of it.
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u/Who-R_u-Again 1d ago
I just lost my beautiful 2yr old baby girl August 2nd. I'm beyond devastated. I loved watching this. It was heart warming ♥️ Think you for sharing the story with us all, about the mother you met. Thank you for loving your daughter the way you do. It truly makes my Mommy heart happy, for the both of you. Most of all Thank you for your service!!!
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u/brownes_girl 1d ago
I am so, so sorry for your loss. Sadly, I know this pain too. Stay strong. Its a hard ass road, but the pain does lose its sharpness over time. It never leaves, and it isnt predictable, but I have learned to live with. I found that focusing on the happy memories helps. I avoid thinking "where would she be now" thoughts at all costs.
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u/EpitomeOfJustOK 1d ago
Damn, wasn’t expecting that first thing in the morning.
Want to point out that the lady in the video stresses incredibly hard that this isn’t reflective of loss, she does this as an art form.
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u/JetWreck 1d ago
In that case, it looks like she has too much time and money.
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u/Icy-Career7487 1d ago
I thought I was on the anticomsumption thread for a minute. Those dolls have more toothpaste and toothbrushes and hair bows than any real child that I actually know.
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u/Daveprince13 1d ago
That's the one thing I noticed, her bottle collection was fucking wild too. She has SO MUCH stuff it's looking more like an obsession than parenting.
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u/Ambitious-Leopard-67 1d ago
I'll admit that I found it odd that she felt it necessary to sanitise the changing table.
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u/abigail_lemonparty_ 1d ago
Can understand the grief as someone who lost a child but for me the dolls are too upsetting. My mother has one and it just makes me spiral when I see it. Anytime I see a video like this I recoil, not from cringe but from an overwhelming sense of sadness for the women and the pain that must have brought them to this place.
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u/Foreign-Cat-2898 1d ago
Not nearly as horrific but when my husband was with our daughter and she was a newborn, people constantly thought he just had a doll in a stroller.
He didn't understand the level of broken people thought he must be to have a doll in a real car seat stroller.
The second I was there everyone knew baby, but just him? Must be a doll. Cause...that makes more sense somehow?
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u/LuxNocte 1d ago
I hate the "Dad must be babysitting" nonsense, but this is so much worse. People are weird.
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u/HallowskulledHorror 1d ago
The concept of men being nurturing and willingly - enthusiastically! - taking alone time parenting their own children is so at odds with some people's view of gender roles that it makes more sense to them that a man would have a doll in a stroller than an actual baby.
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u/137thoughtsfordays 1d ago
I understand people using these to cope in extreme situations, but those people probably don't monetize it on TikTok.
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u/itsLOSE-notLOOSE 1d ago
Exactly. I think it’s easy for people to forget that if you’re seeing it online, it ain’t for therapy or whatever.
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u/Level-Selection6986 1d ago
Gina Kasoff has 5 real children that already adult. She started the channel as a satire but ended up making 200k per year so she keeps doing it. At least that's what che claimed. Her family is supportive. Her husband is the cameraman and can be seen in some of the videos.
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u/ImaginaryCrow9395 1d ago
For 200k a year she is the definition of to be cringe is to be free. And no real children are being harmed in the process.
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u/ComfortableChapter65 1d ago
Sure, but will it be worth it when the dolls eventually turn on her?
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u/Derp_Simulator 1d ago
From what I can tell it seems like June is already turning on her slowly...
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u/adorablecynicism 1d ago
for 200k a year id be doing the same lol and she isnt exploiting actual children sooooo
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u/MiniMeowl 1d ago
Damn, this aint even an excessively weird thing to do for that level of money!
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u/jenn363 1d ago
This is the first one where the satire and humor came through and now I’m wondering how I missed it the whole time! The deadpan “this is junes first day of tennis camp” is hilarious and then the ridiculous commentary by the “kids” sealed that this is actually supposed to be funny
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u/BearfangTheGamer 1d ago
Yeah as soon as I heard "Good morning mother" and "why would I want to do that" I realized she's in on the joke.
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u/asalas76 1d ago
She’s very transparent about this being for fun. Her children are all grown and have left the house. She makes these videos as a form of art, giving the kids shitty personalities and all. She knows they aren’t real. She just likes dolls and thinks making scripts and acting with them is fun. It’s not that deep guys and cringe is just cringe. She’s being herself and having fun and making some money while doing it. No harm.
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u/query_tech_sec 1d ago
Yeah I read her explanation and this isn’t content isn’t for me at all but I do get wanting to play like we did when we were kids. So ultimately I support her. I hope she keeps doing whatever brings her joy and it must be very popular for some reason - so she’s found her people. Good for them.
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u/titans-arrow 1d ago
I this needs to be the top comment before everyone jumps on the mental illness bandwagon
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u/1Gohomer 1d ago
Too late. Lots of comments already saying she must be sick to be doing this. It’s unfortunate.
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u/trumansayshi 1d ago
I mean the one that was going to tennis camp ... their dialog was dry and sarcastic. I figured it was just play acting , a grown up just being goofy. Not my cup of tea but fuck it.
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u/homohillbillysrlol 1d ago
(Yes, I read the top comment, and yes, I actually, unironically, 100% agree with her and totally get where she's coming from, but also, this thought came to me while watching the video, and it would be a shame if it went to waste, so I'm gonna type it out anyway)
Imagine breaking into her home to rob her, and you panic because you think you just woke up her room full of babies and they're all gonna start crying, but then you check one and realize it's a doll. You realize that they're ALL dolls. Unsettled, you try to leave out the window you came in from, only to find that it's been locked, and you hear her voice from the corner of the room where she's been sitting this whole time:
"Did you come to play too?"
No one's been able to find you since, but every morning she walks into the room and flicks the lights on to say, "Oh, you finally decided to wake up. Let's get you ready for the morning!", and no matter how hard you try, you can never tell her no. In fact, you can never do much of anything now. But for some reason, when you cry, even though your new doll body can never make any noise, or cry any tears, she always seems to know and tells you "Shhh, there's no need for that. You're safe here with me, forever."
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u/SavlonWorshipper 1d ago
A couple of years ago at work I visited an old lady at home in relation to a collision she was involved in. It was bizarre from the start- there was no damage to her car. She was telling us she had already been visited by plain-clothes police and a car insurance assessor, for a collision that happened just the day before. I'm not sure about insurance, but there was no way any detective would have been interested, and we were the first police dispatched, but she had a little diary of names and phone numbers and notes about this collision.
She spoke normally, to the extent that we were concerned that the "plain-clothes police" were fraudsters, so we checked CCTV cameras near her home to see what happened. We also checked the location of the alleged collision, and later had confirmation that there was no collision at all via CCTV footage.
On our second visit, after we determined essentially nothing had happened, we were invited into the sitting room which was covered in dolls. It was a real light-bulb moment. She had adult children, her husband was dead, and her imaginary world had strayed into reality. Some of our time was wasted, but she didn't come to any harm or loss, so no worries.
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u/celestialkestrel 1d ago
Reminds me of that guy who's entire thing is to sit and stare into the camera for hours at a time. At some point, a man breaks into his house, opens the door to the room where the guys sat staring at the camera, then casually leaves.
And the guy filming himself doesn't break character but you can see him freak out in his eyes
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u/Past-Valuable2472 1d ago
I mean, must be nice to wake up and decide that you cant be bothered feeding the kids but must be hard to go into their room to find they arent breathing every morning
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u/Krunzuku 1d ago
My daughter woke up early and asked me to lay in her bed at like 4am. Crawled into her bed and asked if she was feeling ok. She didn’t respond. Reached over and felt a cold doll face and absolutely fucking panicked.
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u/ThirdOne38 1d ago
Not a doll story but one night I went to check on my 1 yr old and saw her lying still with her pillow soaked with blood. Talk about panic. Turned out she was fine but had a bad bloody nose
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u/CrayCrayB 1d ago
Tangential story: My daughter was 1.5 years old and I went to pick her up from daycare. It was a hot summer so she was wearing just a short sleeve onesie over a diaper and her legs were uncovered. When I got to the daycare, I saw her standing across the room and I could clearly see a bruise on the back of her thigh. It looked like a thumb mark to me.. I crossed the daycare room rather quickly to go look at the mark, already planning the murder & hellfire of whomever had abused my baby... only to discover it was a blueberry juice. They had blueberries as part of their snack a few minutes before I arrived and apparently she had sat on a blueberry whilst in her high chair. WHEW!!!
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u/United_Fig2397 1d ago
She takes better care of those dolls than some of these influencer parents take care of their real children😵💫
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u/Competitive_One_3298 1d ago
June is fucking creepy
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u/David_Good_Enough 1d ago
I flinched when I saw her standing there. I knew I had to expect it, but it was still a jumpscare
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u/alison_bee 1d ago
June’s “responses” had me so confused on if this was legit or satire…
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u/boardingtheplane 1d ago
I don’t mind anyone with a lifestyle like this, because it’s clear she enjoys it and it’s no harm to anyone.
But I do not like the wasted formula… instead of buying for her dolls, she could be donating to a women’s shelter or new mom group…
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u/TurkeyMiles 1d ago
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u/glimoura 1d ago
I, as a poor person, am just asking how she has the time and money for this. I can appreciate that she has found a relatively benign outlit for her desire to be a mother, but this is a very rich hobby I think.
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u/dwightsarmy 1d ago
She does it to help normalize two things: ways to heal from child loss in a nondestructive way and alternative ways of roleplay. Why is what she's doing any different than d&d or larping?
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u/ADeviIsAdvocate 1d ago
My initial thought was “what in the mental health crisis is going on here”. After reading the top comment with the woman’s explanation, I completely support her and her unpopular hobby. She really isn’t hurting anyone and I’m not forced to watch her content so it really is none of my business. As others have said, she’s not exploiting real children and that’s worth something.
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u/Tricky-Engineering59 1d ago
That one doll going to tennis camp has had the ever loving shit brushed out of her hair. Might explain the attitude.
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u/HourWriter1168 1d ago
She takes better care of her dolls than some tik tok influencers do their real kids.
What a strange hobby though.
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u/littlebutetefish 1d ago
Not saying that I agree with all this, but June's got an attitude.
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u/Ok-Guarantee2536 1d ago
Why is June balding 😭
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u/Wizzle_Pizzle_420 1d ago
She secretly a 45 year old car salesman named Gordy in disguise. He’s hiding from his bookie he owes $45k to.
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u/Quen-Tin 1d ago
At least she has the resources to live the life she "wants" to live within her range of options.
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u/doesshechokeforcoke 1d ago
A lot of people who have these dolls have suffered a tremendous loss or they are also used for dementia patients. That being said this woman is just doing it for content and she’s said that many times. She has a husband and a teenage daughter. She doesn’t use real baby formula, she uses flour and she eats the food she gives them or puts it back for later. I think it’s strange and I can’t imagine how much money she spends on the dolls and the accessories. I’d like to say who cares because it’s not hurting anyone but I am curious about what her daughter or her daughter’s friends think about it.
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u/ColonelCarcosa 1d ago
I like how we were all collectively creeped tf out watching this but went to the comments and came to the realization that she’s not hurting anyone unlike ‘parenting influencers’ and she’s aware of how weird this seems to other people.
We all need a hobby 🤷♂️
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u/LivingTheBoringLife 1d ago
She’s a content creator.
She makes 200k a year doing that.
She knows they are dolls, in fact the name of her channel is the dolls aren’t real.
This is her hobby, just like for some filming themselves playing video games is a hobby. Or as she said in one video, playing with remote control cars is a hobby her husband enjoys
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u/Recent_Possible_1334 1d ago
I get this. But man as a new dad all of the supplies she's using on fake baby dolls. That formula and wipes are gold.
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u/JULIANGJNKS22 1d ago
She’s getting paid, making videos like this. You can make money off anything nowadays, on TikTok. 😂
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u/Pixel_Knight 1d ago
Ok, I low key think June is plotting the deaths of everyone in that family. Even the mom knows it. She put that book on the ladder as a trap to take her out. It almost worked that morning.
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u/omgkelwtf 1d ago
Real doll people are weird. IDC if you're fucking it or feeding it, it's all weird.
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u/Lost-Concept-9973 1d ago
Tbh less cringe then people who use real kids as props - at least no one is being exploited or being mentally damaged from having their life plastered online when they are too young to give consent.
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u/theswamphag 1d ago
I never know how to feel when I see these. Ias this sad or are they just having fun?
As a mom I know exactly how exuberant amounts of money these people use on their dolls. I guess I hope that some day they can pour all this love and care for a living soul?
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u/ArborusRex 1d ago
I'm missing so much context I don't what is the in the huh what I don't what umm what
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u/AudioPi 22h ago
I can understand a grieving mother using dolls like this as a coping mechanism. I can when understand this lady doing these videos to showcase her product line for those very same mothers.
What I do not understand, and cannot let go, is her using actual formula for dolls. We are only a few years removed from a dire shortage of formula, and probably only one recall or warehouse fire away from another one. Doomerism aside, there are babies in foster care today that could use that formula more than a doll.
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