I went to see my mom in the nursing home, there was an elderly lady, rocking one of these reborn babies, talking to it, cradling it gently. It's apparently very beneficial for elderly dementia patients. I can see how valuable it can be in these circumstances.
The nursing home I worked at had one of these I get why etc. But I find them so unnerving and creepy, I held one and it felt exactly like holding a real baby as they make them heavy like a real baby. Cept the thing does not breathe move and is cold...Its like a dead baby I could not hold it for even a minute without feeling freaked out, just gives me the creeps.
Former CNA here. These dolls actually really help people like the elderly, disabled, mothers who lost babies, etc. Don't let the weirdos freak you out. These dolls have a purpose for any who need them.
I can totally see how it would help disabled or elderly people. But I’m not too sure about mothers who lost their baby. To me It does not seem like it would be good for your mental health.
@@rodeoswag17 Yeah, many people don't consider that things aren't just "normal" again as soon as the baby is gone. Even an early miscarriage can have hormonal effects lasting somewhere around nine months afterwards. I can't speak on loss, but I cannot imagine what going through postpartum without my daughter would have been like. It is a very significant time. I'm not sure if a doll would have helped me in such a scenario, but I can see how it could help some women. And if the doll helps them after a late loss, and they can form a sort of temporary bond with it, they could potentially pump breast milk and donate it since the oxytocin from bonding with the doll would keep milk production up.
*Y'all, there is a difference between therapy dolls (or just collecting them as a hobby) and then treating these dolls like they're actually real (taking them out in public, buying them formula etc.). There's healthy, and there's unhealthy. There's sane, and there's insane. This isn't hard.*
As a doll collector myself, I can say that there are different types of doll collectors, and not everyone treats their dolls like their own children. Reborn dolls do creep me out, and I don't collect them at all. Most people who I've seen who have reborn dolls treat them like real babies and it's really scary. I collect American Girl dolls, and not because I'm a "kidult" but I collect them from a more serious stand point. I dont reenact scenes with them like a typical child would play with dolls, but I get them, fix them up, and resell them. I also buy really rare ones fo display on shelves, that's it.. I liked some of the first short you showed about how to take your dolls out in public, however I'd be way to scared to do that myself.
Real babies need formula and diapers. That makes me upset. Formula expires too especially after you open it. You need to use it in like month after its open or its just not as fresh anymore. That makes me mad. My daughter or other mothers with real babies could use it. Its unhealthy to spend thousands on a doll.
I have a friend who lost their child in the womb. She bought a reborn doll, the artist took pictures of her and her boyfriend to make the baby look like her own child. It helps her a lot with grieving, she used to take it in public with her but since she has healed a bit more she does most of the activities with the doll in “safe places”
That just sounds like an unhealthy coping mechanism to me. I obviously sympathize, but if the child is gone, then it’s gone. It’s not good to pretend to yourself like that, especially if it becomes difficult to gradually leave it behind. You gotta learn how to let go of people when you lose them.
This is an example of it being used as a tool in the grieving process. I personally would find it less helpful than helpful but I also know there are professionals who recommend it in some cases. I am sure your friend would be disgusted to see that this element of her pain is being appropriated by weird tiktokers who don’t want to grow up.
@@talongreenlee7704i agree, but people have their own way of grieving. I think as long as she eventually lets it go (when she’s ready) then it’s fine. I pray she’s okay and God blesses her with multiple kids.
@@talongreenlee7704 Yes, to your last line - but the person who helped me the most w/terrible loss was surprisingly one of the funniest people in the world, actor/comedian Martin Short. He writes about losing his parents very young & losing his wife to ovarian cancer when their kids were still fairly young. He says "Say the person 's name. Continue the conversation", so many things that have been real help to me. There's a poem that talks about the person who has passed away being in another room. For those of us who believe in heaven, that makes a lot of sense. It *doesn't* mean you don't miss beloved people who are gone. It's like you said, keep them in your heart. I'm afraid the doll would put off grieving, which could be devastating.
I know a woman who is disabled and is not mentally able to care for a child who carries a baby doll and I think these are really a blessing to people like her. Maybe a little weird for people with no mental issues though.
I mean, if you end up strolling a doll around there must be something a bit off, so I guess the real issue is how many people are getting into that as proof of something going wrong socially speaking.
Well Brett, people collect all sorts of things. They do it because it makes them happy. I'm 70 years old and have an extensive doll collection. WHY??????? Because I like them!! I don't take them out or feed them; I enjoy looking at them. I have several reborn baby dolls. They're all from different molds and their creators spend countless hours creating them. They truly are works of art. Hold your judgement for things that truly matter. These people who take their dolls out and "Mother" them are getting something from that experience. They aren't hurting anyone or causing problems. Live and let live, dear Brett.❤
Exactly! I'm very glad to hear that your dolls make you happy 💕 That's all that matters. These doll collecting adults are hurting nobody! Also, her whole bit about how adults ought to want to settle down, start a family, go out a lot and make several friends etc, and that anybody who doesn't want those things are wrong, just ew. Gross take. Ignorant, extremely narrow minded and honestly just a mean girl take. Judgement like this is why social anxiety exists. I watch many doll collectors here on TH-cam (mostly LOL OMG dolls as I love them haha!), it's honestly lovely to see others' collections and mostly, their passion and joy! Just like you said too, dolls are art! Somebody/people designed and made these dolls. Even factory produced dolls have had creators design their characters, fashions/appearances etc. It's art!! I love how she says she empathizes with trauma survivors and then goes on to shame how many may be healing their trauma. What a mess.
I went through TSA a few months back with my daughter in her stroller and the officer asked me to lift the shade up so he could make sure it was a real baby. I looked at him with a strange face he laughed and said “you’d be surprised.” Now that I know people are taking dolls through TSA this makes more sense.
@@galaxymoon8071 apparently they're helpful for some people. But I read so many articles about these dolls being left in cars, people breaking in to save the baby - turns out to be a doll, now no one wants to help a real baby, they could find it's a doll & be sued for the windshield they broke. So please keep the dolls at home at least?
My mother had a medically necessary hysterectomy due to cancer when she was 38. I was in the single digits at the time, and she didn't expect me to be her last baby. She got a reborn doll shortly after the procedure. I asked her about it recently (twenty years after the fact) and she said that sometimes it was just cathartic to hold it while she cried. "Like saying goodbye to something you can't have anymore." I don't think it's weird.
I was 27 when I had a hysterectomy and my daughter was 4. I had no need for a doll just because I couldn`t have more children. I find it quite bizarre!
There is nothing wrong with a hobby and if that hobby is collecting dolls than fine. My issue is treating the doll as if it were real and expecting other people to do the same. I’ve seen those videos and it’s just creepy. They made a movie about it and it scared me so bad. I would not make fun of someone’s collection but pretending that “collection” is alive is a bit of a stretch
when I saw Brett's title I thought _"oh nooo whats wrong with it, I collect a few barbies",_ but then I watched it and realized _"ohhh thats sick",_ I also collect dolls like your grandma, but its not like I take them to the mall and dance with them LMAO, I collect them because I feel like I didnt have a childhood, I wasnt allowed to have dolls and since 2019 I found out it was a relief the first day I got a barbie at Walmart, I obviously thought I was being childish but I wanted to buy one so bad, and around that time its when I started following my gut sense all the time, and it was amazing, they do relief my anxiety, just by brushing their hair, cleaning them and changing their outfits, you gotta understand I never got to have dolls as a kid, I literally had to brush my cousin's dolls hair in secret !!!!!! as a kid, and finally I can call them mine!!! lol, I know its silly, its like im discovering that world just now, and also its not like my room is full of dolls but I have a few, one cabbage patch, and like 12 barbie dolls
@@ReginaTrans_ honestly, that doesn't seem silly or wrong at all-- that's what I personally think. My older sister was allowed to have dolls as a kid, she had loads of them and even now she collects them only because she wants to. I feel like many people have certain things they like, hobbies, collections, many other things. We don't need to have 1 specific reason from our childhood to justify the things we buy with our money, it's really nobody else's business, specially when what brings you joy is as harmless as collecting dolls.
I understand what Brett means but there is a difference between refusing to grow up and just enjoying what you liked as a child as an adult with money. I think taking their hobbies or whatever it’s called out into public is where I draw the line and find it mentally unwell 😅
It's even sadder that many people work and still don't have enough money or time to have a kid. In that case they are the responsible adults here for not wanting to bring kids into that situation.
I’m 20 and spend hundreds of dollars on premium Dragon Ball figures because I always wanted them as a kid, but my family was too poor to afford them, so I buy them now since I’m an adult with money to spend
I'm seventeen as have always loved dolls, I still do, and probably will as an adult too. I think as long as you remember that it is a doll it's not harming anyone.
I lost a baby and had a reborn to help with my anxiety in the past which helped alot. I'm currently pregnant at 10 weeks which feels like a miracle because I was told I wouldn't be able to get pregnant again. Edit: Just so people understand a little better, I was a 16 year old girl suffering the loss of my baby and I was undergoing therapy. I only used the doll to hold when I missed my baby who passed on and the doll could never replace them. Never took it out in public, never really told other people till now. I donated the doll to a elderly home after I was able to move on. Please be respectful and I thank everyone for their love and best wishes in the replies ❤️
This is weird and I guess there are rare but certain circumstances where a woman would care for one of these dolls but treating an actual child like a prop is hurting the child. Some crazy playing with a doll is hurting no one.
I had a coworker that liked & owned several reborn babies, but she didn't take them out or treat them like they were real-I think she just appreciated the workmanship & it was like collecting any doll to her.
Yeah I got friends that collect figures because how amazing the art is with them. Totally understand collecting something. Can be a nice hobby and you wanna get something with your hard earned money sure. But that’s just another level of odd taking these out in public and acting like this is a baby. No fake baby can bring the joy of a real one. I have had 4 kids my youngest 3 and watching the grow up is so exciting and sad. Seeing them become their own person. This is just sad.
Yah. This is the way THE VAST MAJORITY of doll collectors treat their dolls. I don't collect reborn but I have a handmade cradle with a collection of another type. Doll collecting is NOT new. 😂
Also, yes. Most collectors view their dolls as works of art. Esp reborns which are often hand painted and made by small batch artists. The appeal of reborns is how they capture the realistic look of a baby compared with traditional baby doll sculpts. It's not my thing but they are beautiful
@@0.0dots People have strong reactions to dolls. It's fine. Feel how you want. No one is forcing anyone to buy a reborn doll. But most doll collectors are completely ordinary sane women.
I'm seventeen and get major baby fever and have pretty bad anxiety. I have reborns, buy them clothes, and one package of diapers and reuse them. I hate the idea of buying food and formula for dolls. It's so unfair to ALIVE children. I think most of your videos are incredible, but this video makes me feel like I'm weird or stupid. I love my dolls, and am a normal functioning human. They help me with my mental health, and help me get over my baby fever as a child who obviously isn't ready for a kid or husband.
Do not for a second invalidate your experiences with dolls because of the opinions from someone who is obviously uneducated on what these dolls are for, and judgmental of the things they don’t understand. As an eighteen year old, that has reborns from childhood, I’ve always wanted a silicone baby doll. I do not in any way think that these dolls are real. What someone chooses to do with their doll is their choice, unless it’s harming other people or that person it shouldn’t be anyone’s concern. You keep doing you! Even if people think it’s weird! Many hobbies can be deemed that way even things like hunting, the major difference is that it’s normalized. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I’m honestly in the same boat as you, except for the age bracket. I’m an autistic adult with anxiety and depressive issues who recognizes that her own issues stand in the way of having an s/o and/or a child but who still gets baby fever. As a solution, I’ve turned to an interest I’ve had since I was little- hyper realistic dolls.
As a reborn artist, I'll say: a lot of these go to homes where families have dementia or Alzheimer's. Some of the most heart-breaking requests are from miscarriages or grandparents that really miss their grandbabies but can't get out to see them due to health issues / SUPER long distances. Few artists make any money from doing this; we usually lose money making these. We do it because there's a specific crowd for this and a therapeutic reason for it. Some of us artists do it because we can't have kids of our own naturally; biology just slaps a big nope on us. Some artists are just beyond child-bearing years. Reborns are very expensive if they're high-end and hyper-realistic. Blank kits can be well over $100 for simple vinyl. Adults who buy them literally have to be adulting to be able to afford them. While people say: "Why don't they adopt and pour all of that money onto a needy kid?" A lot of times these are individuals who have significant barriers to adopting an actual child. These aren't the kind you generally play with a lot. Most of these are for passive holding and looking at. They are weighted and sometimes heated with the hope that, at least in dementia or depression patients, the physical stimulation, smell (we implant scent packets), or warmth of the little doll will trigger important memories they wouldn't otherwise be able to access. The painting process takes time on most hyper-realistic ones the paint is fragile and difficult to properly seal. The hair is also difficult to seal as some of it is painted-on and the majority of it is rooted in by hand, so it isn't as though someone can "play" with them a lot without completely destroying them. When you're paying 1K+ (and sometimes 10K or more) for these, you definitely do not child-play with them. Not every reborn is of this quality, and I'm certain with the market being flooded with artists, they might even come closer to $150. It's not an art that's going to make ya money; you'll be losing it to help others. Making these is truly an act of love. The rooting alone can take days or even weeks and is done by hand, fiber by fiber. Some of these dolls are made from 3D scans (with the blessing of the parents, of course!) of real infants and others are hand-sculpted by amazing artists. The majority of these dolls are made of vinyl, but some are made from exceptionally high-end silicone and are much more difficult to paint, clean, maintain, and make. There's more than meets the eye with reborns... which sort of makes this disappointing to see as dailywire content. If you want to report on this, look into the scam knock-offs of these; folks who shamelessly pirate this art and take advantage of this clientele. They offer a grieving mother a picture of someone else's art, say they'll deliver, and ship out a 200(ish) dollar nightmare-baby that makes Chucky look sweet. An artist can spend months sculpting a single figure, only produce a few of them for the sake of them being unique, and then have some Chinese black-market scammer get their hands on one and mass-distribute it after making a mold. For this reason, actual reborn artists are hard to approach and usually have a designated client list. (So please be careful if anyone watched this and suddenly wants one. You can get scammed VERY easily in this niche.) Another reason these are made: movie sets. A lot of people don't want actual infants to have to suffer through filming and/or need an infant to look the same for... much longer than it should. You can ask some established artists and they can boast about what shows their sculpts / renditions show up in. The reasons are far less "creepy" than people think and usually have very tragic roots. It's really best not to judge this kind of thing. This really waxes as a buzzfeed clickbait video; it lacks only the, "DOCTORS HATE IT!" tag. Maybe it's satire, maybe it's not. Whatever it is, it's free speech, so power to ya. Just thought I'd provide some industry insider insight.
I was thinking great art such talented baby renditions must be great for tv sets the whole way through. This isn't sexual. They aren't hurting anyone. Everyone doing this seems able to afford basic needs. Leave them alone as long as they aren't buying formula. They'll move on eventually.
I’m sure brett is at least semi aware of the therapy side of this, as later in the video she did say she was trying to understand the mentality of wanting these dolls. What isn’t okay is when fully able bodied people use them as cute accessories, as if babies are accessories. Yes, it’s at least good that these women don’t treat real children this way, but it’s still not healthy to form parental attachments to objects, and therefore should not be encouraged or even accepted. This is beyond adults enjoying certain things they loved in childhood, it’s just creepy and unhealthy.
Clearly the creeps in this video aren't the crowd you make them for that much is clear. You do a fantastic job. It's a shame that tiktokers take these things and turn them into absurdity like some of these videos
THANK YOU for writing this! I'm a Reborn artist too (as well as a watercolorist). I agree with what Brett (and the rest of the Daily Wire) says 99.9% of the time, but I thought this one hit a bit below the belt. I'm on the Autism Spectrum and am also biologically unable to have children (and adoption is not an option either). Making these dolls for myself and others has been very healing, comforting, and enjoyable. I've also made and donated quite a few to nursing homes, where the residents absolutely adore them (even the men), and the staff love them because of how much they calm the Alzheimers patients. You are quite right that most of us make them at a financial loss and do it out of love. I will never understand why people find the dolls (or the people who love them) creepy, and it really irks me that whenever someone (outside the Reborn community) makes a video about them, they ALWAYS choose the most extreme, out-in-left-field examples. The overwhelming majority of Reborn collectors don't do ANY of the things portrayed in these Tik Toks, and like you pointed out, they also have to live as ADULTS in the real world with jobs and well-managed lives in order to afford these dolls. It has nothing to do with "regressing" or refusing to grow up. Thank you for writing such balanced response!
i have problems with it when it comes to them buying formula for a FAKE baby when people with real children need it. With formula shortages it’s ridiculous
@@Toastymosty69 are you speaking for yourself? bc you surely can’t speak for all of them. some of them DO in fact use actual baby formula and it’s not okay
There isn't a formula shortage. 3 of 5 largest formula producing manufacturing plants shut down due to class action law suits proving directly how formula caused cancer and leukemia in thousands of children. Goat milk has never caused cancer in any babies. Goat milk is safer. Goat milk has never been shut down. Second, there is no formula shortage. Go to wal mart, the shelves are stocked, go to kroger or Fred Meyer, the shelves are stocked, go to dollar general, the shelves are stocked. Take your head out of your phone and look around the real world. Stop living in your delusions.
These lifelike dolls are usually made for people who have suffered infant loss/trauma. Obviously, it's still strange, but I think it helps people get through their trauma
@@BillyBob-jg1gq they are often used for patients with dementia. Someone to keep them company. Its truly sad but once someone gets diagnosed, people stop going to see them. They are often dumped in nursing homes with staff that dont have the time to keep them company 24/7. These dolls look like babys so dementia patients think they are babys, there are some that even giggle, and such. I dont know about baby trauma, like others say, but I know about dementia, and Alzheimer's. Im sorry this has gotten long, I hope you have a good day.
0:20 there ain’t nothing wrong with buying Lego as an adult, when you’re a kid you can’t afford it but once your an adult you get criticised for being childish.
I do agree, i once saw a girl at Disneyland holding a bear (it wasn’t a baby doll it was a stuffed bear) my sister who collects stuffed animals asked her about it and she basically explained that her baby daughter passed away and she was carrying it around to remember her almost as a symbol, she then said “it’s her first trip to Disney” this made me want to cry so I have sympathy for people who have this similar situation and want a doll but not people who simply just don’t like responsibility.
I'm a grown woman with a job and bills that get paid. I'm allowed to buy Squishmallows and Hello Kitty blind bags. I worked harder for them than any kid did. 🤷♀
I know that these dolls bring a lot of comfort after a loss. I had twins that I lost, the next month I found out I had four types of cancer and now can’t have children. It broke me as a person. At 40 I can STILL understand how the bring a bit of help. Now I get lost when you’re taking them out of the house… or feed them?!?! That’s where I get lost Edit-I just watched the end. Thank you for having some empathy for those who DO use them after a baby passes. But still… why out in public? I’m still at a loss there.
clearly it's for attention. i had the unfortunate experience of waiting in line behind such a person. i try not to diagnose people when i meet them for the first time but this chick definitely had a screw loose. like most normal humans, my eyes tend to drift here and there. in my peripheral i thought it was a real baby.... but upon second glance i realized it was NOT. my stepmom used to have hyper realistic porcelain dolls in her home - under plastic, on top of the entertainment center - so the idea of hyper realistic baby dolls wasnt new. taking them out in public was. ALL i did was glance twice at this thing. and that was all this woman needed to launch into her story of this dolls clothing, car seats, cribs and a lot of other things. i didnt even ask.
Oh, Dear One, I'm so sorry, that you've been through so much. That is a devastating thing for sure. And 4 cancers, that's staggering. You have gone through a lot for sure. I have had a particular pain condition from spinal and back injuries from a car accident, when hit from behind, many years ago. It's a daily thing, and never quits. But, God Almighty has done some major things in my life, and I am still thankful for what I do have. Jesus is our Salvation, and HE is the King of Kings, and HEALER of all things. He died for this too, to take our suffering, and give us Joy and Peace in the midst of any storm. Blessings to you, and Gid Bless.
I admit I wanted a baby SO badly but definitely wanted one with a husband. I got a reborn when I was 18 and I still don't regret it. Now, I could NEVER take it out and about as if a real baby. Frankly I didn't even change it much. I held it to get the feeling. I also used it right before meeting my husband whom I have children with to aide in visualizing and getting into the feeling of having what I wanted. Posting pictures publically is another level weird.
I had one as a teenager and still have him but he’s in my closet bc I had my first baby in January. Obviously I never took him into public I just kept him in my bed
I can understand the reborn doll thing. A friend of mine lost her baby a few days after she was born. She got a reborn that looked like her daughter. It helped her through the morning process. However, as she worked through her trauma, she needed the reborn less and less.
well, as long as they don't use the doll to bother me or make a big deal about it, I will just overlook this, let them solve their own problems, I out of it.
@Carolyn Watkins this may sound odd, but because tone and what not, don't come across easily when reading a comment, I can't tell if you meant this in a mean way or in positive
Dolls can help people heal from their childhood trauma. I collect American Girl dolls and they are very healing for me as I have C-PTSD from what I went through in my childhood. I couldn’t ever see myself collecting reborns and I find them a little bit creepy, but I would never judge or put someone down for having them. You never know what people are going through or what they need to heal. People should be able to do whatever they want with their own lives without judgement.
Agreed 💯, so sick of this “perfect” mentallity conservatives have. As a conservative myself, its been hard for me to watch the daily wire and all the fake picture perfect things they say. Life is different for everyone, coping is different for everyone.
I used to sculpt newborn dolls. As a child I was obsessed with dolls. I became a sculptor and sold to high end collectors. It’s an art form on the artist side. 😅
My grandma had dementia and it brought her a lot of comfort having a baby doll. My mom and aunt came together and bought her one of the life like ones. She would take it out with her, change it, and take it on walks with her home helper. When she passed my aunt put it on a shelf. It used to creep me out with how weirdly lifelike it looked m, but now it just makes me sad whenever I see it.
I am sorry to hear that. I agree with you the doll can be helpful to griebing mamas but these weird behavior use it as a prob for their "speicial Tiktok" is not acceptable.
I would have thought that doing that would easily just become an easy path to running away from that grief and dealing with it in a healthy and normal way?
@@douglascampbell4993 I totally understand where you’re coming from but everyone has their own ways of grieving and dealing with loss. Some people benefit from this who have lost babies but you can have other people who it could make the grieving process worse. It all depends really. I do think it comes to a point where it can become unhealthy if you’re doing it to deal with grief
@@yatarookayama8329 I don't want to put words in OPs mouth, by any means- But, I am a severely disabled woman and when I read your reply, it kind of made me frustrated. To be honest- It kind of struck me as a bit ignorant/rude... I might even go so far as to say that I'm picking up a slight sense of arrogance, too. Hopefully, that isn't the case and i am 100% wrong. (And if i am wrong, then I truly, whole-heartedly apologize to you for the misunderstandings!) But, if I'm correct- I'm assuming you don't usually actually understand/comprehend what people mean by saying "severe disability"... Most severe disabilities do not "get better". In fact, the majority of them are degenerative and only continue to get worse throughout the persons lifetime. (Hence why I say "degenerative"...) So, yeah. There ya have it... Have a good day.
I've recently bought some dolls and they sit on my bedside right now. Whenever I'm feeling down or lonely, I'd grab one and hug it. Dolls can be beneficial to someone who's been through a lot. They're also a work of art.
You hit the nail on the head, my friend. I think this video was so unnecessary and hateful for no reason. You’re totally right - they can be extremely comforting and helpful for people so shaming adult doll fans is just… so stupid.
@@eleegee You missed the entire point of the video. Stop justifying untreated mental illness and keep it's FAKE KIDS in the house. Not going through TSA at the airport. THEY ARE TREATING THEM LIKE HUMANS NOT DOLLS, DUH.
Never in my entire life have I felt "down" or "lonely". GET PSYCHIATRIC HELP. They are doing NOTHING for you but facilitating you wallowing in nonsense.
Wow this is taking neverland to a new level. There’s a difference between collecting dolls or using dolls to help disable or orderly. I think this is something else.
I do think it's weird to do this simply for company. I will also say, I have 4 children, but I also had a couple miscarriages. I've found myself looking at some of these reborns online and wanting to just hold one. I don't think I want to put my body through pregnancy again, but the thought of not having any more newborns in my arms just devestates me emotionally, both because I love that stage and because I think about those babies that I won't get to hold on this side of Heaven. But I don't think I'll ever get one of these baby dolls. When my kids are grown or all in school, I would love to go volunteer to hold babies on a NICU type floor. We will see.
I've had six miscarriages and almost lost my daughter I did a castor oil wrap and my miscarrying stopped. I'm no doctor and just cuz it worked for me doesn't mean it'll work for everyone but I figured it was worth a shot and it paid off for me. She's now six months old perfectly healthy.
@@HalfInsaneJane you should maybe get tested for MTHFR. It greatly increases the chance of having miscarriages, but you can lower that chance by taking the correct vitamins (methyl-folate and other “active” B vitamins) so that your body can use them fully. I have MTHFR (compound heterozygous) and have had multiple miscarriages, and my mother also had many miscarriages so there is a genetic link (my sisters also have MTHFR but both are homozygous)
That's better, I don't have, at church I sometime take a friend's baby and cuddle them during the service! Cause I love children and miss holding one, but to resort to a re-born doll, yikkkksssss!
I'm an adult doll collector (American Girl Dolls) and there's nothing wrong with it. Of course, I don't take my dolls into stores with me. That's taking things a bit too far. I guess if it's not your thing, you just don't get it. It's a hobby. Not everybody's going to understand it.
Collecting dolls is a normal hobby. Taking one out in public and pretending it’s real is weird. That’s taking a step into loony town. This world is getting weirder and weirder by the day.
No one cares about your hobbies. There is a huge difference between collecting, admiring the art, and taking them out as if they are alive, holding them in a weird position when they could just easily adopt a child if they want to take care of it so much. (Dont be like they have no money. they are literally buying clothes and probably food *feeding* them and treating them as actual babies).
@Cyra. I care about her hobbies, so ha you're wrong on the caring factor. Fellow doll collector and yes treating them like they're real is kinda strange.
I’m 16 and I have these reborn dolls . I’ve always had nurturing motherly traits and I find therapy in doing motherly things such as caring for a baby however I am no where near stable enough or mature enough to have a child anytime soon . That doesn’t make me weird or any less of a human being I just do what makes me happy. Honestly it’s taught me that having a child before I’m truly ready and stable is straight up selfish so I get to be a “mother” and get practice in without having the full responsibilities of being a mom and without being pregnant as a teen
I remember back in high school in choir we would sometimes visit the local retirement home to sing a few songs and spend time with our elders. One image really stuck out to me. One elderly woman in her 80s was sitting off to the side in a wheelchair gently rocking a baby doll wrapped in a blanket. It brought a tear to my eye to see that. I don't know her name or her story. Perhaps she had some form of dementia, or perhaps was lonely and needed the comfort. But just watching her hold this doll so gently in her trembling arms made me realize how deep our desire is to care and nurture. Who knows when her family had last visited her? But she was probably a mother at one point. And she wanted to relive that in some small way. I don't know if she's still alive, but I wish her well. There are times and places when such things are acceptable. But to walk around pretending to raise a baby and buying diapers and baby formula for it? It's a bit sad. I'm reluctant to judge these people because the image of that elderly woman is so ingrained in my head. But it's clear these women have some underlying problem that is causing this behaviour. I hope they are able to move past this phase and become the grown women they're meant to be.
As someone who works in health care yes it can help some patients with dementia who have anxiety. Also sometimes a very realistic dog or cat can help as well.
Wow, you just put a very sensical take on this!! I was more less thinking along these lines but couldn't quite put my finger on it...🤔🤔 I feel like it's easy to judge and be offended at these things but it's a lot more effective to take a step back and look a bit deeper to find out what's actually going on because we can all agree that it's NOT NORMAL 😬😬😬 we have to dive deeper than just calling these people out as whack jobs🤷🤷
This is the right perspective. Owning these dolls is sign of loneliness and mental decline so severe you should only see it in an 80-year-old, if at all. Having a 16-30 year use one is just weird, but mainly sad, like you said.
This is a tough one. I think the reborns are good for people who want children but can't have them. Or are unable to meet a mate to have children. Or maybe they lost a child and are using it to cope. There could be a multitude of reasons but I think some of these reasons are genuine and my heart breaks for some of these people who may have particular issues or obstacles in their lives.
I think these fit in some places. I lost my daughter at 35 weeks.. it was so hard losing my baby and leaving her at the hospital and going home after birth without a baby. It was hard deciding what to do with her body knowing I can’t have her in my arms where she belongs. I have the blanket she was wrapped in, and it feels so empty holding it without her. But idk the thought of when I’m really missing her, to have a baby doll to put under that blanket, to pretend just for that moment of break down…. Idk it sounds more comforting than just her blanket. ALSO I do think there’s uses in nursing homes. I know some humans just crave nurturing something, even if maybe that can’t care for it like it needs… but maybe having a baby doll, that doesn’t have “needs” and can be cared for when the person needs that, could also be a good idea.
Im so incredibly sorry for your loss, i can't even fathom it and my heart breaks for people that lose their babies. I instantly start crying, especially holding my sleeping 4 month old, i genuinely dont know how people just carry on ❤
@@selinahavefaith1650 I’m not sure how some women do it, but for me it took me 8 years to pick myself back up and move forward. But even 8 years later I can’t help but imagine how she would be every year, and that feels like I just keep getting stabbed. It wouldn’t be fair to my daughter to simply say this is unfair, honestly it feels cruel. But like I said 8 years later I’m doing better, I’m finally able to be around other babies without instantly turning into a puddle of tears haha 😅 I went from the family baby lover to avoiding them, and I feel bad for that now but yeah. I do think it helps that my husband got me a little puppy almost 2 years ago. I know a puppy doesn’t equate to a child.. but having something we can both baby and love on is nice. Having something around that brings us joy is nice. As I tell my best friend who just had a new baby, snuggle them close cause they truly are an amazing gift from life and it’s such a big bundle of blessing. 🥹
I am so sorry for you, I also lost my son. For me these dolls are not comforting at all. It seems to keep people in the denial stage of grief and never actually find healing, (even though there is always pain). It's also like looking at a dead baby and I certainly don't want to be reminded of that...
My mother thought of getting one of these before. She was an infant photographer. These life-like dolls are good for practicing poses with a fake model in replacement of a real baby. The dolls joints function relatively similar to a real baby and the doll looks real enough to picture what your final product might look like if it were a real baby. Its most useful trait is its realistic weight and joints, making the photographer have to practice delicate care over the doll, gently moving it into the position that is desiried without potentially harming a real baby in the process.
@@livywithane @livywithane The short answer is; life happens. They cost quite the penny. The investment in such an expensive product really halted her decision. Especially since she has young children of her own, it wasn't really a necessary purchase. Overtime she had other priorities, which put a pause on her photography career altogether.
@@amylynnhunt55 In defense, borrowing a real baby for practicing infant photography isn't very practical (and for some it can be tricky to find a mother who's willing to let them borrow her baby). With a real baby, not only will you have less time to practice, you will also need to schedule it. The mother would need to be present (to feed the infant). So much more setup would be needed to start the process (room temperature control). And the child could potentially be in a sour mood that day, which would ruin the entire practice session. I do agree that practicing with real infants is necessary; real hands on experience is irreplaceable. but having a good foundation of things that can be learned without hindering a baby is also very useful.
Meanwhile, on another note, Brett has shown us it IS possible to talk in 750 words a second with gusts up to 2000... and STILL understand everything she says! ❤🎉😅😎
i find them super creepy as well, but some women get them to feel better about their miscarriages or lost newborns/babies (the hyper-realstic babies not whatever tf the 1st tiktok was) so I do sympathize with that and honestly if its not hurting other people then I don't think its so wrong.
@@imdva I think in some cases these reborn baby dolls help but when it became a trend and people were buying real products for them was disgusting like people real baby's don't have what they need especially in the middle of a shortage!
It's therapeutic. I used to be a reborn artist, and these dolls are great for people with dementia, depression, or women who have had miscarriages, etc..
Hi 👋🏻 reborn baby collector here. I just wanted to respectfully clarify a few things. We do not use real baby formula. I have a video on my channel explaining how we make the formula look so realistic, and sometimes we will have people to donate props to us like empty formula cans and things like that. It's not real formula. Secondly, the special things that you see us do for videos with the dolls are not things that we do 24/7. We do it for entertainment purposes and for video purposes, but we are not getting up in the middle of the night to change a doll's diaper or taking the doll everywhere we go. A lot of the things we do is to share with each other in our doll community. It's a fun hobby and we don't expect everyone to get it, but I have to say it's a little disheartening for people to assume that we treat the babies as if they're real 24/7. It is an art form and a beautiful hobby. Yes lots of people use any type of hobby as an outlet for stress management. I personally don't see anything wrong with that. I'm an empty nester who has grown children. I work a full-time job and very much contribute to society. For me, it's not about not wanting to adult. It's about having an outlet to de-stress after "adulting" all day. Oh and as for the diapers, I usually will do cloth diapers or sometimes we will buy a bag of disposable diapers which will last an extremely long time because we are not changing the dolls diaper every 2 hours or something like that and then yes we do buy cute outfits for our dolls but we're not changing our dolls daily and buying huge wardrobes for them all the time. Also, when I'm done with baby items like clothing, and other types of props, I donate that to ministries and such to help others. So, no it's not wasteful. Also, some of the carseats you see us have are expired so no real baby can use them. I have a car seat as a prop for photo or video purposes on my channel that is expired and missing the base. Everyone has things they enjoy. Not everyone likes the same things. It's not about needing to grow up. We don't stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing. Live life and be happy. Spread that joy to others. Make others happy as well. As collectors,we do it for the sake of video and picture purposes and share them within our community to bring joy to other doll collectors because we enjoy sharing things like that with each other. We have so much discord going on in our community right now because there are differing opinions about whether it's ethical to own counterfeit kits over authentic. Me personally, I only collect authentic because I think that's the way to go with anything.. anyways I said all that to say this, we have so much going on within our doll community about issues within the hobby and so it seems that we have a lot of opposing forces of people who are not in the hobby misunderstanding things.. so yes we do spend a lot of time defending our hobby... I just tell people yes, I understand that not everybody likes the same thing, and just because something is different from what you like it doesn't mean that it's weird it just means it's different. Live and let live. Harm none. 💜
I think it’s important to point out that for some women who suffered tragic loss or infertility… this is like a coping mechanism. It’s definitely not everyone. Some people are just weird. But yeah, I definitely feel some level of deep pity when I see stuff like this.
Unfortunately adoption is not as easy as people think it is. My aunt got cancer in her uterus as a child and had to get her uterus removed. She is a single teacher and is not able to afford adoption. They also do not want her to adopt as a single woman as well it is very hard
To the Reborn owners whether it’s yours or your child’s be careful there have been cases where car windows have been broken because someone thought it was a real baby locked in the car!
My first intro to reborn was on TH-cam. I thought it was really.. strange that she spent so much money on these fake babies. Then I learned that she was very very sick and she wasn’t even going to have the chance to get married much less have a child of her own. She was a very sweet woman, and she took her doll in public also. It was just a tool to help her cope with her illness and her motherly instinct. She eventually passed away but she was a very sweet young woman and she would have been a great momma. But yes some of these girls just haven’t grown and then couples.. I mean most of Gen z shouldn’t be having kids anyway so I’d rather them play with dolls than abort their kids or encouraging them to be LGBT. RIP Laura
My thought was, imagine being a child in the foster system and see people spend thousands of dollars of fake babies, while you still don’t have a home and feeling unwanted. Wow
You do realize that a child is much more expensive, and the person raising that child needs to be mature, responsible, and capable of doing so. People getting these dolls have so many different reasons why they may purchase or collect. But to use this logic, you have to take in consideration that at the end of the day these are dolls, not real children. Even if someone were to treat their Reborn like a real baby, it still isn’t. It cannot get sick, it cannot talk, it cannot eat, and it cannot poop. It’s roleplay, and it isn’t harmful. Real babies come with responsibility and need to be unconditionally loved.
Maybe the people with reborns don’t want to adopt and shouldn’t be forced to? Have you any idea what happens to children who aren’t loved? You can’t just shove a child into a home where someone collects dolls as an art piece and expect it to work out. Raising a child and having a reborn are not the same thing and if you think they are, then you need help. Jeeez.
I'm glad you mentioned the moms who lost babies. I was wondering if these dolls would help them. I've seen the fake cats that people take into nursing homes and I know they help the patients.
The dolls actually also help dementia patients they love to hold and rock it it gives them purpose and alot feel less anxiety and fear about whats happening to them. ❤
I'm so glad I found brett. During covid 19 i went through my "woke phase" and was totally out of touch and chronically online. Finding creators like brett had brought me back down to reality and made me a much more likeable person. Thank you brett
There’s nothing wrong with collecting dolls or liking the things you did in childhood. I’m 33 and I still watch anime and collect merchandise. I also have gaming merchandise, and I grew up just fine. I do everything I should be doing as an adult.🤷🏻♀️ I understand this video, because this trend is weird, but don’t be so quick to judge adults because of their hobbies or collections, etc. Edit for those who think I don’t understand the point of the video: I GET IT. I SAID ITS WEIRD. These people are most likely doing it for attention, and that alone makes it cringe. But there are dolls that are used for coping, so still, don’t judge until you know what’s going on with someone. My comment is addressing “kid adults” because this isn’t the first time she’s said things about adults who like things that society has decided are just for kids. Some of you are acting like I’m so off point here, but it was the perfect time to remind people not to assume all adults who have dolls, or whatever, are weird. That’s it.
I usually agree with most of Brett's takes, but this one hurt to watch... I crocheted my original characters and pretend that they're real friends that I can be vulnerable with in private because of past traumatic experiences. Would this mean that I'm freak to Brett too?
This is definitely an area where Brett and I disagree. The only difference between the crap we collect as kids and the crap society tells us to collect as adults is whether or not we are conforming.
@@that1pretty.potprincess779 Well, they weren't made for her, so I don't care what she or other people think. 🤷♀️ They make me happy and aren't hurting anyone. She really shouldn't judge people without getting to know their background first.
Yea but being a weeb doesnt equal buying baby formula or purching other products made for REAL babies just for a doll. You're looking at this too black and white because you only listened to a fraction of what Brett said lol when you're hobby or collection or whatever takes from REAL mothers then yeah you're "hobby" has right to be judged when it does impact others.
When I first heard about this I was a bit disturbed and wasn’t exactly sure how I felt about the whole thing. After reading some comments, I can see the benefits of these dolls, but when ppl are going out and buying diapers and formula for something that is fake, especially during shortages, it’s taking away from actual living babies who truly need these items!
Brett, some women have lost children and this brings them peace. Women also will purchase these for anxiety reasons. It's for comfort. Lastly, once I purchased one for a dementia patient and she was taken off of one of her antidepressants in 1 month.
@@Hkfanboy it is actually prescribed in therapy in some cases. My doctor suggested one after I miscarried, but I decided against it. It is likely very healing to be able to have something to comfort you after such a loss. I can see your point but I think it’s important to let women take their time to heal and find comfort.
Im not a woman but I think I can understand their feelings. If its really therapeutic and don't do anything bad to you - then do it. Why not? First time I don't choose Brett side lmao xD
I can agree as one of my relatives had gotten a fake baby for her comfort though I will disagree abt some how the women are buying baby formula for the doll.
I don’t think its really therapeutic, its just there and won’t fix the hole that a miscarriage did. People pretend it made them feel better, but i’m 100% sure when you see that doll you will remember the baby you lost which means more sadness and suffering instead of healing and moving on and actually adopting real babies that need parents.
Totally agree! This video felt like it was reaching... not sure her producers chose the best topic. Some aspects I can understand like it was a bit weird to take the doll through the airport etc. But if they're not hurting anyone let them be. I usually like her videos, but reading what other people use the dolls for such as therapy made it clear that they are probably used more positively than we think
I actually collect reborn baby dolls, hence my channel name 😅they help with anxiety and loss over losing a child, they are also very interesting and the way they paint them is amazing. It takes a lot of time and work to paint. I don’t think reborns are as weird for adults to collect than something like an American girl doll and taking it in public But unlike some people, I do recognize that these are dolls and NOT a human in any way shape or form.
That's great and I thought of that as the topic came up, but this, isn't that. This seems to be grown women wanting babies and yet, not exactly want to grow up and be a mom
I agree with all these comments, but not every reborn collecter “doesn’t want to grow up” a lot of the collectors i follow actually have real children 😊
i used to want these as a kid!! there was a whole community of people on youtube who made videos i watched too. i think it’s fine to have them, but maybe just don’t force others to like them, and don’t actually act like their real children the whole time. great vid brett!!
Me too! I was a teenager and back then most of the TH-camrs I followed were teens or college aged. If you're going to bring a baby doll with you everywhere, you should be prepared for the tough questions and not be offended easily. People will be curious. You can always play with them at home.
I did a presentation on reforms when I was in college at first I didn’t understand and thought it was weird but then I learned about the benefits they have on some people. There’s a lady that makes them specifically for seniors that have dementia in a nursing home and she made a video showing how happy the elderly ladies were to get to love on these dolls. Also another use is in advertisements and media instead of using an actual newborn baby they can use Reborns ..( for like reshoots and long set days )
yea that makes sense, it's just creepy when mature, fully functioning adults treat them like humans, but then are ok w abortion and killing real humans that doesnt make sense to me
The reasons you’re stating here are wonderful and make perfect sense. But the weirdo women carrying them around because they’re not ready to have a real baby yet, buying real diapers and formula is quite crazy.
Using them as props in a TV show or movie is fine. And I have no problem with giving them to elderly dementia patients. Or even cognitively delayed people. What I have a problem with is regular run-of-the-mill, women and men getting these babies and treating them like real children. Damn, you have to grow up eventually.
@@raimeyewens7518 The one that's not ready to have a baby is weird. They don't cry, eat or poop. Carrying around a 6 pound bowling ball can prepare you just as much for parenting.
I think it’s a really sad situation for a lot of suffering adults. The creepy people are the ones who treat child care as a strange collection hobby. I also think the baby dolls creep most people out because of the deathly stillness. It’s in our instinct to protect children so seeing a dead one is very unsettling
Its not at all weird, same reason why grown men collect realistic toy cars. There are just more ways to interact with dolls than cars. My grandma has one and it helps with her dementia drastically. If its not harming anyone, actually, helping ppl why let it effect you this so much? Tbh real question should've been "why is this grown woman judging other women for doing what makes them happy?" Also, hyper realistic dolls are nothing new. Men have been getting adult sized ones for actual disturbing and gross intentions. Wild that no one seemed to bat an eye at that, but when it comes to women having fun- hell nah😟.
I’d be mostly concerned about once they do feel “ready” to have an ACTUAL baby that they would always be comparing their experience with the actual living baby who cries and is needy and doesn’t let you sleep to their fake experience as a “parent” which would to me breed discontentment in their real parenting journey. Becoming a parent is HARD and having unrealistic expectations for what that looks like would make it even more difficult!
You do know that a lot of these people purchase these babies because they cannot concieve children, or lost a child themselves? Also, many may collect because they’re not able to care for a real baby. Whether that be financially or mentally capable. If they cannot differentiate the difference between a real living child and a life-like doll, then that’s an issue within itself. Most people that own these dolls, know that they’re not real. I’m not saying it’s impossible, and I do believe your concern is valid. However, the majority of people purchasing these dolls know that they’re dolls at the end of the day, they just chose to treat them with care.
Anyone remember those dolls that used to be given to teenagers that cried and bawled in order to try to reduce teenage pregnancy because they were meant to show how hard child rearing is? I just looked those "infant simulators" up and found out a slew of articles that said these dolls inevitably actually RAISE pregnancy rates. Maybe reborn dolls do that too. Some people get a dog to start their family. Others, it seems, get dolls.
What’s wrong with collecting something or having a hobby? As long as you’re a functioning adult it’s okay. I have a business, I am college educated, and I still collect Barbies. 💕 I wouldn’t take them in public, however there are worse things in life.
It’s okay if you don’t pretend it’s a kid and walk outside with, you can place them on your shelves and maintain them so they don’t wear off, if I collect rocks and cradle them outside it’s also weird, no? the only difference between them and this is one looks like a weirdly lifeless realistic human and the other is a rock with googly eyes. Collecting is okay as again, it’s a hobby you don’t do anything with the subject you’re collecting from except them rotting off on a shelf.
Collecting something is something lots of people do. Taking a fake doll out in public and pretending it’s real and expecting the public to react in a normal capacity to it makes someone delusional
@@MollyHuffle it is weird. I like collecting plush, figurines, photos, posters and other items. I don’t think I’m a child I just like collecting things. 💀
personally, i’d much rather someone have a safe, albeit strange, hobby with dolls and have the maturity to know they aren’t ready to be a parent yet, than someone who thinks babies are cute and impulsively decides to have one knowing they can’t afford a child or aren’t emotionally ready, causing their child undo harm.
What's wrong with adults wanting to love a doll or a stuffed animal? 😦 I'm a grown woman and I crocheted all my original characters because I love them. I hide at least one of them in my purse when I go out, I like to have "conversations" with them when nobody is around because I'm afraid to be vulnerable with real people (including real friends and family), and I like to draw and write stories with them (the book I plan on publishing features two of them). I always hide them from people because I don't wanna be cruelly judged like the women in this video and want to fit in with other adults, but none of us are hurting anyone.
_"What's wrong with adults wanting to love a doll or a stuffed animal?'_ Do you want a serious answer? Because there are lots of children and animals in the world who need love and don't get it, and in a world that doesn't have enough generally it seems sad to give it to inanimate objects instead. I mean, that seems like a fairly valid point of view to me.
@@cisium1184 It is sad. I'd love to have real best friends I could open to and trust. There's just some very cruel people in this world who can cause a lot of damage if you don't catch it in time. I don't want to make mine worse and go through that again, so I'm always staying on guard with others from a safe distance.
This is beyond adults just simply enjoying certain “childish” hobbies, this is full on replacement of human children in these women’s lives, and that is obviously an unhealthy thing. This is not innocent, it’s messed up
Have to comment here; I agree the dolls are creepy asf.. But my aunt is one of those ladies that care for a doll (well Omgosh she has 3-4 of them 🥲). But to her defense; she has a little braindamage and this helps her calm her anxiety and it helps her to have something to care for. Just to have this said also; she does have a grown son, but he has been in another home all his life. They do keep in touch but my aunt just miss having someone to care for. She does know it is a doll, but she treats them like they’re babies and she goes on walks. However she does not take them to cafe etc.. 😅 Just wanted to let u guys know that not all are 100% ‘normal’ like us, but do have some kind of problems 😅
As a doll collector myself, I can say that there are different types of doll collectors, and not everyone treats their dolls like their own children. Reborn dolls do creep me out, and I don't collect them at all. Most people who I've seen who have reborn dolls treat them like real babies and it's really scary. I collect American Girl dolls, and not because I'm a "kidult" but I collect them from a more serious stand point. I dont reenact scenes with them like a typical child would play with dolls, but I get them, fix them up, and resell them. I also buy really rare ones fo display on shelves, that's it.. I liked some of the first short you showed about how to take your dolls out in public, however I'd be way to scared to do that myself.
I collect the reborn dolls, I even got the one in the very low left side of the thumbnail with the pink hat with brown spots 😂. I collect them (well only 4, and the cheaper ones) because I think they're adorable but I don't bring them places or treat them as real babies cuz that's weird as hell. I got my first one when I was 13, for my 13th bday (3 years ago). I got 2 with their eyes open and they stay in the closet cuz that's creepy, and I got 2 that look asleep and they stay on my bed. I don't do much with them, the ones in the closet, because I don't wanna ruin their hair. The one I got 3 yrs ago has a dark gray face because the dark clothes I wear stained it 😭. I keep them for sentimental value. My grandma bought them for me, I bought one, I love them very much but these ppl be weird. And I know you didn't ask for this but I could read ur passion through the comment and I wanted to share mine. I also make dolls. I only got videos of 2 out of the 3 on my channel though. It's the bjd dolls. So I only got 7 collected dolls but they're not cheap for me because the only job I have is working at my church one day a week, lol. American girl dolls be so expensive too I respect your similar passion and I wanted you to know that not all reborn collectors are weird 😅
As a mother of one child, I have a reborn doll. I will say it takes more than food, water and shelter to take care of a baby/child & b/c of that I don’t want any more children. However I do enjoy still playing with my current reborn doll. I will say that I do not buy real formula for my reborn doll because she’s not a real baby & I also don’t change her diaper. When my child was a baby I didn’t enjoy changing his diaper back to back when he pooped or pee or threw up. Real baby’s and reborn dolls are not the same and I appreciate that. It’s just fun to play dress up with a baby doll who never grows out of clothes , & bonus my reborn doll is a great cock blocker when I’m out in public men would come up to me and approach me all the time now when I’m out in public men don’t harass me for my number as much or give me theirs. It’s so peaceful going outside with my son now! 😊 So in my book it’s a win win. I understand it’s not the norm for adult women to play with baby dolls but it’s pros and cons to everything. Some men still play video games even though it’s something they started when they were a child. Everybody’s Different!
I have a toddler doll and a baby doll, they usually stay in the spare bedroom, and I rarely bring them out, but they are great comfort to me when I'm missing 2 of my kids. I don't get to see them often, so having something lifelikish really help fill the void for a short time, which helped me learn to cope mostly without the dolls, but I still use them every once in a while.
I have to say one thing about reborn dolls. After going through six miscarriages, I have always wanted to get a reborn doll, however didn't want to pay that much money for one. We were never able to have our own child, Thankfully we adopted! Still even after all these years you still wonder what your offspring would look like! Brett a lot of women get these dolls to help with the hurt of loss of babies.
Yeah, I bought these for my daughters for Christmas when they were 6 & 7. They thought they looked better than the generic dolls at the store. My older daughter has been really into babies from the moment she could focus on someone other than myself or my husband. Now she's gone full tomboy, but secretly made me wash every doll's hair this weekend 🤯
I've actually made a reborn doll. I really enjoy art - especially lifelike art. It was a really interesting process to undertake, I learnt so much about colour theory, human anatomy (vein placement etc), and their use within the film industry. The lady who taught me produced dolls for neighbours and home and away (two household Australian TV shows). My Mum now keeps my doll in my old bedroom. I think the dolls make for good props in movies/films, where children shouldn't be exploited. They serve a positive purpose. I do think it's a concern when people take them too seriously (as another commenter mentioned purchasing formula for dolls - they're dolls, not people lol). But at the end of the day, it's a hobby, and everyone I've met in person who creates or owns these dolls, are very aware that they are dolls. A majority of the people have actually retired women looking for a hobby on the side, interesting enough!
I am not able to have kids, so I got a cat. I am horrified at becoming *that* crazy cat lady. But this, this is absolutely a whole different dimension 😮
Have you thought about adopting. As an orphan myself I'm so glad I was not just sucked into a vacuum. I am neither pro nor anti-abortion. I'm pro adoption.
Most reborn owners do not buy real formula, they make fake formula. They also don't spend all day every day "caring for their dolls" They make a 10 minute video and then put the doll aside. Sometimes the funniest part of taking the doll out in public to see the reactions. But I haven't "played" with my dolls for over a year, maybe things have changed. Some people collect them as art and some use them as therapy. I will also add that I am not in a position to care for others babies nor do I know anyone with babies. My children are grown up so having a baby is out of the question. It is just a hobby, some people paint on canvas some on dolls.
I mean, this is a tricky topic for me. I am a young adult who was home-schooled and rather sheltered. I do have a job, I am able to be somewhat independent. I do, however, still have all my dolls from my childhood on a special shelf. I love realistic baby dolls. I got one as a Christmas present, and bought the other two, one of which was half-price because I knew the artist and she was moving, anyway. Before you judge, hear me out: I wouldn't go taking them anywhere, like to the shops or on a plane! Playing with dolls is practice for me, for the day I do have my own children. I don’t obsess over them. But the thing is, reborn babies are weighted and very comforting. They give you a good feeling for comfort. It is kind of crazy in some cases, but it isn't always bad.
Difference between not wanting to grow up and enjoying things of your past. Also these dolls help alot with people who have lost their baby either through stillbirth or the baby was taken from them. These dolls are beautifully made.
Absolutely it is odd. I had one. Her name was Savannah. It was in 2008. My husband bought her for me for Christmas. I was not as extreme as some. I didnt take her places. I didnt buy actual formula. I bought her clothes from yard sales. That being said I have PCOS which makes it very difficult to have children and I had wanted to be a mother from an extremely young age. I still 15 yrs later have not had a child. Not from a lack of trying. Adoption is not an option. So most of the time I equate it to when chicken farmers would give a wooden egg to a broody chicken. So if I was sad or "broody" for lack of a better term/analogy I would change her clothes and "take care of her." I no longer have her. Unfortunately my dog also decided to play with her and ate her hand. I asked for another one for christmas but got a cricut instead 😆😆😆
That is a perfect example of why these things are actually useful. I don't think people should go to the extreme but it's very therapeutic for the people that have them. It's kinda like having a therapy animal but doesn't have to be taken care of lol.
There’s truly nothing in life I want more than to be a dad. The happiness that fills my brain when I help my little cousins read, do math and all the jazz since they were in diapers is addicting. Baby fever as a 20y/o male is fucking rough
Just like everything, it's the extremists that make it weird. My sister and I (to a lesser extent, I haven't done anything in the hobby for years) are in the doll hobby, and a lot of the dolls in the hobby are used for photography, art, these baby reborns are used as therapy dolls, but those that go too far by buying things like diapers and formula are odd and taking resources from real babies. It's unfortunate that it's the ones that take it too far that are the most vocal that then give a negative first impression.
There's nothing wrong with doing things a bit differently. It's ok to do pure and childlike things that hurt nobody so long as you're doing everything else you need to as an adult. I collect dolls. I don't carry them around (openly) but it is so harmless tbh lol.
I agree as someone who loves videogames and always gets called childish/weird whenever I let it slip. I'm not hurting anyone playing them in my free time, however she did mention they buy real baby food/formula which isn't good the real babies need that.
one of my relative had some psychotic issues growing up when she had her 5th miscarriage n was fond of dolls so one of her family member gv her a silicone doll to play with surprisingly she was very calm n taking care of the doll like a newborn baby..her treatments still going on hopefully she gets better.
omg it's been so long since I have seen these. As a kid living in Asia I saw this during the time when tiktok wasn't even here. Teachers in China taught us about this and said most of them have a coping problem when their dead children could be transformed into dolls. Now I see how far this has gone. And before I was just a kid in China thinking I also wanted to follow these "adults" and begged my mother for a "reborn" doll. Thank god my Asian mom never allowed it. (sorry if my English isn't good, it is my second language)
😂 I am a sculptor / doll maker - I create life like silicone dolls - why do you care of people like dolls ? The fact that people like dolls - creates a whole industry for many artists to earn a living staying home and making dolls - You are really mischaracterizing who our doll collectors are - But it’s ok - if you don’t understand it - Maybe interview someone who creates these dolls - The tsa thing is for real :) lol I fly to doll shows with dolls - it’s always interesting to see how people react -
Lmao I love you Brett but I’m offended since I collect dolls and I am a responsible adult with real adult job too lol I make collect, sculpt, paint dolls then have them decorated in cases on shelves. They are like poseable arts, and to me, these dolls is like the perfect display and platform when I want to create. At the same time… I don’t really understand American girls nor reborns but I can imagine someone being as passionate as me just for different reasons. 😂😂😂
When my daughter was around 10 years old, about 20 years ago, I bought her one of those type of dolls. Not long after that, we took a flight to visit some family. Because the doll was too big to keep in her seat, we put it up in the luggage bin. One lady started getting a bit upset until she realized it was a doll. We all had a good laugh about it.
I admit I am 37 and have a reborn doll and I am NOT crazy. I have her to help with my anxiety and depression because even though she's not real she gives off the impression of holding a "real baby". I just dress my reborn up in newborn clothes but stop when it comes to formula and stuff. That's a bit too much. And yes, they are expensive. I paid $325 for mine.
All I have to say is ANXIETY I'm 10 and I have a reborn and she is AMAZING she calms me down so so much. She is 3 pounds 3.5oz and 14'' Her name is Penelope she is the Blessing Awake by Marita Winters kit you can see her on my channel/ community page but sometimes reborn are used for: Reborn dolls are also beneficial for people who have lost a child. Reborns can provide a sense of comfort and connection and by holding and caring for a reborn doll, can be a way for them to feel like they are still able to nurture and care for their child, even though they are no longer physically present.
At first, I was gonna defend them because lots of perfectly normal, well-adjusted adults collect things like vintage action figures, magic cards, comic books, or specialty board games or whatever. But this is entirely different, and disturbing. As a man who has a bunch of framed, vintage movie posters, this kind of thing makes me feel really normal.
I went to see my mom in the nursing home, there was an elderly lady, rocking one of these reborn babies, talking to it, cradling it gently. It's apparently very beneficial for elderly dementia patients. I can see how valuable it can be in these circumstances.
Yeah, that feels very different. Giving elderly people with dementia an opportunity to feel that maternal or nurturing feeling.
The nursing home I worked at had one of these I get why etc. But I find them so unnerving and creepy, I held one and it felt exactly like holding a real baby as they make them heavy like a real baby. Cept the thing does not breathe move and is cold...Its like a dead baby I could not hold it for even a minute without feeling freaked out, just gives me the creeps.
She’s too dumb to understand this or to have any compassion for people who are different or suffering.
I went from aww to aww my god 😮😅
It can also help mothers who lost their child during pregnancy, to grieve
Former CNA here. These dolls actually really help people like the elderly, disabled, mothers who lost babies, etc. Don't let the weirdos freak you out. These dolls have a purpose for any who need them.
Exactly
I can totally see how it would help disabled or elderly people. But I’m not too sure about mothers who lost their baby. To me It does not seem like it would be good for your mental health.
@@janawild4582 It helps with the postpartum side of things. Because that need to mother and nurture is still strong with hormones.
@@rodeoswag17 Yeah, many people don't consider that things aren't just "normal" again as soon as the baby is gone. Even an early miscarriage can have hormonal effects lasting somewhere around nine months afterwards.
I can't speak on loss, but I cannot imagine what going through postpartum without my daughter would have been like. It is a very significant time.
I'm not sure if a doll would have helped me in such a scenario, but I can see how it could help some women. And if the doll helps them after a late loss, and they can form a sort of temporary bond with it, they could potentially pump breast milk and donate it since the oxytocin from bonding with the doll would keep milk production up.
yes!
*Y'all, there is a difference between therapy dolls (or just collecting them as a hobby) and then treating these dolls like they're actually real (taking them out in public, buying them formula etc.). There's healthy, and there's unhealthy. There's sane, and there's insane. This isn't hard.*
Did you watch the full thing?
Agreed. It's adults playing "house." That can't be healthy for their mental well-being.
As a doll collector myself, I can say that there are different types of doll collectors, and not everyone treats their dolls like their own children. Reborn dolls do creep me out, and I don't collect them at all. Most people who I've seen who have reborn dolls treat them like real babies and it's really scary. I collect American Girl dolls, and not because I'm a "kidult" but I collect them from a more serious stand point. I dont reenact scenes with them like a typical child would play with dolls, but I get them, fix them up, and resell them. I also buy really rare ones fo display on shelves, that's it.. I liked some of the first short you showed about how to take your dolls out in public, however I'd be way to scared to do that myself.
Real babies need formula and diapers. That makes me upset. Formula expires too especially after you open it. You need to use it in like month after its open or its just not as fresh anymore. That makes me mad. My daughter or other mothers with real babies could use it. Its unhealthy to spend thousands on a doll.
The reason why they are so expensive is that the target demographic is most likely high school home ec classes.
I have a friend who lost their child in the womb. She bought a reborn doll, the artist took pictures of her and her boyfriend to make the baby look like her own child. It helps her a lot with grieving, she used to take it in public with her but since she has healed a bit more she does most of the activities with the doll in “safe places”
That just sounds like an unhealthy coping mechanism to me. I obviously sympathize, but if the child is gone, then it’s gone. It’s not good to pretend to yourself like that, especially if it becomes difficult to gradually leave it behind. You gotta learn how to let go of people when you lose them.
This is an example of it being used as a tool in the grieving process. I personally would find it less helpful than helpful but I also know there are professionals who recommend it in some cases. I am sure your friend would be disgusted to see that this element of her pain is being appropriated by weird tiktokers who don’t want to grow up.
@@talongreenlee7704i agree, but people have their own way of grieving. I think as long as she eventually lets it go (when she’s ready) then it’s fine. I pray she’s okay and God blesses her with multiple kids.
@@livywithaneAmen. I pray that God will give her multiple children 🙏 ❤
@@talongreenlee7704 Yes, to your last line - but the person who helped me the most w/terrible loss was surprisingly one of the funniest people in the world, actor/comedian Martin Short. He writes about losing his parents very young & losing his wife to ovarian cancer when their kids were still fairly young.
He says "Say the person 's name. Continue the conversation", so many things that have been real help to me.
There's a poem that talks about the person who has passed away being in another room. For those of us who believe in heaven, that makes a lot of sense. It *doesn't* mean you don't miss beloved people who are gone. It's like you said, keep them in your heart. I'm afraid the doll would put off grieving, which could be devastating.
I know a woman who is disabled and is not mentally able to care for a child who carries a baby doll and I think these are really a blessing to people like her. Maybe a little weird for people with no mental issues though.
Who says they don't have mental issues? They are at least a bubble off balanced.
IRRELEVENT.
@@huitrecouture how?
yeah same i know someone exactly like that and she’s a sweetie
I mean, if you end up strolling a doll around there must be something a bit off, so I guess the real issue is how many people are getting into that as proof of something going wrong socially speaking.
Well Brett, people collect all sorts of things. They do it because it makes them happy. I'm 70 years old and have an extensive doll collection. WHY??????? Because I like them!! I don't take them out or feed them; I enjoy looking at them. I have several reborn baby dolls. They're all from different molds and their creators spend countless hours creating them. They truly are works of art. Hold your judgement for things that truly matter. These people who take their dolls out and "Mother" them are getting something from that experience. They aren't hurting anyone or causing problems. Live and let live, dear Brett.❤
Waits for her vid about Muslims and a violent sick religion.
True I want a free reborn boy doll opened eyed I just gotten in a car accident
Exactly! I'm very glad to hear that your dolls make you happy 💕 That's all that matters. These doll collecting adults are hurting nobody!
Also, her whole bit about how adults ought to want to settle down, start a family, go out a lot and make several friends etc, and that anybody who doesn't want those things are wrong, just ew. Gross take. Ignorant, extremely narrow minded and honestly just a mean girl take. Judgement like this is why social anxiety exists.
I watch many doll collectors here on TH-cam (mostly LOL OMG dolls as I love them haha!), it's honestly lovely to see others' collections and mostly, their passion and joy! Just like you said too, dolls are art! Somebody/people designed and made these dolls. Even factory produced dolls have had creators design their characters, fashions/appearances etc. It's art!!
I love how she says she empathizes with trauma survivors and then goes on to shame how many may be healing their trauma. What a mess.
True
Amen
I went through TSA a few months back with my daughter in her stroller and the officer asked me to lift the shade up so he could make sure it was a real baby. I looked at him with a strange face he laughed and said “you’d be surprised.” Now that I know people are taking dolls through TSA this makes more sense.
So was the baby real?
@@Wfisc71469 nope
It's not dolls they're worried about... it's drugs and weapons bundled up like babies.
He was just being nosey?
@@Wfisc71469drugs with a bib on
Adults have always been obsessed with dolls. We all had aunts in our childhoods who collected porcelain dolls. Nothing new.
Good point. The baby dolls are just more realistic now. Still find it odd, though lol 😂
It’s not about them collecting dolls. It’s about them collecting hyper realistic babies that are hard to tell apart from actual babies.
But those aunts would never dream about taking them out of their protected room or cases, much less on a public airplane flight.
@@galaxymoon8071 apparently they're helpful for some people. But I read so many articles about these dolls being left in cars, people breaking in to save the baby - turns out to be a doll, now no one wants to help a real baby, they could find it's a doll & be sued for the windshield they broke.
So please keep the dolls at home at least?
@@amylynnhunt55sounds like dsp lmao except instead of drugs it would be liquor.
My mother had a medically necessary hysterectomy due to cancer when she was 38. I was in the single digits at the time, and she didn't expect me to be her last baby. She got a reborn doll shortly after the procedure.
I asked her about it recently (twenty years after the fact) and she said that sometimes it was just cathartic to hold it while she cried. "Like saying goodbye to something you can't have anymore."
I don't think it's weird.
I had a hysterectomy im in my 30’s. Just not being able to anymore hurts
Physically mentally sexually
It's not weird in the sense that it's a form of therapy but pretending it's a real infant is weird.
Your mother was using this method to work through her grief. It isn't weird. Grief is different for everyone.
I can get that, but taking it out and putting all that effort into treating it like a child is messed up to me still.
I was 27 when I had a hysterectomy and my daughter was 4. I had no need for a doll just because I couldn`t have more children. I find it quite bizarre!
My grandmother is a doll maker. It was wired seeing dolls half finished on her shelves but she didn’t treat them as if they were real.
Me too
Who would? Never mind replying, these ppl would
There is nothing wrong with a hobby and if that hobby is collecting dolls than fine. My issue is treating the doll as if it were real and expecting other people to do the same. I’ve seen those videos and it’s just creepy. They made a movie about it and it scared me so bad. I would not make fun of someone’s collection but pretending that “collection” is alive is a bit of a stretch
when I saw Brett's title I thought _"oh nooo whats wrong with it, I collect a few barbies",_ but then I watched it and realized _"ohhh thats sick",_ I also collect dolls like your grandma, but its not like I take them to the mall and dance with them LMAO, I collect them because I feel like I didnt have a childhood, I wasnt allowed to have dolls and since 2019 I found out it was a relief the first day I got a barbie at Walmart, I obviously thought I was being childish but I wanted to buy one so bad, and around that time its when I started following my gut sense all the time, and it was amazing, they do relief my anxiety, just by brushing their hair, cleaning them and changing their outfits, you gotta understand I never got to have dolls as a kid, I literally had to brush my cousin's dolls hair in secret !!!!!! as a kid, and finally I can call them mine!!! lol, I know its silly, its like im discovering that world just now, and also its not like my room is full of dolls but I have a few, one cabbage patch, and like 12 barbie dolls
@@ReginaTrans_ honestly, that doesn't seem silly or wrong at all-- that's what I personally think. My older sister was allowed to have dolls as a kid, she had loads of them and even now she collects them only because she wants to. I feel like many people have certain things they like, hobbies, collections, many other things. We don't need to have 1 specific reason from our childhood to justify the things we buy with our money, it's really nobody else's business, specially when what brings you joy is as harmless as collecting dolls.
I understand what Brett means but there is a difference between refusing to grow up and just enjoying what you liked as a child as an adult with money. I think taking their hobbies or whatever it’s called out into public is where I draw the line and find it mentally unwell 😅
You know what I call toys as an adult? Dust collecting devices
I got some furbies because I was nostalgic but I'm not going to push it around in a stroller and talk to it like I'm senile or clinically insane.
Right?! Lego isn't cheap!!!! 😜
It's even sadder that many people work and still don't have enough money or time to have a kid. In that case they are the responsible adults here for not wanting to bring kids into that situation.
I’m 20 and spend hundreds of dollars on premium Dragon Ball figures because I always wanted them as a kid, but my family was too poor to afford them, so I buy them now since I’m an adult with money to spend
I'm seventeen as have always loved dolls, I still do, and probably will as an adult too.
I think as long as you remember that it is a doll it's not harming anyone.
I lost a baby and had a reborn to help with my anxiety in the past which helped alot. I'm currently pregnant at 10 weeks which feels like a miracle because I was told I wouldn't be able to get pregnant again.
Edit: Just so people understand a little better, I was a 16 year old girl suffering the loss of my baby and I was undergoing therapy. I only used the doll to hold when I missed my baby who passed on and the doll could never replace them. Never took it out in public, never really told other people till now. I donated the doll to a elderly home after I was able to move on. Please be respectful and I thank everyone for their love and best wishes in the replies ❤️
Congratulations! I'm praying for you
@@chasemishio1781 thank you so much ❤
In those situations it's understandable to have a reborn also Congrats 🎉
@@Demo13923 thank you for understanding ❤
congrats on the baby!! that's so exciting!!
Idk what’s worse- treating a lifelike doll like it’s real or having a real baby but treating them like a prop for social media
agreed
treating real baby like a prop because its real its own life
This is weird and I guess there are rare but certain circumstances where a woman would care for one of these dolls but treating an actual child like a prop is hurting the child. Some crazy playing with a doll is hurting no one.
No way you compared these two
False comparison, one is totally different than the other.
I had a coworker that liked & owned several reborn babies, but she didn't take them out or treat them like they were real-I think she just appreciated the workmanship & it was like collecting any doll to her.
Yeah I got friends that collect figures because how amazing the art is with them. Totally understand collecting something. Can be a nice hobby and you wanna get something with your hard earned money sure. But that’s just another level of odd taking these out in public and acting like this is a baby. No fake baby can bring the joy of a real one. I have had 4 kids my youngest 3 and watching the grow up is so exciting and sad. Seeing them become their own person. This is just sad.
Yah. This is the way THE VAST MAJORITY of doll collectors treat their dolls. I don't collect reborn but I have a handmade cradle with a collection of another type.
Doll collecting is NOT new. 😂
Also, yes. Most collectors view their dolls as works of art. Esp reborns which are often hand painted and made by small batch artists.
The appeal of reborns is how they capture the realistic look of a baby compared with traditional baby doll sculpts.
It's not my thing but they are beautiful
Still weird
@@0.0dots People have strong reactions to dolls. It's fine. Feel how you want. No one is forcing anyone to buy a reborn doll.
But most doll collectors are completely ordinary sane women.
I'm seventeen and get major baby fever and have pretty bad anxiety.
I have reborns, buy them clothes, and one package of diapers and reuse them.
I hate the idea of buying food and formula for dolls. It's so unfair to ALIVE children.
I think most of your videos are incredible, but this video makes me feel like I'm weird or stupid.
I love my dolls, and am a normal functioning human.
They help me with my mental health, and help me get over my baby fever as a child who obviously isn't ready for a kid or husband.
Do not for a second invalidate your experiences with dolls because of the opinions from someone who is obviously uneducated on what these dolls are for, and judgmental of the things they don’t understand. As an eighteen year old, that has reborns from childhood, I’ve always wanted a silicone baby doll. I do not in any way think that these dolls are real. What someone chooses to do with their doll is their choice, unless it’s harming other people or that person it shouldn’t be anyone’s concern. You keep doing you! Even if people think it’s weird! Many hobbies can be deemed that way even things like hunting, the major difference is that it’s normalized. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Don't let the haters convince you there is a lot of people buying formula
There is not
I’m honestly in the same boat as you, except for the age bracket. I’m an autistic adult with anxiety and depressive issues who recognizes that her own issues stand in the way of having an s/o and/or a child but who still gets baby fever. As a solution, I’ve turned to an interest I’ve had since I was little- hyper realistic dolls.
So just because someone expresses an opinion on what you like and the opinion isn’t favorable… in reality, you can and should keep doing you. 🎉
Same here! This is exactly what I thought as well. And i do the same :)
As a reborn artist, I'll say: a lot of these go to homes where families have dementia or Alzheimer's. Some of the most heart-breaking requests are from miscarriages or grandparents that really miss their grandbabies but can't get out to see them due to health issues / SUPER long distances. Few artists make any money from doing this; we usually lose money making these. We do it because there's a specific crowd for this and a therapeutic reason for it.
Some of us artists do it because we can't have kids of our own naturally; biology just slaps a big nope on us. Some artists are just beyond child-bearing years. Reborns are very expensive if they're high-end and hyper-realistic. Blank kits can be well over $100 for simple vinyl. Adults who buy them literally have to be adulting to be able to afford them. While people say: "Why don't they adopt and pour all of that money onto a needy kid?" A lot of times these are individuals who have significant barriers to adopting an actual child.
These aren't the kind you generally play with a lot. Most of these are for passive holding and looking at. They are weighted and sometimes heated with the hope that, at least in dementia or depression patients, the physical stimulation, smell (we implant scent packets), or warmth of the little doll will trigger important memories they wouldn't otherwise be able to access. The painting process takes time on most hyper-realistic ones the paint is fragile and difficult to properly seal. The hair is also difficult to seal as some of it is painted-on and the majority of it is rooted in by hand, so it isn't as though someone can "play" with them a lot without completely destroying them. When you're paying 1K+ (and sometimes 10K or more) for these, you definitely do not child-play with them. Not every reborn is of this quality, and I'm certain with the market being flooded with artists, they might even come closer to $150. It's not an art that's going to make ya money; you'll be losing it to help others. Making these is truly an act of love. The rooting alone can take days or even weeks and is done by hand, fiber by fiber.
Some of these dolls are made from 3D scans (with the blessing of the parents, of course!) of real infants and others are hand-sculpted by amazing artists. The majority of these dolls are made of vinyl, but some are made from exceptionally high-end silicone and are much more difficult to paint, clean, maintain, and make. There's more than meets the eye with reborns... which sort of makes this disappointing to see as dailywire content. If you want to report on this, look into the scam knock-offs of these; folks who shamelessly pirate this art and take advantage of this clientele. They offer a grieving mother a picture of someone else's art, say they'll deliver, and ship out a 200(ish) dollar nightmare-baby that makes Chucky look sweet. An artist can spend months sculpting a single figure, only produce a few of them for the sake of them being unique, and then have some Chinese black-market scammer get their hands on one and mass-distribute it after making a mold. For this reason, actual reborn artists are hard to approach and usually have a designated client list. (So please be careful if anyone watched this and suddenly wants one. You can get scammed VERY easily in this niche.)
Another reason these are made: movie sets. A lot of people don't want actual infants to have to suffer through filming and/or need an infant to look the same for... much longer than it should. You can ask some established artists and they can boast about what shows their sculpts / renditions show up in. The reasons are far less "creepy" than people think and usually have very tragic roots. It's really best not to judge this kind of thing. This really waxes as a buzzfeed clickbait video; it lacks only the, "DOCTORS HATE IT!" tag. Maybe it's satire, maybe it's not. Whatever it is, it's free speech, so power to ya. Just thought I'd provide some industry insider insight.
I was thinking great art such talented baby renditions must be great for tv sets the whole way through. This isn't sexual. They aren't hurting anyone. Everyone doing this seems able to afford basic needs. Leave them alone as long as they aren't buying formula. They'll move on eventually.
I’m sure brett is at least semi aware of the therapy side of this, as later in the video she did say she was trying to understand the mentality of wanting these dolls. What isn’t okay is when fully able bodied people use them as cute accessories, as if babies are accessories. Yes, it’s at least good that these women don’t treat real children this way, but it’s still not healthy to form parental attachments to objects, and therefore should not be encouraged or even accepted. This is beyond adults enjoying certain things they loved in childhood, it’s just creepy and unhealthy.
thank you for the passionate reply! i do not like that people ridicule this
Clearly the creeps in this video aren't the crowd you make them for that much is clear. You do a fantastic job. It's a shame that tiktokers take these things and turn them into absurdity like some of these videos
THANK YOU for writing this! I'm a Reborn artist too (as well as a watercolorist). I agree with what Brett (and the rest of the Daily Wire) says 99.9% of the time, but I thought this one hit a bit below the belt. I'm on the Autism Spectrum and am also biologically unable to have children (and adoption is not an option either). Making these dolls for myself and others has been very healing, comforting, and enjoyable. I've also made and donated quite a few to nursing homes, where the residents absolutely adore them (even the men), and the staff love them because of how much they calm the Alzheimers patients. You are quite right that most of us make them at a financial loss and do it out of love. I will never understand why people find the dolls (or the people who love them) creepy, and it really irks me that whenever someone (outside the Reborn community) makes a video about them, they ALWAYS choose the most extreme, out-in-left-field examples. The overwhelming majority of Reborn collectors don't do ANY of the things portrayed in these Tik Toks, and like you pointed out, they also have to live as ADULTS in the real world with jobs and well-managed lives in order to afford these dolls. It has nothing to do with "regressing" or refusing to grow up. Thank you for writing such balanced response!
i have problems with it when it comes to them buying formula for a FAKE baby when people with real children need it. With formula shortages it’s ridiculous
Formula is a scam. No mother should be buying that processed juice.
They don't use formula. They use detergent soap and mix it with water.
@@Toastymosty69 are you speaking for yourself? bc you surely can’t speak for all of them. some of them DO in fact use actual baby formula and it’s not okay
@@tylersoto7465 what are you taking about? goat milk can be HARMFUL to infants. do you have kids? bc i do
There isn't a formula shortage. 3 of 5 largest formula producing manufacturing plants shut down due to class action law suits proving directly how formula caused cancer and leukemia in thousands of children. Goat milk has never caused cancer in any babies. Goat milk is safer. Goat milk has never been shut down. Second, there is no formula shortage. Go to wal mart, the shelves are stocked, go to kroger or Fred Meyer, the shelves are stocked, go to dollar general, the shelves are stocked. Take your head out of your phone and look around the real world. Stop living in your delusions.
These lifelike dolls are usually made for people who have suffered infant loss/trauma. Obviously, it's still strange, but I think it helps people get through their trauma
Yeah that’s what I thought they were for too. But it seems so many people have them. As a neurotic hobby.
What trauma?. Oh feminism teaching them don't need to seek motherhood, but rather career.
I'm sorry, but treating a cold, lifeless baby doll like it's the actual baby you lost is NOT a healthy coping mechanism. At all.
@@BillyBob-jg1gq they are often used for patients with dementia. Someone to keep them company. Its truly sad but once someone gets diagnosed, people stop going to see them. They are often dumped in nursing homes with staff that dont have the time to keep them company 24/7. These dolls look like babys so dementia patients think they are babys, there are some that even giggle, and such. I dont know about baby trauma, like others say, but I know about dementia, and Alzheimer's. Im sorry this has gotten long, I hope you have a good day.
@@minecraftgirl8733 You mean to keep dementia patients from nagging their relatives, so they don't need to bother?
0:20 there ain’t nothing wrong with buying Lego as an adult, when you’re a kid you can’t afford it but once your an adult you get criticised for being childish.
I do agree, i once saw a girl at Disneyland holding a bear (it wasn’t a baby doll it was a stuffed bear) my sister who collects stuffed animals asked her about it and she basically explained that her baby daughter passed away and she was carrying it around to remember her almost as a symbol, she then said “it’s her first trip to Disney” this made me want to cry so I have sympathy for people who have this similar situation and want a doll but not people who simply just don’t like responsibility.
I'm a grown woman with a job and bills that get paid. I'm allowed to buy Squishmallows and Hello Kitty blind bags. I worked harder for them than any kid did. 🤷♀
😂💯 Exactly!!
Meeeeee!😂
And imma keep taking a dump in my diapers after all I’ve worked harder to buy those pampers then any kids have 😹
Exactly
Grow up
I know that these dolls bring a lot of comfort after a loss. I had twins that I lost, the next month I found out I had four types of cancer and now can’t have children. It broke me as a person. At 40 I can STILL understand how the bring a bit of help. Now I get lost when you’re taking them out of the house… or feed them?!?! That’s where I get lost
Edit-I just watched the end. Thank you for having some empathy for those who DO use them after a baby passes. But still… why out in public? I’m still at a loss there.
clearly it's for attention. i had the unfortunate experience of waiting in line behind such a person. i try not to diagnose people when i meet them for the first time but this chick definitely had a screw loose. like most normal humans, my eyes tend to drift here and there. in my peripheral i thought it was a real baby.... but upon second glance i realized it was NOT. my stepmom used to have hyper realistic porcelain dolls in her home - under plastic, on top of the entertainment center - so the idea of hyper realistic baby dolls wasnt new. taking them out in public was.
ALL i did was glance twice at this thing. and that was all this woman needed to launch into her story of this dolls clothing, car seats, cribs and a lot of other things. i didnt even ask.
I'm so sorry to hear that you have been through so much 😢x
Oh, Dear One, I'm so sorry, that you've been through so much. That is a devastating thing for sure. And 4 cancers, that's staggering. You have gone through a lot for sure. I have had a particular pain condition from spinal and back injuries from a car accident, when hit from behind, many years ago. It's a daily thing, and never quits. But, God Almighty has done some major things in my life, and I am still thankful for what I do have.
Jesus is our Salvation, and HE is the King of Kings, and HEALER of all things. He died for this too, to take our suffering, and give us Joy and Peace in the midst of any storm. Blessings to you, and Gid Bless.
Very sorry for your loss and illness ❤
@@Catlady07 thank you sweetheart
I admit I wanted a baby SO badly but definitely wanted one with a husband. I got a reborn when I was 18 and I still don't regret it.
Now, I could NEVER take it out and about as if a real baby. Frankly I didn't even change it much. I held it to get the feeling.
I also used it right before meeting my husband whom I have children with to aide in visualizing and getting into the feeling of having what I wanted.
Posting pictures publically is another level weird.
I had one as a teenager and still have him but he’s in my closet bc I had my first baby in January. Obviously I never took him into public I just kept him in my bed
@@ariannamyrick congratulations
I have one that I got when I was 16 that my aunt personally made just for me.
@@PrincessGaming-tr5rr that's so very special!!
I can understand the reborn doll thing. A friend of mine lost her baby a few days after she was born. She got a reborn that looked like her daughter. It helped her through the morning process.
However, as she worked through her trauma, she needed the reborn less and less.
When it's healthy grieving that last stage of grief is acceptance rather than someone being stuck in the stage of denial like its limbo.
See that's weird to me... I lost my son and I wouldn't want a doll that looked like his dead body... All of these dolls look like dead babies
@@carolynwatkins8638 having a doll is not being stuck in denial... Stop the judgment please!
well, as long as they don't use the doll to bother me or make a big deal about it, I will just overlook this, let them solve their own problems, I out of it.
@Carolyn Watkins this may sound odd, but because tone and what not, don't come across easily when reading a comment, I can't tell if you meant this in a mean way or in positive
I have a Older Cousin Aunt that has Bad Dementia and apparently it Helps for her to think the doll they gave her is a real live baby.
Yes that's true. It's actually very sweet
A cousin aunt?
@@ninjamel_official5730 Kind of dont know how to say it... maybe like a "Great Aunt" .. my Grandmothers sister.
@@ninjamel_official5730 Kentucky?
@@gregoryjones5548 Yes, that would make her your Great Aunt.
Dolls can help people heal from their childhood trauma. I collect American Girl dolls and they are very healing for me as I have C-PTSD from what I went through in my childhood. I couldn’t ever see myself collecting reborns and I find them a little bit creepy, but I would never judge or put someone down for having them. You never know what people are going through or what they need to heal. People should be able to do whatever they want with their own lives without judgement.
Nicely said
I agree
Eareaera
Agreed 💯, so sick of this “perfect” mentallity conservatives have. As a conservative myself, its been hard for me to watch the daily wire and all the fake picture perfect things they say. Life is different for everyone, coping is different for everyone.
I LOVE THIS COMMENT!!!! (On a different account, my doll account is AGstardust, and I love your content. XD)
I used to sculpt newborn dolls. As a child I was obsessed with dolls. I became a sculptor and sold to high end collectors. It’s an art form on the artist side. 😅
I have a friend who has had two still birth and has one. You never know how empty your arms feel unless you go through something like that. 💜
My grandma had dementia and it brought her a lot of comfort having a baby doll. My mom and aunt came together and bought her one of the life like ones. She would take it out with her, change it, and take it on walks with her home helper. When she passed my aunt put it on a shelf. It used to creep me out with how weirdly lifelike it looked m, but now it just makes me sad whenever I see it.
I lost my son before he turned 3. I can see how a fake baby can be comforting to a grieving mama.
I am sorry to hear that. I agree with you the doll can be helpful to griebing mamas but these weird behavior use it as a prob for their "speicial Tiktok" is not acceptable.
I would have thought that doing that would easily just become an easy path to running away from that grief and dealing with it in a healthy and normal way?
I am so sorry for your loss. That was almost my thought. I wonder how many of these women had abortions and now are regretting it. Just a thought.
@@douglascampbell4993 I totally understand where you’re coming from but everyone has their own ways of grieving and dealing with loss. Some people benefit from this who have lost babies but you can have other people who it could make the grieving process worse. It all depends really. I do think it comes to a point where it can become unhealthy if you’re doing it to deal with grief
Yes it can be comforting but it's still a lie. It's very dangerous cause it can be a way of escaping reality instead of confronting it.
Also to any of you there is nothing wrong with liking childish things and not wanting to grow up
You can pay your bills and have a childish heart❤
I have a housemate that has a severe disability and she has one of these dolls to prevent her acting out. It gives her a sense of responsibility.
Im sorry to hear that , mental illness is a hell of a thing
i see what you mean , but sounds like she need to get /Do Better . i know it takes times to get better but that's life ...
@@yatarookayama8329 I don't want to put words in OPs mouth, by any means- But, I am a severely disabled woman and when I read your reply, it kind of made me frustrated. To be honest- It kind of struck me as a bit ignorant/rude... I might even go so far as to say that I'm picking up a slight sense of arrogance, too. Hopefully, that isn't the case and i am 100% wrong. (And if i am wrong, then I truly, whole-heartedly apologize to you for the misunderstandings!) But, if I'm correct- I'm assuming you don't usually actually understand/comprehend what people mean by saying "severe disability"... Most severe disabilities do not "get better". In fact, the majority of them are degenerative and only continue to get worse throughout the persons lifetime. (Hence why I say "degenerative"...)
So, yeah. There ya have it... Have a good day.
She is mentally disabled and loves babies.
@@yatarookayama8329 wow, that’s an ableist comment.
The doll IS helping that person “do better”. What exactly were you expecting?
Saying that adults can't buy legos goes against the whole "ages 1-99" branding
As a Lego collector, I can agree XD
I've recently bought some dolls and they sit on my bedside right now. Whenever I'm feeling down or lonely, I'd grab one and hug it. Dolls can be beneficial to someone who's been through a lot. They're also a work of art.
You hit the nail on the head, my friend. I think this video was so unnecessary and hateful for no reason. You’re totally right - they can be extremely comforting and helpful for people so shaming adult doll fans is just… so stupid.
Absolutely agree
@@eleegee You missed the entire point of the video. Stop justifying untreated mental illness and keep it's FAKE KIDS in the house. Not going through TSA at the airport. THEY ARE TREATING THEM LIKE HUMANS NOT DOLLS, DUH.
Never in my entire life have I felt "down" or "lonely". GET PSYCHIATRIC HELP. They are doing NOTHING for you but facilitating you wallowing in nonsense.
Wow this is taking neverland to a new level. There’s a difference between collecting dolls or using dolls to help disable or orderly. I think this is something else.
I do think it's weird to do this simply for company. I will also say, I have 4 children, but I also had a couple miscarriages. I've found myself looking at some of these reborns online and wanting to just hold one. I don't think I want to put my body through pregnancy again, but the thought of not having any more newborns in my arms just devestates me emotionally, both because I love that stage and because I think about those babies that I won't get to hold on this side of Heaven. But I don't think I'll ever get one of these baby dolls. When my kids are grown or all in school, I would love to go volunteer to hold babies on a NICU type floor. We will see.
I've had six miscarriages and almost lost my daughter I did a castor oil wrap and my miscarrying stopped. I'm no doctor and just cuz it worked for me doesn't mean it'll work for everyone but I figured it was worth a shot and it paid off for me. She's now six months old perfectly healthy.
@@HalfInsaneJane you should maybe get tested for MTHFR. It greatly increases the chance of having miscarriages, but you can lower that chance by taking the correct vitamins (methyl-folate and other “active” B vitamins) so that your body can use them fully.
I have MTHFR (compound heterozygous) and have had multiple miscarriages, and my mother also had many miscarriages so there is a genetic link (my sisters also have MTHFR but both are homozygous)
That's better, I don't have, at church I sometime take a friend's baby and cuddle them during the service! Cause I love children and miss holding one, but to resort to a re-born doll, yikkkksssss!
I'm an adult doll collector (American Girl Dolls) and there's nothing wrong with it. Of course, I don't take my dolls into stores with me. That's taking things a bit too far. I guess if it's not your thing, you just don't get it. It's a hobby. Not everybody's going to understand it.
Collecting dolls is a normal hobby. Taking one out in public and pretending it’s real is weird. That’s taking a step into loony town. This world is getting weirder and weirder by the day.
No one cares about your hobbies. There is a huge difference between collecting, admiring the art, and taking them out as if they are alive, holding them in a weird position when they could just easily adopt a child if they want to take care of it so much. (Dont be like they have no money. they are literally buying clothes and probably food *feeding* them and treating them as actual babies).
@@Cyra.43 Yeah I think that side of it is pretty weird.
I am an adult doll collector as well…AG, Barbie, BJD’s. I actually made an Etsy business out of the hobby selling miniatures for dolls.
@Cyra. I care about her hobbies, so ha you're wrong on the caring factor. Fellow doll collector and yes treating them like they're real is kinda strange.
Nothing wrong with having a childlike mind as an adult and doing things for kids. As long as you're taking responsibility as an adult.
Yeah anyway!
exactly
Yeah, it doesn't make sense to get mad at people for doing what they love as long as they do it in private nothing wrong with having a little fun...
It is a little wierd though-
Be soft, but not weak.
Be strong, but not violent.
I’m 16 and I have these reborn dolls . I’ve always had nurturing motherly traits and I find therapy in doing motherly things such as caring for a baby however I am no where near stable enough or mature enough to have a child anytime soon . That doesn’t make me weird or any less of a human being I just do what makes me happy. Honestly it’s taught me that having a child before I’m truly ready and stable is straight up selfish so I get to be a “mother” and get practice in without having the full responsibilities of being a mom and without being pregnant as a teen
I remember back in high school in choir we would sometimes visit the local retirement home to sing a few songs and spend time with our elders. One image really stuck out to me. One elderly woman in her 80s was sitting off to the side in a wheelchair gently rocking a baby doll wrapped in a blanket. It brought a tear to my eye to see that.
I don't know her name or her story. Perhaps she had some form of dementia, or perhaps was lonely and needed the comfort. But just watching her hold this doll so gently in her trembling arms made me realize how deep our desire is to care and nurture. Who knows when her family had last visited her? But she was probably a mother at one point. And she wanted to relive that in some small way. I don't know if she's still alive, but I wish her well.
There are times and places when such things are acceptable. But to walk around pretending to raise a baby and buying diapers and baby formula for it? It's a bit sad. I'm reluctant to judge these people because the image of that elderly woman is so ingrained in my head. But it's clear these women have some underlying problem that is causing this behaviour. I hope they are able to move past this phase and become the grown women they're meant to be.
As someone who works in health care yes it can help some patients with dementia who have anxiety. Also sometimes a very realistic dog or cat can help as well.
Wow, you just put a very sensical take on this!! I was more less thinking along these lines but couldn't quite put my finger on it...🤔🤔 I feel like it's easy to judge and be offended at these things but it's a lot more effective to take a step back and look a bit deeper to find out what's actually going on because we can all agree that it's NOT NORMAL 😬😬😬 we have to dive deeper than just calling these people out as whack jobs🤷🤷
Very well said, ty! Lets upvote this comment
This is the right perspective. Owning these dolls is sign of loneliness and mental decline so severe you should only see it in an 80-year-old, if at all. Having a 16-30 year use one is just weird, but mainly sad, like you said.
Wow this is a really good point. Very well said wow!
This is a tough one. I think the reborns are good for people who want children but can't have them. Or are unable to meet a mate to have children. Or maybe they lost a child and are using it to cope. There could be a multitude of reasons but I think some of these reasons are genuine and my heart breaks for some of these people who may have particular issues or obstacles in their lives.
Adoption or fostering...... there are real humans who need loving SAFE parents.
@@Hy-Brasil Missing the point. But I completely and 1000% agree with you.
I think these fit in some places. I lost my daughter at 35 weeks.. it was so hard losing my baby and leaving her at the hospital and going home after birth without a baby.
It was hard deciding what to do with her body knowing I can’t have her in my arms where she belongs.
I have the blanket she was wrapped in, and it feels so empty holding it without her.
But idk the thought of when I’m really missing her, to have a baby doll to put under that blanket, to pretend just for that moment of break down…. Idk it sounds more comforting than just her blanket.
ALSO I do think there’s uses in nursing homes. I know some humans just crave nurturing something, even if maybe that can’t care for it like it needs… but maybe having a baby doll, that doesn’t have “needs” and can be cared for when the person needs that, could also be a good idea.
Im so incredibly sorry for your loss, i can't even fathom it and my heart breaks for people that lose their babies. I instantly start crying, especially holding my sleeping 4 month old, i genuinely dont know how people just carry on ❤
I'm so sorry for your loss, losing a child is life's greatest heartbreak
@@selinahavefaith1650 I’m not sure how some women do it, but for me it took me 8 years to pick myself back up and move forward.
But even 8 years later I can’t help but imagine how she would be every year, and that feels like I just keep getting stabbed.
It wouldn’t be fair to my daughter to simply say this is unfair, honestly it feels cruel.
But like I said 8 years later I’m doing better, I’m finally able to be around other babies without instantly turning into a puddle of tears haha 😅 I went from the family baby lover to avoiding them, and I feel bad for that now but yeah.
I do think it helps that my husband got me a little puppy almost 2 years ago. I know a puppy doesn’t equate to a child.. but having something we can both baby and love on is nice. Having something around that brings us joy is nice.
As I tell my best friend who just had a new baby, snuggle them close cause they truly are an amazing gift from life and it’s such a big bundle of blessing. 🥹
@@poogissploogis I couldn’t agree more 😭
I am so sorry for you, I also lost my son. For me these dolls are not comforting at all. It seems to keep people in the denial stage of grief and never actually find healing, (even though there is always pain). It's also like looking at a dead baby and I certainly don't want to be reminded of that...
My mother thought of getting one of these before.
She was an infant photographer.
These life-like dolls are good for practicing poses with a fake model in replacement of a real baby.
The dolls joints function relatively similar to a real baby and the doll looks real enough to picture what your final product might look like if it were a real baby.
Its most useful trait is its realistic weight and joints, making the photographer have to practice delicate care over the doll, gently moving it into the position that is desiried without potentially harming a real baby in the process.
Why didn’t she? I think that’s pretty useful and cool.
@@livywithane @livywithane The short answer is; life happens.
They cost quite the penny. The investment in such an expensive product really halted her decision. Especially since she has young children of her own, it wasn't really a necessary purchase.
Overtime she had other priorities, which put a pause on her photography career altogether.
Practicing poses? Ok, I'll buy that for a photographer. I mean, actual babies have been photographed almost 200 years, so that's still a bit odd.
Ooh, we carried sacks of flour for a week in Home Ec. Way cheaper.
@@amylynnhunt55 In defense, borrowing a real baby for practicing infant photography isn't very practical (and for some it can be tricky to find a mother who's willing to let them borrow her baby).
With a real baby, not only will you have less time to practice, you will also need to schedule it.
The mother would need to be present (to feed the infant).
So much more setup would be needed to start the process (room temperature control).
And the child could potentially be in a sour mood that day, which would ruin the entire practice session.
I do agree that practicing with real infants is necessary; real hands on experience is irreplaceable.
but having a good foundation of things that can be learned without hindering a baby is also very useful.
Meanwhile, on another note, Brett has shown us it IS possible to talk in 750 words a second with gusts up to 2000... and STILL understand everything she says! ❤🎉😅😎
Yeah.. gotta feel for the people who don't have English as a first language/aren't fluent😂
As one of those people who talks so fast half the people around me can't understand me I appreciate that part of her even more😂
And I still speed her up, but not the usual 2x, only 1.75x because she's too fast for 2.
Ahahahahah holy shit - the WAY I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN HOW I TALK FROM NOW ON
dude😂😂😂
i find them super creepy as well, but some women get them to feel better about their miscarriages or lost newborns/babies (the hyper-realstic babies not whatever tf the 1st tiktok was) so I do sympathize with that and honestly if its not hurting other people then I don't think its so wrong.
They need a therapist
@@slconley yea they probably do. my point still stands lmao
And help is what they need not a fake baby. It doesn't bring a baby back or make it real.
@@bighead7317 exactly playing in to their delusions is super dangerous
@@imdva I think in some cases these reborn baby dolls help but when it became a trend and people were buying real products for them was disgusting like people real baby's don't have what they need especially in the middle of a shortage!
It's therapeutic. I used to be a reborn artist, and these dolls are great for people with dementia, depression, or women who have had miscarriages, etc..
They aren’t good for women who had miscarriages. They prevent them from moving on.
Yep
Some dementia patients aren't fooled by sock or towel babies because if it doesn't have a realistic face they flip out
Still people putting them equal with real babies is fricking wierd
@@nathanfreeman8250 yeah its creepy
My mother had a miscarriage on her first child. Her solution was my eldest brother, not an uncanny valley doll.
Hi 👋🏻 reborn baby collector here. I just wanted to respectfully clarify a few things. We do not use real baby formula. I have a video on my channel explaining how we make the formula look so realistic, and sometimes we will have people to donate props to us like empty formula cans and things like that. It's not real formula. Secondly, the special things that you see us do for videos with the dolls are not things that we do 24/7. We do it for entertainment purposes and for video purposes, but we are not getting up in the middle of the night to change a doll's diaper or taking the doll everywhere we go. A lot of the things we do is to share with each other in our doll community. It's a fun hobby and we don't expect everyone to get it, but I have to say it's a little disheartening for people to assume that we treat the babies as if they're real 24/7. It is an art form and a beautiful hobby. Yes lots of people use any type of hobby as an outlet for stress management. I personally don't see anything wrong with that. I'm an empty nester who has grown children. I work a full-time job and very much contribute to society. For me, it's not about not wanting to adult. It's about having an outlet to de-stress after "adulting" all day. Oh and as for the diapers, I usually will do cloth diapers or sometimes we will buy a bag of disposable diapers which will last an extremely long time because we are not changing the dolls diaper every 2 hours or something like that and then yes we do buy cute outfits for our dolls but we're not changing our dolls daily and buying huge wardrobes for them all the time. Also, when I'm done with baby items like clothing, and other types of props, I donate that to ministries and such to help others. So, no it's not wasteful. Also, some of the carseats you see us have are expired so no real baby can use them. I have a car seat as a prop for photo or video purposes on my channel that is expired and missing the base. Everyone has things they enjoy. Not everyone likes the same things. It's not about needing to grow up. We don't stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing. Live life and be happy. Spread that joy to others. Make others happy as well. As collectors,we do it for the sake of video and picture purposes and share them within our community to bring joy to other doll collectors because we enjoy sharing things like that with each other. We have so much discord going on in our community right now because there are differing opinions about whether it's ethical to own counterfeit kits over authentic. Me personally, I only collect authentic because I think that's the way to go with anything.. anyways I said all that to say this, we have so much going on within our doll community about issues within the hobby and so it seems that we have a lot of opposing forces of people who are not in the hobby misunderstanding things.. so yes we do spend a lot of time defending our hobby... I just tell people yes, I understand that not everybody likes the same thing, and just because something is different from what you like it doesn't mean that it's weird it just means it's different. Live and let live. Harm none. 💜
Thak you very much!❤
I think it’s important to point out that for some women who suffered tragic loss or infertility… this is like a coping mechanism. It’s definitely not everyone. Some people are just weird. But yeah, I definitely feel some level of deep pity when I see stuff like this.
Adoption......................
That shits whack, just get a puppy.
@@drawingdragons4097 Well, yes, my point is that loss is extremely traumatic, and it can be a coping mechanism for some people.
Unfortunately adoption is not as easy as people think it is. My aunt got cancer in her uterus as a child and had to get her uterus removed. She is a single teacher and is not able to afford adoption. They also do not want her to adopt as a single woman as well it is very hard
@@laurenalexandrastratton6978 well you can’t have biological kids while single neither, frankly
To the Reborn owners whether it’s yours or your child’s be careful there have been cases where car windows have been broken because someone thought it was a real baby locked in the car!
This is definitely true
My first intro to reborn was on TH-cam. I thought it was really.. strange that she spent so much money on these fake babies. Then I learned that she was very very sick and she wasn’t even going to have the chance to get married much less have a child of her own. She was a very sweet woman, and she took her doll in public also. It was just a tool to help her cope with her illness and her motherly instinct. She eventually passed away but she was a very sweet young woman and she would have been a great momma.
But yes some of these girls just haven’t grown and then couples.. I mean most of Gen z shouldn’t be having kids anyway so I’d rather them play with dolls than abort their kids or encouraging them to be LGBT.
RIP Laura
My thought was, imagine being a child in the foster system and see people spend thousands of dollars of fake babies, while you still don’t have a home and feeling unwanted. Wow
Exactly!
I'd adopt a child in a heartbeat
My fam wants to foster but we don't have the money for that so we buy cheap reborns
You do realize that a child is much more expensive, and the person raising that child needs to be mature, responsible, and capable of doing so. People getting these dolls have so many different reasons why they may purchase or collect. But to use this logic, you have to take in consideration that at the end of the day these are dolls, not real children. Even if someone were to treat their Reborn like a real baby, it still isn’t. It cannot get sick, it cannot talk, it cannot eat, and it cannot poop. It’s roleplay, and it isn’t harmful. Real babies come with responsibility and need to be unconditionally loved.
Maybe the people with reborns don’t want to adopt and shouldn’t be forced to? Have you any idea what happens to children who aren’t loved? You can’t just shove a child into a home where someone collects dolls as an art piece and expect it to work out. Raising a child and having a reborn are not the same thing and if you think they are, then you need help. Jeeez.
I'm glad you mentioned the moms who lost babies. I was wondering if these dolls would help them. I've seen the fake cats that people take into nursing homes and I know they help the patients.
I had a relative that had gotten a baby doll made of for her dead baby(we actually have the baby doll) it has the baby's hair.
The dolls actually also help dementia patients they love to hold and rock it it gives them purpose and alot feel less anxiety and fear about whats happening to them. ❤
Majority is childless woman that having this baby doll
@@randomwolfygirl that's as creepy as a taxidermy of a pet...
I'm so glad I found brett. During covid 19 i went through my "woke phase" and was totally out of touch and chronically online. Finding creators like brett had brought me back down to reality and made me a much more likeable person. Thank you brett
LOL
Awesome, i too am glad conservative YT has kept me grounded lol.
You don’t understand as a younger person still in school I was pulled into the woke crowd but thankfully I’m ok now 😂
You talk about reality as if it is t subjective, you went from one brain dead brain washed community to another😂
That's great! I'm glad you came back to the realm of sanity.
There’s nothing wrong with collecting dolls or liking the things you did in childhood. I’m 33 and I still watch anime and collect merchandise. I also have gaming merchandise, and I grew up just fine. I do everything I should be doing as an adult.🤷🏻♀️
I understand this video, because this trend is weird, but don’t be so quick to judge adults because of their hobbies or collections, etc.
Edit for those who think I don’t understand the point of the video:
I GET IT. I SAID ITS WEIRD.
These people are most likely doing it for attention, and that alone makes it cringe. But there are dolls that are used for coping, so still, don’t judge until you know what’s going on with someone.
My comment is addressing “kid adults” because this isn’t the first time she’s said things about adults who like things that society has decided are just for kids. Some of you are acting like I’m so off point here, but it was the perfect time to remind people not to assume all adults who have dolls, or whatever, are weird. That’s it.
I usually agree with most of Brett's takes, but this one hurt to watch... I crocheted my original characters and pretend that they're real friends that I can be vulnerable with in private because of past traumatic experiences. Would this mean that I'm freak to Brett too?
@@greenbeans9748 yes, yes it does 😂
This is definitely an area where Brett and I disagree. The only difference between the crap we collect as kids and the crap society tells us to collect as adults is whether or not we are conforming.
@@that1pretty.potprincess779 Well, they weren't made for her, so I don't care what she or other people think. 🤷♀️ They make me happy and aren't hurting anyone. She really shouldn't judge people without getting to know their background first.
Yea but being a weeb doesnt equal buying baby formula or purching other products made for REAL babies just for a doll. You're looking at this too black and white because you only listened to a fraction of what Brett said lol when you're hobby or collection or whatever takes from REAL mothers then yeah you're "hobby" has right to be judged when it does impact others.
When I first heard about this I was a bit disturbed and wasn’t exactly sure how I felt about the whole thing. After reading some comments, I can see the benefits of these dolls, but when ppl are going out and buying diapers and formula for something that is fake, especially during shortages, it’s taking away from actual living babies who truly need these items!
Brett, some women have lost children and this brings them peace. Women also will purchase these for anxiety reasons. It's for comfort. Lastly, once I purchased one for a dementia patient and she was taken off of one of her antidepressants in 1 month.
Playing in to their delusions is not helping they lost a kid it’s heartbreaking but they have to move on
@@Hkfanboy They'll move on when they can move on.
If you're going to be spending thousands of dollars, but you can't have a child for some reason, adopt one. It costs thousands of dollars.
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Move on without holding a fake baby… that’s just disturbing and a sign of mental illness
@@Hkfanboy it is actually prescribed in therapy in some cases. My doctor suggested one after I miscarried, but I decided against it. It is likely very healing to be able to have something to comfort you after such a loss. I can see your point but I think it’s important to let women take their time to heal and find comfort.
Im not a woman but I think I can understand their feelings. If its really therapeutic and don't do anything bad to you - then do it. Why not? First time I don't choose Brett side lmao xD
I agree with you. These dolls have helped many, many women who need this sort of therapy.
Their delusional and need pills not toy babies
I can agree as one of my relatives had gotten a fake baby for her comfort though I will disagree abt some how the women are buying baby formula for the doll.
I don’t think its really therapeutic, its just there and won’t fix the hole that a miscarriage did. People pretend it made them feel better, but i’m 100% sure when you see that doll you will remember the baby you lost which means more sadness and suffering instead of healing and moving on and actually adopting real babies that need parents.
Totally agree! This video felt like it was reaching... not sure her producers chose the best topic. Some aspects I can understand like it was a bit weird to take the doll through the airport etc. But if they're not hurting anyone let them be. I usually like her videos, but reading what other people use the dolls for such as therapy made it clear that they are probably used more positively than we think
I actually collect reborn baby dolls, hence my channel name 😅they help with anxiety and loss over losing a child, they are also very interesting and the way they paint them is amazing. It takes a lot of time and work to paint. I don’t think reborns are as weird for adults to collect than something like an American girl doll and taking it in public
But unlike some people, I do recognize that these are dolls and NOT a human in any way shape or form.
One is a coping mechanism. Collecting is rumination and avoidance.
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That's great and I thought of that as the topic came up, but this, isn't that.
This seems to be grown women wanting babies and yet, not exactly want to grow up and be a mom
I agree with all these comments, but not every reborn collecter “doesn’t want to grow up” a lot of the collectors i follow actually have real children 😊
Sorry but it is weird.
There are people buying formula so they can play pretend when there are real babies starving. My heart sunk learning this.
i used to want these as a kid!! there was a whole community of people on youtube who made videos i watched too. i think it’s fine to have them, but maybe just don’t force others to like them, and don’t actually act like their real children the whole time. great vid brett!!
Me too! I was a teenager and back then most of the TH-camrs I followed were teens or college aged.
If you're going to bring a baby doll with you everywhere, you should be prepared for the tough questions and not be offended easily. People will be curious.
You can always play with them at home.
I did a presentation on reforms when I was in college at first I didn’t understand and thought it was weird but then I learned about the benefits they have on some people.
There’s a lady that makes them specifically for seniors that have dementia in a nursing home and she made a video showing how happy the elderly ladies were to get to love on these dolls.
Also another use is in advertisements and media instead of using an actual newborn baby they can use Reborns ..( for like reshoots and long set days )
yea that makes sense, it's just creepy when mature, fully functioning adults treat them like humans, but then are ok w abortion and killing real humans
that doesnt make sense to me
The reasons you’re stating here are wonderful and make perfect sense. But the weirdo women carrying them around because they’re not ready to have a real baby yet, buying real diapers and formula is quite crazy.
Those 2 excuses are fine. These other people are borderline crazy. It’s creepy.
Using them as props in a TV show or movie is fine. And I have no problem with giving them to elderly dementia patients. Or even cognitively delayed people. What I have a problem with is regular run-of-the-mill, women and men getting these babies and treating them like real children. Damn, you have to grow up eventually.
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The one that's not ready to have a baby is weird. They don't cry, eat or poop. Carrying around a 6 pound bowling ball can prepare you just as much for parenting.
I think it’s a really sad situation for a lot of suffering adults. The creepy people are the ones who treat child care as a strange collection hobby. I also think the baby dolls creep most people out because of the deathly stillness. It’s in our instinct to protect children so seeing a dead one is very unsettling
Its not at all weird, same reason why grown men collect realistic toy cars. There are just more ways to interact with dolls than cars. My grandma has one and it helps with her dementia drastically. If its not harming anyone, actually, helping ppl why let it effect you this so much? Tbh real question should've been "why is this grown woman judging other women for doing what makes them happy?" Also, hyper realistic dolls are nothing new. Men have been getting adult sized ones for actual disturbing and gross intentions. Wild that no one seemed to bat an eye at that, but when it comes to women having fun- hell nah😟.
I 100% am a kid-dult. I love my stuffed animals and frequent the barbie aisle. That childhood neglect is a hell of a drug
Agreed, I didn’t have much of a childhood so holding onto it in anyway makes me feel warm and cozy inside. 😊
I was extremely poor as a child.
This is insane…when I was a young girl (like 8 years old) I was insecure about bringing my dolls in public because I didn’t want to seem weird lol
"Can't let go of their American Girl dolls" -
I feel personally attacked lol.
Same. Especially when she said adult men and their legos. I'm not a lego collector but i still have a lot of action figures i had as a kid.
I’d be mostly concerned about once they do feel “ready” to have an ACTUAL baby that they would always be comparing their experience with the actual living baby who cries and is needy and doesn’t let you sleep to their fake experience as a “parent” which would to me breed discontentment in their real parenting journey. Becoming a parent is HARD and having unrealistic expectations for what that looks like would make it even more difficult!
Sort of like the p or n version of mother....
You do know that a lot of these people purchase these babies because they cannot concieve children, or lost a child themselves? Also, many may collect because they’re not able to care for a real baby. Whether that be financially or mentally capable. If they cannot differentiate the difference between a real living child and a life-like doll, then that’s an issue within itself. Most people that own these dolls, know that they’re not real. I’m not saying it’s impossible, and I do believe your concern is valid. However, the majority of people purchasing these dolls know that they’re dolls at the end of the day, they just chose to treat them with care.
I am legit happier as an adult then I ever was as a child
Anyone remember those dolls that used to be given to teenagers that cried and bawled in order to try to reduce teenage pregnancy because they were meant to show how hard child rearing is? I just looked those "infant simulators" up and found out a slew of articles that said these dolls inevitably actually RAISE pregnancy rates. Maybe reborn dolls do that too. Some people get a dog to start their family. Others, it seems, get dolls.
What’s wrong with collecting something or having a hobby? As long as you’re a functioning adult it’s okay. I have a business, I am college educated, and I still collect Barbies. 💕 I wouldn’t take them in public, however there are worse things in life.
Exactly
It’s okay if you don’t pretend it’s a kid and walk outside with, you can place them on your shelves and maintain them so they don’t wear off, if I collect rocks and cradle them outside it’s also weird, no? the only difference between them and this is one looks like a weirdly lifeless realistic human and the other is a rock with googly eyes. Collecting is okay as again, it’s a hobby you don’t do anything with the subject you’re collecting from except them rotting off on a shelf.
Collecting something is something lots of people do. Taking a fake doll out in public and pretending it’s real and expecting the public to react in a normal capacity to it makes someone delusional
100% agree. I collect action figures for drawing purposes and toy photography. I hate the “kidult” thing. Just call us nerds.
@@MollyHuffle it is weird. I like collecting plush, figurines, photos, posters and other items. I don’t think I’m a child I just like collecting things. 💀
personally, i’d much rather someone have a safe, albeit strange, hobby with dolls and have the maturity to know they aren’t ready to be a parent yet, than someone who thinks babies are cute and impulsively decides to have one knowing they can’t afford a child or aren’t emotionally ready, causing their child undo harm.
What's wrong with adults wanting to love a doll or a stuffed animal? 😦 I'm a grown woman and I crocheted all my original characters because I love them. I hide at least one of them in my purse when I go out, I like to have "conversations" with them when nobody is around because I'm afraid to be vulnerable with real people (including real friends and family), and I like to draw and write stories with them (the book I plan on publishing features two of them). I always hide them from people because I don't wanna be cruelly judged like the women in this video and want to fit in with other adults, but none of us are hurting anyone.
_"What's wrong with adults wanting to love a doll or a stuffed animal?'_
Do you want a serious answer?
Because there are lots of children and animals in the world who need love and don't get it, and in a world that doesn't have enough generally it seems sad to give it to inanimate objects instead.
I mean, that seems like a fairly valid point of view to me.
@@cisium1184 It is sad. I'd love to have real best friends I could open to and trust. There's just some very cruel people in this world who can cause a lot of damage if you don't catch it in time. I don't want to make mine worse and go through that again, so I'm always staying on guard with others from a safe distance.
This is beyond adults just simply enjoying certain “childish” hobbies, this is full on replacement of human children in these women’s lives, and that is obviously an unhealthy thing. This is not innocent, it’s messed up
Girl u need therapy and actual help.
You seem like such a sweet person! ☺️ Ahhhh, you’ve got me wishing I could crochet, so I could make little dolls of my characters! 😆
Have to comment here; I agree the dolls are creepy asf.. But my aunt is one of those ladies that care for a doll (well Omgosh she has 3-4 of them 🥲). But to her defense; she has a little braindamage and this helps her calm her anxiety and it helps her to have something to care for. Just to have this said also; she does have a grown son, but he has been in another home all his life. They do keep in touch but my aunt just miss having someone to care for. She does know it is a doll, but she treats them like they’re babies and she goes on walks. However she does not take them to cafe etc.. 😅 Just wanted to let u guys know that not all are 100% ‘normal’ like us, but do have some kind of problems 😅
As a doll collector myself, I can say that there are different types of doll collectors, and not everyone treats their dolls like their own children. Reborn dolls do creep me out, and I don't collect them at all. Most people who I've seen who have reborn dolls treat them like real babies and it's really scary. I collect American Girl dolls, and not because I'm a "kidult" but I collect them from a more serious stand point. I dont reenact scenes with them like a typical child would play with dolls, but I get them, fix them up, and resell them. I also buy really rare ones fo display on shelves, that's it.. I liked some of the first short you showed about how to take your dolls out in public, however I'd be way to scared to do that myself.
I collect the reborn dolls, I even got the one in the very low left side of the thumbnail with the pink hat with brown spots 😂.
I collect them (well only 4, and the cheaper ones) because I think they're adorable but I don't bring them places or treat them as real babies cuz that's weird as hell.
I got my first one when I was 13, for my 13th bday (3 years ago). I got 2 with their eyes open and they stay in the closet cuz that's creepy, and I got 2 that look asleep and they stay on my bed.
I don't do much with them, the ones in the closet, because I don't wanna ruin their hair. The one I got 3 yrs ago has a dark gray face because the dark clothes I wear stained it 😭.
I keep them for sentimental value. My grandma bought them for me, I bought one, I love them very much but these ppl be weird.
And I know you didn't ask for this but I could read ur passion through the comment and I wanted to share mine.
I also make dolls. I only got videos of 2 out of the 3 on my channel though. It's the bjd dolls.
So I only got 7 collected dolls but they're not cheap for me because the only job I have is working at my church one day a week, lol. American girl dolls be so expensive too
I respect your similar passion and I wanted you to know that not all reborn collectors are weird 😅
Average hobby-haver. Respect ✊🏽
As a mother of one child, I have a reborn doll. I will say it takes more than food, water and shelter to take care of a baby/child & b/c of that I don’t want any more children. However I do enjoy still playing with my current reborn doll. I will say that I do not buy real formula for my reborn doll because she’s not a real baby & I also don’t change her diaper. When my child was a baby I didn’t enjoy changing his diaper back to back when he pooped or pee or threw up. Real baby’s and reborn dolls are not the same and I appreciate that. It’s just fun to play dress up with a baby doll who never grows out of clothes , & bonus my reborn doll is a great cock blocker when I’m out in public men would come up to me and approach me all the time now when I’m out in public men don’t harass me for my number as much or give me theirs. It’s so peaceful going outside with my son now! 😊 So in my book it’s a win win. I understand it’s not the norm for adult women to play with baby dolls but it’s pros and cons to everything. Some men still play video games even though it’s something they started when they were a child. Everybody’s Different!
I have a toddler doll and a baby doll, they usually stay in the spare bedroom, and I rarely bring them out, but they are great comfort to me when I'm missing 2 of my kids. I don't get to see them often, so having something lifelikish really help fill the void for a short time, which helped me learn to cope mostly without the dolls, but I still use them every once in a while.
I have to say one thing about reborn dolls. After going through six miscarriages, I have always wanted to get a reborn doll, however didn't want to pay that much money for one. We were never able to have our own child, Thankfully we adopted! Still even after all these years you still wonder what your offspring would look like! Brett a lot of women get these dolls to help with the hurt of loss of babies.
Yeah, I bought these for my daughters for Christmas when they were 6 & 7. They thought they looked better than the generic dolls at the store. My older daughter has been really into babies from the moment she could focus on someone other than myself or my husband. Now she's gone full tomboy, but secretly made me wash every doll's hair this weekend 🤯
I've actually made a reborn doll. I really enjoy art - especially lifelike art. It was a really interesting process to undertake, I learnt so much about colour theory, human anatomy (vein placement etc), and their use within the film industry. The lady who taught me produced dolls for neighbours and home and away (two household Australian TV shows). My Mum now keeps my doll in my old bedroom. I think the dolls make for good props in movies/films, where children shouldn't be exploited. They serve a positive purpose. I do think it's a concern when people take them too seriously (as another commenter mentioned purchasing formula for dolls - they're dolls, not people lol). But at the end of the day, it's a hobby, and everyone I've met in person who creates or owns these dolls, are very aware that they are dolls. A majority of the people have actually retired women looking for a hobby on the side, interesting enough!
I am not able to have kids, so I got a cat.
I am horrified at becoming *that* crazy cat lady. But this, this is absolutely a whole different dimension 😮
You balance it out with a dog. Solved 😉
Why? Nothing wrong with being a crazy cat lady. I have nine.
I would rather you be a crazy cat lady than whatever the hell this is
This is a black mirror creepy stuff 😅
Have you thought about adopting. As an orphan myself I'm so glad I was not just sucked into a vacuum. I am neither pro nor anti-abortion. I'm pro adoption.
I've been dealing with infertility for years now. I would in no way get one of these dolls and take it around acting like it was a real child.
Most reborn owners do not buy real formula, they make fake formula. They also don't spend all day every day "caring for their dolls" They make a 10 minute video and then put the doll aside. Sometimes the funniest part of taking the doll out in public to see the reactions. But I haven't "played" with my dolls for over a year, maybe things have changed. Some people collect them as art and some use them as therapy. I will also add that I am not in a position to care for others babies nor do I know anyone with babies. My children are grown up so having a baby is out of the question. It is just a hobby, some people paint on canvas some on dolls.
I mean, this is a tricky topic for me. I am a young adult who was home-schooled and rather sheltered. I do have a job, I am able to be somewhat independent. I do, however, still have all my dolls from my childhood on a special shelf. I love realistic baby dolls. I got one as a Christmas present, and bought the other two, one of which was half-price because I knew the artist and she was moving, anyway.
Before you judge, hear me out: I wouldn't go taking them anywhere, like to the shops or on a plane! Playing with dolls is practice for me, for the day I do have my own children. I don’t obsess over them. But the thing is, reborn babies are weighted and very comforting. They give you a good feeling for comfort. It is kind of crazy in some cases, but it isn't always bad.
Difference between not wanting to grow up and enjoying things of your past. Also these dolls help alot with people who have lost their baby either through stillbirth or the baby was taken from them. These dolls are beautifully made.
Absolutely it is odd. I had one. Her name was Savannah. It was in 2008. My husband bought her for me for Christmas. I was not as extreme as some. I didnt take her places. I didnt buy actual formula. I bought her clothes from yard sales. That being said I have PCOS which makes it very difficult to have children and I had wanted to be a mother from an extremely young age. I still 15 yrs later have not had a child. Not from a lack of trying. Adoption is not an option. So most of the time I equate it to when chicken farmers would give a wooden egg to a broody chicken. So if I was sad or "broody" for lack of a better term/analogy I would change her clothes and "take care of her." I no longer have her. Unfortunately my dog also decided to play with her and ate her hand. I asked for another one for christmas but got a cricut instead 😆😆😆
That is a perfect example of why these things are actually useful. I don't think people should go to the extreme but it's very therapeutic for the people that have them. It's kinda like having a therapy animal but doesn't have to be taken care of lol.
This is acceptable.
She said screw it imma make custom decals instead 😂
Omg ... the dog eating the hand ... so funny .... the cricut is way better gift.
There’s truly nothing in life I want more than to be a dad. The happiness that fills my brain when I help my little cousins read, do math and all the jazz since they were in diapers is addicting. Baby fever as a 20y/o male is fucking rough
That same sort of "baby fever" happens with women also and they can't have babies for whatever reason. These dolls help them cope.
@@kelleennordquist5697 adopt real children and love them. put something good into the world, not just more crap in the landfill.
Wow, you’re sort of rare but Ok.
Just like everything, it's the extremists that make it weird. My sister and I (to a lesser extent, I haven't done anything in the hobby for years) are in the doll hobby, and a lot of the dolls in the hobby are used for photography, art, these baby reborns are used as therapy dolls, but those that go too far by buying things like diapers and formula are odd and taking resources from real babies. It's unfortunate that it's the ones that take it too far that are the most vocal that then give a negative first impression.
There's nothing wrong with doing things a bit differently. It's ok to do pure and childlike things that hurt nobody so long as you're doing everything else you need to as an adult. I collect dolls. I don't carry them around (openly) but it is so harmless tbh lol.
exactly, there are so many harmful hobbies in the world, there's no need to get into a jiffy about this
i agree with you colecting dollsand enjoying them privatly in your house dosent make you childish or crazy.
I agree as someone who loves videogames and always gets called childish/weird whenever I let it slip. I'm not hurting anyone playing them in my free time, however she did mention they buy real baby food/formula which isn't good the real babies need that.
Doesn’t seem like you pretend your dolls are real.
There is a line these people cross between cute and harmless and neurotic and mental.
@@uditabhattacharya2824 there is a difference between a hobbies and mental health issue.
one of my relative had some psychotic issues growing up when she had her 5th miscarriage n was fond of dolls so one of her family member gv her a silicone doll to play with surprisingly she was very calm n taking care of the doll like a newborn baby..her treatments still going on hopefully she gets better.
omg it's been so long since I have seen these. As a kid living in Asia I saw this during the time when tiktok wasn't even here. Teachers in China taught us about this and said most of them have a coping problem when their dead children could be transformed into dolls. Now I see how far this has gone. And before I was just a kid in China thinking I also wanted to follow these "adults" and begged my mother for a "reborn" doll. Thank god my Asian mom never allowed it. (sorry if my English isn't good, it is my second language)
😂 I am a sculptor / doll maker - I create life like silicone dolls - why do you care of people like dolls ?
The fact that people like dolls - creates a whole industry for many artists to earn a living staying home and making dolls -
You are really mischaracterizing who our doll collectors are -
But it’s ok - if you don’t understand it -
Maybe interview someone who creates these dolls -
The tsa thing is for real :) lol
I fly to doll shows with dolls - it’s always interesting to see how people react -
Lmao I love you Brett but I’m offended since I collect dolls and I am a responsible adult with real adult job too lol I make collect, sculpt, paint dolls then have them decorated in cases on shelves. They are like poseable arts, and to me, these dolls is like the perfect display and platform when I want to create. At the same time… I don’t really understand American girls nor reborns but I can imagine someone being as passionate as me just for different reasons. 😂😂😂
I can assure you this kind of weirdness was going on before Covid, I'd say it really started around 2010 once social media really took off lol
I'm keeping my dolls because I want to have them for my kids or nieces in the future. Also I have sentimental attachment to them. 🤷🏻♀️
I used to want a reborn doll. My mom wouldn't let me have one. She said they were too creepy...
When my daughter was around 10 years old, about 20 years ago, I bought her one of those type of dolls. Not long after that, we took a flight to visit some family. Because the doll was too big to keep in her seat, we put it up in the luggage bin. One lady started getting a bit upset until she realized it was a doll. We all had a good laugh about it.
I admit I am 37 and have a reborn doll and I am NOT crazy. I have her to help with my anxiety and depression because even though she's not real she gives off the impression of holding a "real baby". I just dress my reborn up in newborn clothes but stop when it comes to formula and stuff. That's a bit too much. And yes, they are expensive. I paid $325 for mine.
It’s not real. This is not healthy
You do you! It's not hurting anyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!💖
@@kcee9111 She doesnt think her doll is real other than , ya know, it being a real doll.
All I have to say is ANXIETY I'm 10 and I have a reborn and she is AMAZING she calms me down so so much. She is 3 pounds 3.5oz and 14'' Her name is Penelope she is the Blessing Awake by Marita Winters kit you can see her on my channel/ community page but sometimes reborn are used for: Reborn dolls are also beneficial for people who have lost a child. Reborns can provide a sense of comfort and connection and by holding and caring for a reborn doll, can be a way for them to feel like they are still able to nurture and care for their child, even though they are no longer physically present.
At first, I was gonna defend them because lots of perfectly normal, well-adjusted adults collect things like vintage action figures, magic cards, comic books, or specialty board games or whatever. But this is entirely different, and disturbing.
As a man who has a bunch of framed, vintage movie posters, this kind of thing makes me feel really normal.