tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post7974912331233285141..comments2023-10-22T05:08:51.281-06:00Comments on Confessions of a Rotten Correspondent: adventures in surrealismthe rotten correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02704525054720181936noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-52689676914029146702008-10-24T11:31:00.000-06:002008-10-24T11:31:00.000-06:00I found that very sad. I wonder if it is coinciden...I found that very sad. I wonder if it is coincidence that she was in a pet shop. Maybe she needs something to look after.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-21894304771801916582008-10-24T10:44:00.000-06:002008-10-24T10:44:00.000-06:00There are women in our local nursing home that go ...There are women in our local nursing home that go on and on about 'their baby' - and the staff has found that if they give them a doll, the problem is solved.<BR/><BR/>Probably some form of dementia...setting in...making us long for those days when we nurtured those little ones.<BR/><BR/>The maternal instinct must be DEEP within us.Tiggerlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12084094580971149293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-21496277695165379292008-10-24T09:39:00.000-06:002008-10-24T09:39:00.000-06:00I didn't play with dolls much when I was little, s...I didn't play with dolls much when I was little, so I don't think I will be playing with them as an adult...besides I have the drama of a 12 (almost 13) year old in the house. That is enought already!Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777018175252208693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-39998056577809566392008-10-24T08:33:00.000-06:002008-10-24T08:33:00.000-06:00there was a whole thing about this realistic baby ...there was a whole thing about this realistic baby doll bizarreness on the today show a few weeks ago.<BR/><BR/>women take these things for walks in strollers and car seats and everything.<BR/><BR/>weird. totally weird.the planet of janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444337511603560544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-11454814793601683012008-10-24T08:06:00.000-06:002008-10-24T08:06:00.000-06:00Excuse me, "adopting" should have been in quotes.Excuse me, "adopting" should have been in quotes.TZThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115184964695756281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-38145830920928880682008-10-24T08:05:00.000-06:002008-10-24T08:05:00.000-06:00I saw a special on these on BBC America a couple o...I saw a special on these on BBC America a couple of weeks ago. They're called "reborns" and there is a very involved process in adopting them. On the show I saw, one woman adopted hers because she wanted to be treated like a new mother without the actual responsibilities of mothering (she liked to buy expensive clothes & talked about how she had no worries about poop and vomit). Another woman missed her grandson, who had moved all the way to New Zealand, so she had one made to look like him. <BR/><BR/>Very weird, and sad.TZThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115184964695756281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-87490192679515283492008-10-24T05:52:00.001-06:002008-10-24T05:52:00.001-06:00(I hear you 100% re rat food. Right with you there...(I hear you 100% re rat food. Right with you there...)Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01247084030899971480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-2659404331358449552008-10-24T05:52:00.000-06:002008-10-24T05:52:00.000-06:00It sounds like one of those lifelike baby dolls. V...It sounds like one of those lifelike baby dolls. Very creepy.<BR/><BR/>It also sounds quite sad - that the lady is filling a gap somewhere. Sitting on the floor in a store? Really sad.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01247084030899971480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-58779791913466842812008-10-24T05:38:00.000-06:002008-10-24T05:38:00.000-06:00That's a beautiful picture of a baby that you have...That's a beautiful picture of a baby that you have up there, is it a real baby or is it a doll? If it is a doll, I want one just like it. I could dress it and hug it and pamper it and sing to it...nobody better try and take it away from me!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-7149100208577580002008-10-24T00:43:00.000-06:002008-10-24T00:43:00.000-06:00I am always seeing adverts in our magazines, showi...I am always seeing adverts in our magazines, showing dolls for sale. Realistic babies that are frighteningly real. They ARE very attractive.<BR/><BR/>There was an old lady round here who used to push a real baby pram and inside she had several of these dolls. She used to say, "There is a boy baby in there. He has a proper willy & all!"<BR/>She was either VERY lonely or had gone back to second childhood.<BR/>I'd have given my eye teeth for a doll like that when I was little.<BR/>Sad really.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-21655879661022238692008-10-24T00:33:00.000-06:002008-10-24T00:33:00.000-06:00That's so strange. I like that your first thought ...That's so strange. I like that your first thought was to wonder if it was a bizarre social experiment, instead of immediately deciding that the woman was crazy. <BR/><BR/>I was in our local pet store yesterday too. And the weather was miserable here too. But there the similarities end.-Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08359625931588140579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-91411108150231037422008-10-23T23:36:00.000-06:002008-10-23T23:36:00.000-06:00Coincidentally, I saw an article about this on TV ...Coincidentally, I saw an article about this on TV a few nights ago. I didn't understand any of their explanations.willowtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09173637121496772685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-71081857758992924362008-10-23T22:43:00.000-06:002008-10-23T22:43:00.000-06:00do you know they actually have some kind of dolls ...do you know they actually have some kind of dolls that are so realistic & women actually buy them and treat them like real babys? for the life of me i can't remember what they're called. it's weird alright.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365631315923740004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-54439058628051721932008-10-23T21:53:00.000-06:002008-10-23T21:53:00.000-06:00I often think that I have either entered a third d...I often think that I have either entered a third dimension, or some bizarre social experiment. Then I remember people are just weird.<BR/><BR/>I, being one of the afore mentioned weird people, couldn't register my comment yesterday, but wanted to say I am glad your wait is over and you can really move on. I liked your video... that was perfect for the post!!!<BR/><BR/>Happy days!!!Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563150483422859462noreply@blogger.com