Oh so many modern “collector” once… It looks pretty in promo photos, but I receive it’s and it’s always a quality issue. Wonky face, cheap fabrics, messed up hair line etc More on reddit.com

I was about 10-11 years old. It was a slow fade. The process started when I was seven or eight. I started to get bored of dolls and teddies in favor for computers/video games, fashion accessories, books, sports, music, and craft kits. Slowly, I started playing with dolls less often. By 11, it was a mix of the adults around me, my interests, study pressure, and my surroundings that made me give up dolls. I still owned them until I was 12-13. However, in honor for the Barbie movie, I bought a Barbie that I would’ve liked to have as a child. More on reddit.com

“People are less judging when men choose to love an inanimate object like a racing car,” she added. “Why are people so judging when women choose to love something that looks so real?” I suspect it's because cars aren't life-like replicas of people, and most car-lovers don't treat their inanimate objects like real people. In those cases when men treat human-looking dolls like actual people (RealDoll type stuff), they're usually judged and ridiculed just as much. That said, I'm sure these dolls can do some good or at least do no harm for some people who can't conceive or adopt or who are just lonely and can't actually reliably take care of another living creature for one reason or another. More on reddit.com

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