Ladies (and gents?) as a child did you play with dolls?
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IrisSenior
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Yes. I had a doll you could feed water with a baby bottle and it would "pee" out it's bum. My 2 younger sisters would get dolls too and we all played together taking care of our "babies".
I had a Raggedy Ann, Betsy Wetsy, Barbie, paper dolls, and what we called a "Bride Doll". The Bride Doll was the largest and it had on a beautiful yellow (?) dress. It was too pretty to actually play with. Mostly, I just looked at it with envy; I wanted a dress like that! And my Auntie bought me one. Too dressy for school or any place else. I would cry when my Mother wouldn't let me wear it to school. I would just wear it around the house.
The Betsy Wetsy was probably the favorite. I will never forget waking up one morning, looking out my bedroom window and there she was naked, hanging from a tree. My brothers. @oslooskar, you can't be one of them since those two are long gone. Those same brothers also put a snake in my bed. To this day, I hate snakes! Wasn't ever too wild about my brothers, either.
The Betsy Wetsy was probably the favorite. I will never forget waking up one morning, looking out my bedroom window and there she was naked, hanging from a tree. My brothers. @oslooskar, you can't be one of them since those two are long gone. Those same brothers also put a snake in my bed. To this day, I hate snakes! Wasn't ever too wild about my brothers, either.
Well, you can't be my sister because she is also long gone.
Packerjohn
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No, never! As a kid I played with cap guns, BB guns, sling shots and good ole bow and arrows that we all made at home. No, I'm not a gun nut at all; actually I am a very strong pacifist!
jujube
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My nephew had become attached to one of my granddaughter's babydolls (they were almost twins, so this must have been at about two years old). I bought him a nice little boy doll and he had a great time with it. I'm not sure his father approved of it, though.
It's a pity that boys aren't encouraged to play with dolls. Playing with dolls helps children work out problems and family/friend relationships. If you listen to a child playing with a doll, you'll hear a lot of interesting things. You might even hear yourself as they talk to the doll like you talk to them. I could hear what my daughter was saying to her dolls and I DID hear myself....it gave me some pause for thought.
It's a pity that boys aren't encouraged to play with dolls. Playing with dolls helps children work out problems and family/friend relationships. If you listen to a child playing with a doll, you'll hear a lot of interesting things. You might even hear yourself as they talk to the doll like you talk to them. I could hear what my daughter was saying to her dolls and I DID hear myself....it gave me some pause for thought.
Those were great days. Here's an old photo of me with my gang, taken at a birthday party in Vallejo, California, in either 1948 or 1949. I'm second from the left.
VaughanJB
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Dolls? No.
But I did have an Action Man. Which is a doll by a different name.
I had my Action Man until one day when positioning him to shoot some invisible enemy, I noticed a piece of elastic attached to his upper thigh. I got a pair of scissors - for no other reason that children are curious - and cut it. That was a mistake, because his arms and legs fell off.
No, I always disliked dolls, thought they were creepy.
Timewise 60+
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No dolls, that would have been weird! But I did have a bunch of those small rubber army guys that I fought many a battle with. They were great fun. My dad fought in WWII and his stories always inspired me to go fight a few more battles...