tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387442193544815432.post305123225067360937..comments2018-02-09T14:54:51.402-06:00Comments on Meta-Parent™: Baby Dolls, Snails and Puppy Dog TailsLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15613219560263994013noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387442193544815432.post-31087303832994397142011-09-26T14:34:25.021-05:002011-09-26T14:34:25.021-05:00Hi Aym, and thank you for reading and commenting! ...Hi Aym, and thank you for reading and commenting! I agree, it is a strange double-standard and I can't really wrap my head around why some people see it as so wrong for boys to play with "girl" toys. The only reason I can imagine is maybe it somehow threatens their male-ness? As I noted in this piece, though, I think more males in our culture could benefit from having exposure to traditionally female activities - all it can do is make them more well-rounded as people.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613219560263994013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387442193544815432.post-18103814295972488702011-09-24T21:06:45.460-05:002011-09-24T21:06:45.460-05:00Hi there, followed you back from BlogHer. You make...Hi there, followed you back from BlogHer. You make a lot of really interesting points, some of which occurred to me as I was buying the doll for my daughter in the first place -- they're all pink, they all come with bottles, they all "do" things. That trifecta is hard to avoid, which is why I ended up with a doll that came with a bottle and talked. <br /><br />It is strange that girls doing "boy" things or playing with "boy" toys is considered OK, but boys playing with "girl" toys or exhibiting "girl" behavior is not.aymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899428751522230710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387442193544815432.post-51888103057784702962011-08-12T21:09:00.035-05:002011-08-12T21:09:00.035-05:00Wow, Danyel! Thank you for sharing! I absolutely l...Wow, Danyel! Thank you for sharing! I absolutely love the story about you breastfeeding your dolls. That is something I just never remember doing, probably because it's not something I saw often growing up.<br /><br />About the Waldorf dolls...I could be wrong, but I believe those are actually in the Montessori vein.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613219560263994013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387442193544815432.post-31244700808286826252011-08-12T19:45:06.978-05:002011-08-12T19:45:06.978-05:00Great post. Recently I was putting away my old bab...Great post. Recently I was putting away my old baby dolls when I found my favorite doll. I had never known why was she my favorite, she was porcelain, had light brown wisps painted on for hair, came with no accessories, and wore simple white gown. But then I noticed, she was the only realistic doll I owned that had brown eyes. <br /><br />While I could go off on growing up begging every christmas and birthday for a doll that looked more like me, I will stick to boys and dolls.<br /><br />There is a great post from a Dad and his coming to terms with his son's doll, another really good read. <br />http://mothering.com/parenting/real-boys-play-with-dolls<br /><br />Because of the article above article my hubs-to-be made sure that one of our first gifts to his new nephew was a doll. He said "I want him to grow up to be a compassionate and thoughtful person. A simple way to do that, is to teach him to be kind to his baby." <br /><br />So we picked up a really cute little cloth doll at a education store in Leewood, KS. We liked it because it was gender neutral, the face was expressionless, but not creepy and it was 100% cotton. While I was looking for another one of these dolls for my niece or nephew (we find out next week!) I learned their name, Waldorf dolls, found a ton of them on Estsy! <br />http://www.etsy.com/shop/mollysplayground<br /><br />Another tid bit...<br />I used to breast feed my dolls. All of the babies that in my very large family were breast fed, so that is what I saw. I would sit next to my mom and my tias and pretend to breast feed while they did. My cousins and I would play and when the baby doll would "cry" we would mimic all of the things that we saw, diaper, rocking, singing, bottle feeding and breast feeding. I even remember one of my older cousins correcting me while play-breastfeeding to "make sure to hold the baby's head like this..."Danyelnoreply@blogger.com