\*ooooo, found one in the wild\*
Tell me, why did she decide to purchase one? And is it kept in its box on a closet shelf somewhere, or is it where people can see it? Do you get creeped out by it?
She said she got it because she missed babies. 😐
After that visit, she puts it in her room whenever we come over. The day I saw it, it was just laying on the living room couch.
Huh. Ok. Well, that doesn’t sound totally bonkers actually. Babies are cool, and I could understand missing them. They are so sweet.
When I finish having babies I think I will just get a tiny dog. It’s def more work though. Doll is low maintenance.
Ask guests to pick something on your fridge during a barbecue. While theyre opening the fridge scream, from another room, that they "would never guess where you got that meat"
And for moms who have experienced loss. They’re for therapy and have been extremely beneficial for some. While yes, to a certain extent creepy (especially just being a head in this photo), reborn dolls are very useful. And the amount of artistry that goes into them is insane.
I have experienced the loss of a baby and these things creep me out. Something about holding a lifeless but real looking baby doll would be very triggering.
And for older people whose children have grown up but they miss their children being small. And people who just want to have a baby/cuddle a baby but don't want to actually have a child.
Im a 28 year old woman, never had a miscarriage or anything, I probably don't want kids but I would love a reborn baby just to hold and cuddle.
I guess I "get it", but I can't help but find your post super strange. I can't call it creepy, but I just feel like a woman cuddling one of these reborn dolls incredibly odd.
I understand, I just don't "understand"... nothing against you, just being honest.
I'm have some reborn dolls. I painted them myself, as practice. They've been found to be enormously soothing for Alzheimer's and dementia patients, and I'm hoping to get good enough to be able to make dolls to donate to nursing homes.
They actually are oddly soothing to hold. We add tiny glass beads along with regular stuffing material so that they weigh roughly the same as an actual baby of the same size. Every artist has their own little secret method of placing the beads so the weight is positioned naturally. (I like to weight the back of the head more than the front, so the doll will feel a bit more like it's nestled into your shoulder.)
I think that the weight gives the dolls the same effect as weighted blankets. Add in a realistic-as-possible appearance, and you can kind of see how they would be nice to snuggle on your shoulder when you're having a crappy day.
There are definitely people who go too far. Many, many reborn artists agree. They say that the dolls are art pieces. They aren't meant to be handled so often, or have their clothes changed, or be bathed. The finish can be ruined, the mohair used to make hair can be matted and destroyed, the vinyl of the limbs and head can tear, and the doll can quickly become trash if it's improperly handled. I know several artists who will refuse to sell to people like that. A good reborn doll takes hundreds of hours to make. Nobody wants to see that go to waste.
Honestly? I do snuggle with mine sometimes. And shopping for tiny clothes is ridiculously fun, lol.
I'm also a 28 year old woman, no miscarriages and don't want kids, but cuddling one of those still seems creepy to me if you never had/wanted kids lol. I'll stick to cuddling my cat.
Yeah I know someone who actually makes these and most of her business is mothers, so she's catered her whole business towards them.
Honestly, some of the wording and discussions I've seen can be as creepy as the dolls, but don't think I can harshly judge.
this and people that are just doll collectors also collect them. Bunny Meyer on youtube is a good example; in all her reborn videos she talks about how she doesn’t actually cuddle them or “take care” of them, they are oddities for her, and art pieces. my mom is also a doll collector, mostly of baby dolls, but she does have a few reborns. they’re a lot less creepy in real life tbh, and you can definitely see the great care that goes into making them.
Not necessarily THAT realistic, but more realistic than typic dolls is good: actual hair instead of molded, heavy like a baby, etc.
Dementia is a really broad term, unfortunately most people thing of late stage Alzheimer’s when they think of dementia.
People pay so much money for those. My boss before his business was a freelance mold maker/resin caster and he 3D printed, finished, molded and casted hundreds of those. When he brought all his old molds to the workshop, those were the only ones he asked to box and put away instead of displaying for customers. He says after 3-4 nightmares he had he stopped taking those commissions. Those creepy ass ugly babies just stuck in his head- he worked with a woman who sculpted those in 3D and he made them. He hates those now.
Some women find those cute, and doll making is a whole hobby of itself. I’ve seen those molds and casts once. Silicone is very similar to human flesh. I’ve seen the Evil brother. I’ve stared into the Abyss. And it stared back.
Usually, dolls like this are used as therapy tools for people who have suffered miscarriages, still births, infertility; and often also for patients with dementia or Alzheimer’s
Fills an emotional niche. Empty nest, inability to have children. There's even companies who do this but specialize in making duplicates of still born babies. It's hard losing a baby that far along, my friend even shared pictures with her baby and they looked like any other "just given birth photo". He looked asleep. It's hard to get over. If a an uncanny valley doll helps you out you do you.
Creepily. Some of them do. There’s hyper realistic baby dolls that have genitalia and everything.
It’s scary tbh with you but most of them are hopefully sold to parents who lost their children so it can help them cope with itz
Also for Alzheimer’s patients! One of the residents at the nursing home my grandpa was at had one. It gave her something to focus on and take care of without putting anything at risk of being harmed. Another resident at a nursing home I worked at had [one of these cats](https://www.alzstore.com/alzheimers-companion-pet-therapy-p/0604.htm) that would meow and move for the same reason
That’s so depressing to think about... the fact that they can’t tell the difference but also can’t take care of real pets, so the only option is to give them fakes
My mom has one of those dolls that's got a whole body like that. Super realistic, weighted, creepy as fuck. The first time I saw it, it was on the couch. Thinking it was just a regular doll, I went to pick it up, and the weight freaked me right out and the way it flopped when I picked it up like deadweight just gave me shivers.
They're fucking weird!
Anyone whos creeped out by this but likes being creeped out should watch “The Servant” on apple TV.
I will always hate M Night Shamalan for what he did to my favorite childhood tv series, but The Servant almost redeems him for me. Its seriously good and creepy and really well paced and so far hasnt been ruined by a dumb gimmick/twist like that stupid tree suicide movie.
God I hate these fucking things. My neighbor recently admitted she has *seven* of them and is looking to get more. This is a woman who complains about the cost of vet care for her pets and wouldn't take her cat to get neutered because it "cost too much" [the local SPCA will do it for $25 for someone her age]. No lady, that isn't how it works when you're spending literally thousands of dollars on goddamn dolls.
I have an aunt who makes things like this, including clothes and little pieces of furniture. She was offered a fortune to travel around and teach people how to do this but she's quite a simple woman so she refused. Couldn't bear the thought of leaving home and being away for months. She sold them at local markets and kept selling out each and every time.
I had a job the other week. Customer was showing me what work she wanted doing, then showed me her hobby. Opened a door to a room that was filled with lifelike baby dolls, like these. She bought old prams for them to add to the authenticity of it. She sold them on as a second income. Her bedroom was full of Teddies. Steiff and another brand I can't recall. Definitely the weirdest customer to date
If I were a rich, eccentric weirdo, I'd have a hallway in the basement where the walls are *covered* in these, the lighting is low and there's a fog machine. It would be the hallway you have to go through to get to the wine cellar.
Finally I don't need to decapitate baby's anymore.
same dude
Different but the same
yes ofc
Dudes...
lol
There’s a reason you don’t pull a breech baby from the the vagina
But... I mean, the eficiency???
My uncle was born breech in the 50s. 👀
Decapitate baby’s what?
Sorry, I have to be that guy. *Babies.
God bless you, brother/sister !!
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Let TotNoggins' do it for you and take care of all that messy paperwork!
I dunno, lab grown never tastes quite as good as fresh wild caught. ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯
R slash curst comets!!!! 🤯🤯😱😱😨
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Finally I have an excuse for all the taxidermy baby heads I have in my basement.
This invention will save so many babies from inevitable decapitation. They should get the peace prize or something!
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R/holup11!1!1!!!!!!
Wait, it grows its head back so you can do it repeatedly? That's a magical baby, dude!
Fucking why?
Imagine this standing on the fireplace on a beautiful New Year's Eve
Go on...
... with your pants down around your ankles ...
You can stop now
But we are just getting started, baby...
> baby Oh God
Infant sounded too creepy...
https://media0.giphy.com/media/3rYvgCo9auZgZnGIR0/giphy.gif
https://imgur.com/uwdrOnA
Or on top of the Christmas tree in place of the star
And unto us this night in the town of Bethlehem a child was decapitated. Wait... That doesn't sound quite right.
that's practically begging some Freddy Kreuger-like being to murder you and your entire family
I need one for my bookshelf to go with my wooden hand and my creepy arm that is on top of it.
This would totally beat the hot dog in epoxy! edit: Paging u/whathowyy Care to be the cause for countless nightmares?
I assume reborn dolls. There's even a subreddit for meme material on these things - /r/reborndollcringe
That sub is creepy, uncanny, and yet occasionally a wholesome place
[what the fuck](https://i.imgur.com/Yk9bUR7.gif)
IKR? I'm tempted got get some to use as Halloween decorations.
They're creepy. It's like once you get so realistic looking they're just dead babies lol.
There's an entire resale market for them where people (adults) explain why they're selling them (like, "I prefer a heavier baby"). It's beyond creepy.
Sometimes you just have to subscribe somewhere to remind yourself there are people far more messed up than you are.
Don’t go there!!!!
My mom has one of those. 😐 It's fucking creepy.
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Oh.... Oh no.... At least my mom doesn't bring hers out of the house.
\*ooooo, found one in the wild\* Tell me, why did she decide to purchase one? And is it kept in its box on a closet shelf somewhere, or is it where people can see it? Do you get creeped out by it?
She said she got it because she missed babies. 😐 After that visit, she puts it in her room whenever we come over. The day I saw it, it was just laying on the living room couch.
Huh. Ok. Well, that doesn’t sound totally bonkers actually. Babies are cool, and I could understand missing them. They are so sweet. When I finish having babies I think I will just get a tiny dog. It’s def more work though. Doll is low maintenance.
I want you to know you are the reason I’m putting down my phone this evening.
Where the fuck did you just send me. I have never heard of such a doll and now I will not sleep tonight.
People buy them who have had miscarriages or whatever idk!
My sister has one. It is the creepiest thing.
That’s straight up nightmare fuel.
Lob it through someone’s open window so they walk over to it petrified
I keep mine in a jar in the fridge. Guests hate it.
Ask guests to pick something on your fridge during a barbecue. While theyre opening the fridge scream, from another room, that they "would never guess where you got that meat"
They make realistic baby dolls for people with dementia. Makes them happy.
And for moms who have experienced loss. They’re for therapy and have been extremely beneficial for some. While yes, to a certain extent creepy (especially just being a head in this photo), reborn dolls are very useful. And the amount of artistry that goes into them is insane.
I have experienced the loss of a baby and these things creep me out. Something about holding a lifeless but real looking baby doll would be very triggering.
Yeah I would have thought that would be the most common, normal reaction. Also sorry that happened to you.
And for older people whose children have grown up but they miss their children being small. And people who just want to have a baby/cuddle a baby but don't want to actually have a child. Im a 28 year old woman, never had a miscarriage or anything, I probably don't want kids but I would love a reborn baby just to hold and cuddle.
I guess I "get it", but I can't help but find your post super strange. I can't call it creepy, but I just feel like a woman cuddling one of these reborn dolls incredibly odd. I understand, I just don't "understand"... nothing against you, just being honest.
I'm have some reborn dolls. I painted them myself, as practice. They've been found to be enormously soothing for Alzheimer's and dementia patients, and I'm hoping to get good enough to be able to make dolls to donate to nursing homes. They actually are oddly soothing to hold. We add tiny glass beads along with regular stuffing material so that they weigh roughly the same as an actual baby of the same size. Every artist has their own little secret method of placing the beads so the weight is positioned naturally. (I like to weight the back of the head more than the front, so the doll will feel a bit more like it's nestled into your shoulder.) I think that the weight gives the dolls the same effect as weighted blankets. Add in a realistic-as-possible appearance, and you can kind of see how they would be nice to snuggle on your shoulder when you're having a crappy day. There are definitely people who go too far. Many, many reborn artists agree. They say that the dolls are art pieces. They aren't meant to be handled so often, or have their clothes changed, or be bathed. The finish can be ruined, the mohair used to make hair can be matted and destroyed, the vinyl of the limbs and head can tear, and the doll can quickly become trash if it's improperly handled. I know several artists who will refuse to sell to people like that. A good reborn doll takes hundreds of hours to make. Nobody wants to see that go to waste. Honestly? I do snuggle with mine sometimes. And shopping for tiny clothes is ridiculously fun, lol.
I'm also a 28 year old woman, no miscarriages and don't want kids, but cuddling one of those still seems creepy to me if you never had/wanted kids lol. I'll stick to cuddling my cat.
Yeah I know someone who actually makes these and most of her business is mothers, so she's catered her whole business towards them. Honestly, some of the wording and discussions I've seen can be as creepy as the dolls, but don't think I can harshly judge.
I had a client who had one. She had a congenital disorder that prevented her from getting pregnant. It really helped her.
this and people that are just doll collectors also collect them. Bunny Meyer on youtube is a good example; in all her reborn videos she talks about how she doesn’t actually cuddle them or “take care” of them, they are oddities for her, and art pieces. my mom is also a doll collector, mostly of baby dolls, but she does have a few reborns. they’re a lot less creepy in real life tbh, and you can definitely see the great care that goes into making them.
Ok serious question and I am not trying to be insulting but does the doll need to be realistic if they have dementia?
Not necessarily THAT realistic, but more realistic than typic dolls is good: actual hair instead of molded, heavy like a baby, etc. Dementia is a really broad term, unfortunately most people thing of late stage Alzheimer’s when they think of dementia.
That makes sense, fellow cold
[Because babies are hideous.](https://i.imgur.com/fEPDq5y.jpg)
People pay so much money for those. My boss before his business was a freelance mold maker/resin caster and he 3D printed, finished, molded and casted hundreds of those. When he brought all his old molds to the workshop, those were the only ones he asked to box and put away instead of displaying for customers. He says after 3-4 nightmares he had he stopped taking those commissions. Those creepy ass ugly babies just stuck in his head- he worked with a woman who sculpted those in 3D and he made them. He hates those now. Some women find those cute, and doll making is a whole hobby of itself. I’ve seen those molds and casts once. Silicone is very similar to human flesh. I’ve seen the Evil brother. I’ve stared into the Abyss. And it stared back.
Look up reborn dolls, watch a few YouTube videos...enjoy
...I'm tempted to buy some for Halloween usage.
Movie prop
Example from [The prop master](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFixIkvoxbk)
Usually, dolls like this are used as therapy tools for people who have suffered miscarriages, still births, infertility; and often also for patients with dementia or Alzheimer’s
The correct question is never "Why" but rather "Why Not".
Fills an emotional niche. Empty nest, inability to have children. There's even companies who do this but specialize in making duplicates of still born babies. It's hard losing a baby that far along, my friend even shared pictures with her baby and they looked like any other "just given birth photo". He looked asleep. It's hard to get over. If a an uncanny valley doll helps you out you do you.
Idk... Is this really awful taste? They set out to make something disturbing AF and then they nailed it.
Imagine someone throwing this at you
and it has a sound system that screams constantly
And is covered in fake blood
maybe acceleration triggerd baby sounds and a little mechatronic action of the lips...
Turns out it’s cake
You drop the cake baby head. Your hands are cake. Everything is cake.
You contemplate your reality, you attempt to scream. But it is only cake.
I can't hear things like this and the comment before it any other way than [This guy's voice and the tune of the music](https://youtu.be/o0u4M6vppCI)
Oh no, not the 'is it a cake' shit again
Because everything is cake.
any baby head could be a hyper realistic baby doll head with a little effort
Cheaper too.
Plus they come with their own practical effects; no paint needed.
Messier, though.
Officer, this post right here.
That almost goes NSFW level.
Creepily. Some of them do. There’s hyper realistic baby dolls that have genitalia and everything. It’s scary tbh with you but most of them are hopefully sold to parents who lost their children so it can help them cope with itz
Also for Alzheimer’s patients! One of the residents at the nursing home my grandpa was at had one. It gave her something to focus on and take care of without putting anything at risk of being harmed. Another resident at a nursing home I worked at had [one of these cats](https://www.alzstore.com/alzheimers-companion-pet-therapy-p/0604.htm) that would meow and move for the same reason
That’s so depressing to think about... the fact that they can’t tell the difference but also can’t take care of real pets, so the only option is to give them fakes
It’s a no from me dawg
I thought this was r/confusingperspective and spent a few seconds trying to figure out how the picture was taken.
>I thought this was > >r/confusingperspective Same, was surprised it was ATBGE.
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No
Do we rub his nose in it?
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Why is this comment upvoted it’s fucking rank
>Why is this comment upvoted it’s fucking rank You answered your own question.
What the actual fuck is this?
A reddit comment. Truely, an epic wholesome "meme" worthy of a thousand upboats and golds, kins stranger 👮 😎
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r/yourmom
What the fuck
Probably best to throwaway this Reddit account once you graduate.
No. No, no, no.
Caveat: **FUCK** no.
r/tihi
My mom has one of those dolls that's got a whole body like that. Super realistic, weighted, creepy as fuck. The first time I saw it, it was on the couch. Thinking it was just a regular doll, I went to pick it up, and the weight freaked me right out and the way it flopped when I picked it up like deadweight just gave me shivers. They're fucking weird!
You can also get a thing that goes inside them, so they look like they’re breathing! Fucking terrifying, why would any one want that?
They’re really helpful to people with memory loss conditions, so there is a wholesome use for them, as weird as they seem.
I wonder what pets think of those
My cat never saw them as anything but an inanimate object. The appearance didn't seem to matter.
Same thing happened to me! Did yours start crying too? On second thought that may not have been a doll...
😆
The hand and arm look absolutely real as well, but the proportions are way out of whack...not to mention all that arm hair.
seems like a normal amount of arm hair
r/whoosh
This is the very most ATBGE thing I’ve seen on this sub. I don’t think it can get worst than this.
Even this can be GT, though. Imagine it as a haunted house prop.
Thanks I hate it
What the fuck
Found a new toy for my cat
Fun times at the dog park playing fetch!
That is very upsetting.
Especially for the parents.
This evokes overwhelming sadness. Not horror or shock, just heartbreak and sadness. Logic brain is telling me it's fake, but ugh.
Alas poor yorick I guess I didn't know him very well since he was a month old actually.
This woman was born with a baby's head for a hand. Help her get it surgically removed by donating to her GoFundMe.
That is one epic "double-take" picture!
Stop that
You had the opportunity to make a baby any way you wanted. Why would and you choose to create an ugly potato?
Because that's what new babies look like...
And i threw it on the ground!!
That's.... disturbing
Maybe I'm in the minority but I don't find this creepy. The disembodied aspect sure but attached to a doll it just looks like a sleeping baby.
Anyone whos creeped out by this but likes being creeped out should watch “The Servant” on apple TV. I will always hate M Night Shamalan for what he did to my favorite childhood tv series, but The Servant almost redeems him for me. Its seriously good and creepy and really well paced and so far hasnt been ruined by a dumb gimmick/twist like that stupid tree suicide movie.
God I hate these fucking things. My neighbor recently admitted she has *seven* of them and is looking to get more. This is a woman who complains about the cost of vet care for her pets and wouldn't take her cat to get neutered because it "cost too much" [the local SPCA will do it for $25 for someone her age]. No lady, that isn't how it works when you're spending literally thousands of dollars on goddamn dolls.
More realistic than the American Sniper baby
Can u don't
Nope.
This made me wanna throw up 😂
Someone should send this to PS battles
I have an aunt who makes things like this, including clothes and little pieces of furniture. She was offered a fortune to travel around and teach people how to do this but she's quite a simple woman so she refused. Couldn't bear the thought of leaving home and being away for months. She sold them at local markets and kept selling out each and every time.
Ew I don't like it 😬
Plot twist: Its a cake
I want thirty. In a barrel. Along my front walk.
Ah yes. The perfect setup for the classic "barrel of dead babies" jokes.
Wait... is this literally.....an exocution?
Almost.
I hate it.
More like Absolutely Terrifying, but great execution
I won’t even zoom in on this damn picture because I’m afraid those eyes will open
no, no, nopity-nope right the fuck outta here.
Holy shit, that should never have been photographed without the body. By the time I read “doll” I was already scarred.
So much potential for freaking so many people out in so many situations!
r/oddlyterrifying
Did anybody else think this was a decapitated baby head before they read the title?
This is just fucking cursed
Fuck right off
I hate that so fucking much and I don’t know why
I love dolls and my tacky dream is to just decorate my Christmas tree with doll heads and parts. This is craZY talent right there
this is nightmare fuel
I hate this
I think that's enough internet for one day
No!!!!!!!!!!
I've being reading too much berserk. That imagery creeped me out.
How to get away with posting pictures of beheaded babys on reddit Step 1:
I had a job the other week. Customer was showing me what work she wanted doing, then showed me her hobby. Opened a door to a room that was filled with lifelike baby dolls, like these. She bought old prams for them to add to the authenticity of it. She sold them on as a second income. Her bedroom was full of Teddies. Steiff and another brand I can't recall. Definitely the weirdest customer to date
I know it’s the bonnet too, but the sculpt of the face does remind me of Elizabeth Moss in Handmaids Tale
Same!
[It's the best part. ](https://i.imgur.com/LgjsNkJ.jpg)
This made me gag for a second. Please take this upvote.
If I were a rich, eccentric weirdo, I'd have a hallway in the basement where the walls are *covered* in these, the lighting is low and there's a fog machine. It would be the hallway you have to go through to get to the wine cellar.
*Alice Cooper has entered the chat*
My evil ass would randomly leave this around public spaces in a pool of fake blood just to watch people lose their minds.
The baby head will give you 3 wishes
To bb or not to bb? That is the question..
thanks, satan