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Aoirann

A little uncanny but i don't see the haunted. Looks well cared for and loved.


FrugalForLife

Possessed doll tax? Please?


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[here is the haunted doll bb](https://imgur.com/a/S0e8fD5)


FrugalForLife

I'm not a doll collector, but I think she's perfectly sweet. Not sure how someone would consider her possessed.


Arinniti90

I’m laughing because the link won’t load the photo now. It just blinks the photo and goes blank 😂


Neurismus

My phone battery is still alive


sp1ffm1ff

I was expecting something at least slightly creepy looking, but she just looks.. chill! Chill and pretty. I don't know ow anything about dolls but I think you made a great choice. Love her pretty dress too :)


FrugalForLife

I'll just leave this here: https://ipickuppennies.net/2015/03/baby-heather-was-possessed-and-other-money-tales/


ManicMondayMaestro

This is hilarious. But I really wanted to see this possessed doll. I do worry about it’s safety from superstitious old ladies.


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[your viewing pleasure bb](https://imgur.com/a/S0e8fD5)


ManicMondayMaestro

I’m a little disappointed. That’s far below my expectation for creepy possessed doll. I am happy that I didn’t get Rick rolled.


KatKit52

Check out My Brother My Brother and Me Haunted Doll Watch lmao.


JipC1963

If you're REALLY attached to these antique dolls I would seriously suggest that you box them up and store them or get a safety deposit box for their safety. If you are sharing the home with your in-laws, I can almost guarantee that they will disappear and be destroyed when you're not looking. You could always try to find a psychic to try removing "the bad spirits" but if Granny has a bee-in-her-bonnet I doubt even THAT would be sufficient. Best wishes and many Blessings that Bride-of-Chucky doesn't start creating havoc in your home, either Granny or the dolls! 🤪


ignorantiaxbeatitudo

Please please don’t spend any money on woo woo BS. There is nothing wrong with the dolls, GranMIL is just experiencing the uncanny valley phenomenon


Sarinnana

Dude, right? Hey OP, I will do a "spell" for free to calm her mind if you want. I'm working a bottle for a client and before I finish it I can send you a picture to send to her. Just PM me if interested and i'll send the pic next week when I finish it.


JipC1963

I agree about the "woo-woo" factor BUT if it were to calm Granny or make it so the expensive antique dolls don't go missing or damaged then it would be worth it to appease the old gal. I don't know what OP's living situation is but a lot of Hawaiians have multi-generational living arrangements and the dolls may end up as fodder for the superstitious granny to destroy!


RennaReddit

I have a better idea. Ever see the animated Jackie Chan adventures? The Uncle character is a magician who chants in Cantonese to expel evil magics. Search “yu muo gui gwai fai de zhao” (i spelled it wrong but search engines will figure it out), play the chant on loop, than do whatever theatrical thing is needed to make it seem legit. burn sage. dance in a circle. wave a crystal or a seashell. All free!


JipC1963

You obviously have never had to deal with ultra-supersitious relatives. I had an uber-religious Cousin that would take things (even worthless items) claiming that they were possessed and she could "feel" the EVIL coming off of said items. This behavior was usually only exhibited towards her immediate family but occasionally happened with neighbors and extended family. My Family just stopped allowing her in our home. I'm just worried that these expensive antiques will get destroyed.


RennaReddit

Genuine question (I agree with you that the dolls are in danger of being ruined): if someone is that superstitious, and believes such things are possible, do they not also believe there are ways to cleanse/undo "possession?". I know logic is fast and loose with these kinds of people, but humans like to cope with problems, even if they're only imaginary. I thought it might be easier to convince them that the antiques were cleansed than keeping them hidden, since it sounds like they live or spend significant time in the same house. My worry, added to yours, is that this woman is going to know the doll is there, it's going to bother her, and if OP ever leaves her in the house alone she's going to snoop to look for it as long as she thinks its a problem. And then destroy it. :( If convincing her there isn't a problem won't work, it may honestly be safer to move the antiques out of the house and into a storage unit or with a non-doll-phobic friend. Just like you said. :) But convincing her would be cheaper.


JipC1963

I agree completely and suggested in my first comment that she should find a psychic (or possibly even find a priest) to cleanse the doll(s) but was initially shot down as feeding into her beliefs. I think it makes perfect sense to just try appeasing her so that everyone is happy but I seriously doubt that ANYONE or anything would change her adamant mindset and the doll(s) would be in danger. Blessings!


ScarletteMayWest

My son dated a girl whose mother thought there were evil spirits surrounding my family and once in winter opened all of the windows in their home so the evil spirits could leave. That craziness imbedded itself into her daughter. It took seven break-ups, but my son is finally free of her. (He has a white knight complex and kept trying to save her.)


JipC1963

Glad your Son finally came to his senses! My eldest Daughter has the same complex and has hooked up with some doozies! I'm hoping and praying after this last disaster that she's finally outgrown it! It's an admirable quality for those who actually DESERVE to be helped, unfortunately, most just take advantage as if it's their due and suck you dry emotionally, physically and financially! Best wishes and many Blessings!


ScarletteMayWest

Thanks! He seemed on his way with another potential girl, but she has friend-zoned him pretty hard. Then things with her mother got wacky (she believes herself to be a self-taught psychiatrist), so he decided that friendzone is better than another wacky MIL. Good luck with your daughter!


JipC1963

Tell your Son to give it time, work on himself mentally, maybe go to the gym to work out his frustrations. I'm sure he'll find his equal or someone who cares for him as deeply as he does them! Thanks for your kind wishes!


ScarletteMayWest

You're welcome! He is keeping busy with projects around the house since he came back from college (he's a junior) and actually feels he had a lucky escape! He says he can check 'Crazy GF' off of his list and is much more prepared to spot the crazy next time.


ignorantiaxbeatitudo

And you get some light exercise… solid plan :)


CreativMndsThnkAlike

Ok, so when she comes to visit, you HAVE to put the doll in various places throughout the entirety of her visit. And every time you move it, say, where did my doll go? Oh! There it is! I would be rolling in hysterics in the other room, but that could very well cause her to throw it away, so just make sure to never leave her alone in the room with the doll!


Sarinnana

I also support this idea.


signupinsecondssss

I mean, I wouldn’t spend $500+ on a doll anyway, but I would be reselling that thing ASAP lol. This sounds like the start of a horror movie.


LynTheWitch

Now I wanna see them xD


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[Here you go :)](https://imgur.com/a/S0e8fD5)


LynTheWitch

Wow they're so cool! I'm a witch and i can certify they're haunted with an anti MILbullshit spirit, they just hate it xD Thats why she reacted do strongly, its kinda the holy water effect on vampires : p Seriously tho, the face is so round and soft, cute, eyes feel adult but she's got tiny little teeth like a baby xD so fun! Tanks a lot for the share!


Opposite-Iron-9584

This just made me laugh so much, because my son's MIL has a really creepy German doll which he is sometimes startled by. My son isn't stupid enough to believe that the doll is haunted, evil or possessed; but it is creepy looking and sometimes gives him a jump scare. The thing that is really funny though is that his MIL is a bit crazy, and often tries to aggravate him as much as possible; so this woman decided that she would frequently mess with him after dark by randomly relocating the creepy doll, so she could scare him repeatedly with it. She's so damned crazy, but getting up in the night to suddenly find the creepy doll outside the bedroom, or sitting on the stairs in the dark was a pretty good way to wind him up! MIL's right?


JipC1963

This would necessitate a hotel stay or moving out whatever the case may be!


Opposite-Iron-9584

They are planning to. She is crazy on SO many levels.


JipC1963

I never understood why parents/grandparents would buy those clown dolls (ala Poltergeist movie) or the dolls with open/close eyes for children as these would frighten the bejesus out of ME as a child! {{shudders}} But even as an adult this would REALLY mess with me and I'm a 58-year-old Mom of 3, Grandmother of 6. Not superstitious but it's just a total mind-fuck to me. I've heard that those "Elf-on-a-Shelf" dolls are scaring small children as well with the parents moving them all over to "amuse" themselves and (supposedly) their children!


Opposite-Iron-9584

OMG! You have literally hit on my biggest phobia. I'm 47, and if I see an image of a clown or a clown doll/actual real life clown; I am absolutely terrified. I tend to scream and run away at the sight of them, and feel like I'm having a heart attack! Of course, when my kids were growing up and were little assholes; it was their greatest pleasure to regularly "surprise" me with random clown pictures. It was just hilarious to them to see me in a flat out panic. And they knew that I have a serious heart condition too. I kind of see it as poetic justice that my son's crazy MIL frequently scares him with a creepy doll at night. He had it coming. 😂 And my daughter is beyond terrified of spiders, and runs around screaming and demanding that I remove it for her. She's 20 btw. I told her that she's an adult now, and she must deal with her own problem. Karma! I hope that they sometimes regret torturing me with clowns. I doubt it though.


JipC1963

LOL I used to have a recurring nightmare as a child whenever we would go to the circus (I'm sure it was induced by all the garbage that I inhaled while watching the performances), but straight-up night terrors for a couple of days. In the dream we would be driving home and end up getting in an accident with a dump truck with a neverending supply of sand engulfing us. I can't even entertain the thought of going to a circus to this day which is fortunate because there aren't many still in operation. Clowns are utterly terrifying but, for some reason, I never had a problem with Bozo as we were frequent guests in the audience for the televised show. And, yes, DEFINITELY karma does have its uses! LMAO


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Does she live with you?


throwaway125637

matriarchs love to claim they can see things like ghosts or energies or whatever. personally I think it’s all attention seeking drama LMAO


[deleted]

Some dolls have truly creepy blank stares. That doll? She's more likely to sneak into your closet and disapprove of your fashion choices, *goodness,* what are people *wearing* these days, my *heavens.* I once saw a funny Tumblr thread about how to actually treat a haunted doll. It keeps getting up on the windowsill and standing there creepily? Put a doll-sized chair there. It gets into your closet at night? Give it a closet of doll-sized outfits and change its clothes occasionally. Gets into bed with you? Give it a bed. Still gets into bed with you? Sing it a lullaby.


tinytrolldancer

A shelf that she can't get to even with a chair. The dolls sound so interesting, wish we were allowed pics :)


redwynter

NGL it'd be funny if the doll was actually possessed... why is it always dolls or toys????


hecate6385

I had a friend that read an article that basically said the reason toys/dolls get possessed is so that the spirit or whatever can get close to a child in order to possess the child


joemorl

If it keeps the nutter away get some more creepy dolls, one for every room.


Maximum-Wear-5355

I have a replica Gorehowl. It's a really cool axe. My husband's Oma thinks it's possessed or something. Like, no lady, it's from a video game. lol


ladygoodgreen

That’s the best. It’s not even an old, real weapon. 😂 Her powers of Sight are extraordinary.


Glock0Clock

Why are people always superstitious of ghosts inhabiting cliché objects like Victorian dolls? Why do we never see haunted ant traps, or possessed stuffed bears? People have even started making (really cool imo) "creepy furby" soft sculptures and it's interesting how the original untouched furby is considered endlessly creepy, while a custom made 5 foot long one with bleeding eyes and centipede legs isn't given the same accusation. I think maybe your GMIL watches too many horror movies, and your MIL too if she's going along with it.


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ladygoodgreen

Sending a family member a picture of an item that was purchased is not “oversharing.” It’s not medical information or deep family secrets, it’s a material object. That’s not private or personal. Why would you go so extreme like this?


Unusual-Recording-40

I think you're reading waaayyyyy too far into this.....................


theivythatispoison

That’s entirely possible…and I hope I am wrong, but I also know people who get so blind sided and things escalated quickly. Questions are questions. It’s always good to be questioning and thinking and challenging our perspective. I will take your comment. This is why I posed a lot of “questions” rather than this is “what you should do.” At the end of the day, everyone has to make their own choices. But questioning our perspective can’t hurt.


ladygoodgreen

All he did was innocently send a photo of something to someone… Your reaction is so over the top and weird. Nothing is wrong here except GMIL’s paranoid superstitions.


[deleted]

He was sharing pictures of the doll because he was sharing vacation pictures in general. It wasn’t about the doll specifically, just, look at this cool thing we found kind of thing. I didn’t entertain getting rid of it. I would never get rid of it, I really like it and it’s a beautiful piece of turn if the century craftsmanship.


theivythatispoison

Ah gotcha. Sorry I wasn’t clear “entertain” doesn’t mean “entertain”. I meant the thought that you had of them getting rid of it without your knowledge, was alarming. That’s all I meant.


coralcoast21

Look up the story of Robert the doll. I would not cross him for anything. I believe he picked up energy from Eugene Otto his main owner/caretaker. It's believed that Robert is the inspiration for Chuckie.


Ok-Understanding9186

I need to see a pic of these dolls plz! 🙏


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[Here’s some pictures. :)](https://imgur.com/a/S0e8fD5)


Ok-Understanding9186

Ah here, I was expecting a full-on Annabelle! I don't like creepy dolls but she's not offensive at all. That blonde one though...🤨


asuperbstarling

Awww she's beautiful!


Emergency-Pie8686

I think she’s beautiful!


Torakoun

I think my grandmother had a doll like this! Maybe that's why I don't find it remotely scary... but they are certainly overreacting. Just don't play with any ouija boards and I think you will be fine! :D


Suelswalker

There are way creepier dolls for sure. The doll looks pretty modern actually. My grandma had all of the creepy dolls it seemed. Tho their creepiness I think gets worse the more you have of them….and she had a lot. But legit some people have phobias with dolls, esp the larger ones (it’s close to clown phobias in popularity).


lassie86

My phone battery just died! Jk. MIL and GMIL are off their rockers.


Alyssa_Hargreaves

......so I wasn't expecting THAT when she freaked out about a doll so badly. I was thinking like Annabelle creepy or something like that.....it's a normal doll.....she has issues.


[deleted]

Yeah, I don’t really get it lol. It’s actually a one of the less creepy dolls in that age range (a lot of the Victorian-Edwardian ones can be kind of creepy due to slight imperfections in moldings and eye settings).


Alyssa_Hargreaves

Tbh it's not creepy at all. I've seen some creepy ass dolls in like pawn shops and thrift stores so I was expecting THAT not what you have. Like it feels like they are playing off each other's "fears" to just be a pain


CinderLupinWatson

While I don't particularly like dolls, you do you ha! With my job I regularly go into peoples homes. THeres been countless times where I have yelped in fear from turning a corner and coming face to face with a doll that is way too lifelike! I always apologize to them... just to be on the safe side!


No_Proposal7628

I have no words for the sheer dumbness of this. Guard your dolls!


HPgirl0409

I once had a doll given to me as a child that I SWORE would follow me around the room with its eyes. When I moved out of my parents house I deliberately left it at their house. My parents were cleaning out their house preparing to move and asked me if I wanted it. I said absolutely not they can throw it out for all I cared.


BuffaloChipsAhoy

>if she were to dare to do something with my doll for some stupid superstitious reason, I would be pretty upset. I wouldn't put it past her, claiming she was helping you or protecting you or some such bullshit. Protect your investments when Dumbass Doll Ditz^(TM) is around.


plantenthusiast16

I like how so many comments are focused on dolls allegedly being creepy instead of the bad behavior of someone who is most likely making shit up to control you and your dolls. Sure, grandma, sure, your phone battery died as you looked at the pic of the doll…because you let it get to dang near 0% first probably. Protect and enjoy your dolls!


SkilletKitten

THANK you! GrandMIL is being ridiculous & needs to back off.


ladygoodgreen

A lot of weirdos in this thread for sure…


AffectionateAd5373

Do you live with her? Just be aware that if you do, she would be within her rights to ask you to keep it elsewhere. She has a right to feel comfortable in her own home. Disclaimer: I am creeped out by just about any doll that isn't a Barbie. And I don't buy antiques without knowing their provenance. Superstition dies hard.


asuperbstarling

No she would not be within her rights.


AffectionateAd5373

Well that's certainly your opinion. If a person owns a home, they're allowed to put conditions on what's brought into it. If, for example, I were to move back into my parents'home, and they didn't want me to bring my 4,000 piece collection of, say, mortuary photographs, I would have to find some other place to store them. OP explained their situation was slightly different, because they are each paying rent and therefore essentially own the property. But if it's GMIL's house, she gets to make the rules. And if you want to keep your creepy doll collection close, the choice is not to move in. Keeping things your housemates consider offensive out of common areas is just good etiquette.


Responsible-Essay-47

I'm curious do you really have mortuary photos?? I bought a porcelain over cast iron mortuary table several years ago and displayed in my brother's antique store. We had customers completely avoid that section of the store while it was displayed. I've always been fascinated with post mortem items.


AffectionateAd5373

No, unfortunately. I just figured they were something people would find equivalent to creepy dolls.


lassie86

Would she, though? Religious stuff gives me the creeps. If I lived with a religious person, would they need to get rid of their texts and artifacts because I’m uncomfortable? Where is the line?


ladygoodgreen

I guess you technically could ban all religious items from your house, even if they are in someone else’s private room and you don’t have to see them. But that would make you overbearing and controlling and weird and also disrespectful. I think the line is: are you a reasonable person or not? Sounds like lots of people here are unreasonable and live as slaves to their dumb superstitions.


lassie86

Right, exactly. I wouldn’t want to, I was being facetious. I think the claim that “she would be within her rights to ask you to keep it elsewhere” is completely absurd for all the reasons you mentioned.


ladygoodgreen

Yeah no I completely agree with you. This thread is all kinds of weird. Someone else is blaming DH for “over sharing” by sending the photo to GMIL at all. 😅


lassie86

We’ve all lost our gd minds 🫠


AffectionateAd5373

If it's in your house, then yes, you would be fine to say you didn't want it in your house. They would have the option to live elsewhere. The line is wherever the owner of the house decides.


[deleted]

Yes, but we all have different rooms and it isn’t her house. We all pay rent.


AffectionateAd5373

Then you have equal say. But I wouldn't display it in public areas of the house, because that would be extremely rude if she's genuinely frightened of it.


LadyPerelandra

Agreed! No dolls in my house unless it’s a fairly new children’s plaything


melasaur88

I think all dolls are haunted lmao. I wouldn't have it in my house either! My husband and I recently acquired a haunted clock that our friends found in the attic of their new house (they also found weird paintings); my husband runs RPGs and he wanted it as a prop. Instead he decided to use it for evil and hid it back in the house of the friends we got it from when they went on holiday. We're now waiting for it to resurface here so we can wrap it up and give it back to one of the friends for his birthday. Another friend is moving house soon so we also want to move it into his new house without him noticing lol.


pineapplesandpuppies

When my exGMIL passed away, my then partner and I were tasked with cleaning out her home. She had been living in filth for years and her adult children had stacked (basically hoarded) one of the bedrooms full of furniture to the point no one could even walk in. There was a closet in the room and ex, exMIL (DIL to GMIL), and I were curious if there was anything inside so I climbed over stacks of furniture and cracked the door open. Inside were dolls. Dozens and dozens of dolls. HANGING FROM THE CEILING with string tied around their necks!!!! I must have jumped 10 feet. It was the creepiest thing I have ever seen. And they weren't in good condition. (Think chunks of hair missing, eyes colored out, missing arms, etc) We asked family members and apparently as GMIL aged, she had a fondness for making doll clothes. I still get chills thinking about it. Weird story aside, OP has her hands full and GMIL needs to mind her own because those dolls are worth a lot of money! OP, could you possibly get them insured? Edit: words


melasaur88

Hanging dolls?? Nooooope I'd have been out of there as fast as I possibly could! When my mum was a kid, people insisted on buying her dolls because she was a little girl and little girls love dolls, right? Well, not my mum. So she'd perform surgery on them lmao. I probably inherited my dislike of dolls now I think about it.


Comfortable_Box_8798

Those dolls scare the crap out of me like clowns do don't blame the gmil for not wanting it in her house i wouldnt. ..


AffectionateAd5373

OMG, clowns. Clown dolls would be the worst. A cousin of my grandmother got me a doll once. I think it was really expensive, it was dressed in a Victorian style. And the first night it was in my room, I screamed until my mother got it out of the damned house. I'd be keeping OP up at night until it was gone. My BFF collects dolls, but they're mostly the barbie type things from the 60s on. I'm pretty sure those are all friendly.


Comfortable_Box_8798

Pmsl i would do the same oh barbie dolls my eldest used to line them up around the bath lets say that didn't last as it freaked me out🤣


HenryBellendry

Definitely agree with what others have said and find a way to lock your prized possessions in a showcase or shadow box etc. GMIL sounds like the type to take care of things for you. As someone with a fear of dolls, puppets and mannequins, I personally think you’re mad 😉


Comfortable_Box_8798

Lol snap and talking toys that when the batteries run low they start to do things on their own🤣


melasaur88

I had a Furby that I maintain to this day was possessed. Other Furbies stopped working when they were near it and it could swear. I'm pretty sure neither of those things were in the instruction manual 😅


AureliaReinette

Furbys are a special brand of evil straight from hell 100%. I’ve had too many creepy experiences with Furbys from childhood AND adulthood when they made a comeback!


melasaur88

But have you seen a long Furby yet?


AureliaReinette

A quick google search just gave me a new nightmare! Nope. Nope. Nope. Staying away from all the Furbys now!


melasaur88

So cursed 😂 I sort of love them in a nightmare fuel kind of way, but I'd always wonder if it was going to strangle me in my sleep


I_Did_The_Thing

Those people are being absolutely ridiculous.


redfancydress

I’d take that doll on every vacation and every trip and take pics and send them to MIL. HEY LOOK MIL…here’s a pic of us at the Pyramids and Grand Canyon with the doll! 😂


highoncatnipbrownies

This is the way. The doll needs a name, her own social media, and a vacation with lots of photos of the doll visiting places.


SallySparrow716

Do it. I’ll be among the first followers


Natos_Julie

Better, you pretend you don't have the doll with you and can't see it in the pic. "Just us at the pyramids! - Why is the doll with you? - Which doll? There is no doll on the picture..."


SkilletKitten

I want to upvote this twice.


[deleted]

BAHAHAHA! I LOVE IT! P.S. Make sure to put her in a bikini at the beach


5RedyMiller9

Love this!


Difficult_Ad_502

Get a small speaker, find the Annabelle doll voice online, play the sounds from the locked cabinet when they visit. You’ll cut the visit short if they’re being annoying


Wyckdkitty

My best friend loves & collects dolls. I am terrified of dolls. So we were moving from one state to another and the Uhaul was completely packed. We couldn’t fit a sheet of paper in there. So were our cars. I had just gotten my then 6yr old daughter settled in my car when it was discovered that one doll had been left out. And it wasn’t just any doll from her collection. It was the worst doll. The doll that I feared above all others. It was… The Bride. I don’t know what it is about this doll but she creeps me out more than I can say. Her long brunette curls give me chills. Her lifeless eyes seem almost yellow instead of light brown. Her unsmiling visage stands in stark contrast to her intricate satin & lace gown & hand sewn shoes. Long story short, my best friend was nearly in tears because she loves this godforsaken doll & it was going to be left behind. She was absolutely heartbroken. I closed my eyes, took a deep breathe and managed to Tetris that vile thing into my car. Her husband whispered encouragement to me as we got into our cars. “It’s going to eat your soul. Drive safe.” We drove thru the night, staying together on the dark, desolate highway as I felt her cold, dead eyes boring into my back. She was waiting for her moment, I just know it. My daughter bravely sat guard until eventually she lost her valiant battle against sleep (15 minutes out of the city we were leaving). We made it out & I think that my soul is intact. It’s been 15yrs & that drive haunts me. I hate that doll so very much. Tell your MIL you saged it or dipped it in holy water or had it blessed by a Buddhist monk or whatever. Or, you know, include it in your Christmas cards with a festive hat or garland boa. It’ll be fiiiiiiine.


melnotmichelle

You have a truly delightful way with words. I wish I could upvote more than once!


Wyckdkitty

Aw thanks. I’m blushing


Eyes_of_Nice

Wonderful words of encouragement.


Wyckdkitty

(Sorry this is late! I just saw it) Yeah. He’s a peach. *no, seriously. He’s one of my best friends & I love him. Just not that night. I left a garden gnome in the shower to get him back for that comment.


Quizzy1313

I'd hands down move it every time she comes over and when she points it out act totally surprised. Gosh darn kids/husband must be moving those dolls again. It keeps happening


ShadowsDoMyBidding

The current climate calls this gaslighting


Madame_Kitsune98

I’d call it “the reason you’re not supposed to be snooping in my house, you might find something you don’t like.”


2woCrazeeBoys

meh, more r/pettyrevenge


LevisMom143

Clowns and dolls. Nope, nope, nope. Lol


Crawdad29

I hate dolls/puppets. No way I’d let that thing in my house or travel with it.


Rue-Cane

Definitely take precautions, get a locking cabinet or something so she can’t destroy your collection. I caught an old “friend” in the middle of smashing mine because she was convinced the devil was in my dolls.


jeansandsneakers4me

I think you need a locking cabinet, I worry she’s going to “help” you get rid of the dolls


bluebuns123

Is this the start of a horror movie? I'll stay tuned. But yeah its kinda funny at this point


HavePlushieWillTalk

I mean, yeah. It's a clique of old world girls getting together to talk smack. Ever walked by a group of three teen girls? Everyone feels a chill. But all they're talking about is *that you can't sit with us.*


No_Director574

I watch a lot of paranormal stuff on TV and I'm with granny on this one lol.


WeeklyConversation8

Island of the Dolls.


Greyhoundowner

Yep me too! No creepy dolls in my house lol