They don't make things like they used to...
A couple of years ago, I learnt about something called the "RealDoll".For those of you who are unfamiliar with the RealDoll, what it is, is a life-sized doll used primarily in conjunction with sexual gratification (ie: quiet lady to masturbate in). Defined as "The World's Greatest Love Doll", it has a poseable PVC skeleton with steel joints and silicone flesh, not to mention that it is anatomically correct in practically every way. Running upwards around $5000 + a doll, the purchasing of a RealDoll is a real testament to the type of character possessed by the owner. Often times, when the owner isn't busy scraping old semen out of the doll's orifices with a spatula, the owner of a RealDoll might form a special bond, or even refer to the doll as their "girlfriend" or "partner" and pursue active relationship with their doll. The concept of a RealDoll has made it into popular culture by way of numerous pieces of literature on the subject, as well as documentaries and movies such as Lars and the Real Girl starring Academy Award Winner: Ryan Gosling.
Today, I learnt of a new trend that's arising along the same lines as the RealDoll, it's called Reborn Dolls. What they are, are silicone babies, made to look like infants...almost too much like infants.
These dolls are each handmade and generally take at least a week to produce. The dolls are so lifelike, that they're hard not to love. The Reborns are subject to "adoption" rather than mere purchase and often times can be made to exact specification.
In the Adoption Gallery, you can see the many faces of different Reborns that have found happy homes. Some with giant eyes that are strictly comical, to a baby orangutans, to many sleeping faces that are eerily life-like, it's hard not to pick a favorite. Mine, Baby Lauren:
While a Reborn can be a great way to elevate the stress from a long day at work, or recreate the memories of a lost infant, like any hobby, can turn into an addiction. And much like the collecting of human body parts, a home full of life-like infants in a permanent state of sleep or deer-in-headlights look, is fucking creepy.
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As for ReBorns, I saw a 20/20 documentary about a lady who went out into the city and acted as though the baby was real, even getting people to hold her and such, never telling them that it was fake. Very disturbing stuff.
Although I think you could replace it with a stuffed animal, a Star Trek figurine or a sports collectible - the truth is that mentally unsound people will express themselves in many a ways...
Cathy.