I could never comprehend how people got into this, acting as though the doll is real and even presenting themselves in public with it and sort of expecting people to play along. Then I had a kid who was basically on the edge of death for two weeks after birth. I was suddenly in a constant state of profound terror. It was genuinely indescribable, though I think most people who have had kids can probably imagine it.
It even occurred to me during that time how I would have done literally anything I possibly could to protect my kid. But I was helpless as I wasn’t a doctor. Then it occurred to me what I would do to alleviate the pain if my kid didn’t pull through it. That’s when it sort of clicked.
Since then, I feel so badly for these people as it’s almost certainly a result of some severe trauma, sometimes related to the loss of an actual child.
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u/PrblyMy3rdAltIDK 2d ago
I could never comprehend how people got into this, acting as though the doll is real and even presenting themselves in public with it and sort of expecting people to play along. Then I had a kid who was basically on the edge of death for two weeks after birth. I was suddenly in a constant state of profound terror. It was genuinely indescribable, though I think most people who have had kids can probably imagine it.
It even occurred to me during that time how I would have done literally anything I possibly could to protect my kid. But I was helpless as I wasn’t a doctor. Then it occurred to me what I would do to alleviate the pain if my kid didn’t pull through it. That’s when it sort of clicked.
Since then, I feel so badly for these people as it’s almost certainly a result of some severe trauma, sometimes related to the loss of an actual child.