|
![]() ![]() ![]() |
This topic is archived. |
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010) |
![]() |
Liberal_in_LA
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:34 PM Original message |
Are today's girls abandoning their dolls too soon? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Brickbat
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why parents give these electric gadgets to their kids is beyond me. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Liberal_in_LA
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. good point. Boys are abandoning trucks at earlier ages also |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
mzteris
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Back whenTeddy Ruxpin came on the market |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
iris27
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 05:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
103. It also did not have a mouth or eyes that moved, which meant it was much less likely to scare |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
mzteris
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 06:06 PM Response to Reply #103 |
105. unless you tripped over it in the middle of the night |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
iris27
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 06:08 PM Response to Reply #105 |
107. LOL for real...I'm crying |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Odin2005
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
64. When I was 4 (1990) my doc told my mom that video games would help my fine motor skills. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Winterblues
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
67. Boys like doll..er scratch that.. action figures also.. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
BamaGirl
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 11:07 PM Response to Reply #67 |
116. Definitely |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
mzteris
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. all children are giving up their TOYS |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
emmadoggy
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
79. I agree with you. nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SoCalDem
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
80. Children are being raised at daycare |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
XemaSab
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 05:14 PM Response to Reply #80 |
99. I remember spending hours in imaginative play in day care |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
SoCalDem
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 05:23 PM Response to Reply #99 |
101. Some daycare is ok, but many little kids are being warehoused |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
pnwmom
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
3. That's sad. My daughter and her friends played with dolls until they were ten or so. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
KittyWampus
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
28. I still play with dolls. I make them, research them, appreciate other's work. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Captain Hilts
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
32. Card playing is also going extinct. nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Captain Hilts
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. Do we worry about boys that do this? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Cali_Democrat
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Most boys don't usually play with dolls. n/t |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
mzteris
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. they will if allowed to. n/t |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Cali_Democrat
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Boys aren't banned from playing with dolls |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Captain Hilts
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. They do when they're called 'action figures' or 'transformers'. nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
mzteris
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:54 PM Response to Reply #20 |
33. you'd be surprised . . . |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
seabeyond
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:09 PM Response to Reply #33 |
45. when my youngest was two or three, he wanted a baby to love. bought the most real doll |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
seabeyond
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
41. my boys have a drawer of "dolls". gi. starwars. and another, i forget. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Captain Hilts
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:12 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. 'Action figures'. nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
seabeyond
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:13 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. actually my youngest had a doll. plain and simple. as much a doll as a doll could be. BUT |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Captain Hilts
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. That's right. They do much the same thing. Whatever does it for a kid is what's good. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
seabeyond
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:17 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. lol. in a post above that is what i touched on. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Captain Hilts
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:27 PM Response to Reply #55 |
62. Well, now you've been warned. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Roon
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:16 PM Response to Reply #20 |
54. I always wanted to play with Barbie when I was a child |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Captain Hilts
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. I thought this was about non-electronic toys that inspire creativity? Only girls have those? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Cali_Democrat
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. The article was referring to American girl dolls |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Captain Hilts
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:51 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Yes. But I wonder why the concern focused on girls? Just curious. nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
RaleighNCDUer
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
35. Depends on what you call a 'doll'. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Cali_Democrat
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #35 |
59. Yes I have. n/t |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JerseygirlCT
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
90. Mine sure did |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
DrCory
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 06:57 PM Response to Reply #11 |
112. I Did... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
HuckleB
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 11:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
118. Yes, they do! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
lumberjack_jeff
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
39. No. We don't worry about boys at all. n/t |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
seabeyond
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:09 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. *sigh*. yu hu. i do more than most then am called a man hater.... go figure. nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
lumberjack_jeff
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:12 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. This wasn't directed at you. n/t |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
seabeyond
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:15 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. i know. there was a pta meeting, the women talking about challenges of girls going thru puberty and |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Gwendolyn
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:25 PM Response to Reply #39 |
61. Well, to be fair, this article comes from the paper's "The Mommy Files." |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
iris27
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 05:59 PM Response to Reply #61 |
104. Babies on a diet. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Gwendolyn
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 07:26 PM Response to Reply #104 |
113. Exactly! It's not journalism. The comments are WAY more intelligent than the stories... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JerseygirlCT
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
89. I sure do |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
TwilightGardener
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. Is this really a concern? I didn't play with dolls, ever. And look how I turned out! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Dappleganger
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. You're right--we should be afraid! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
TwilightGardener
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
23. I was a stuffed-animal fan, myself. I ran a farm and a vet clinic. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Captain Hilts
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:53 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. I'm impressed! If I'd known, I would have brought my stuffed animals to you for check ups. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
TwilightGardener
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:35 PM Response to Reply #31 |
85. Yes, and it would have been free, because while I was a miracle worker |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Roon
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:22 PM Response to Reply #23 |
60. I used to operate on my stuffed animals when I was a kid |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Captain Hilts
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
27. Same here. My sister too. nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
CTyankee
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
92. As a strong advocate for women's rights and a doll lover as a child, I found |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
TwilightGardener
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:53 PM Response to Reply #92 |
94. I don't think it's a badge of feminism to not want to play with dolls, just a personal |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
CTyankee
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 05:04 PM Response to Reply #94 |
97. But playing with dolls was NOT all about diapering babies or the latest fashion design! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
TwilightGardener
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 05:10 PM Response to Reply #97 |
98. Well, when I was little, that's how I saw dolls--that's what they were for. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
CTyankee
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 05:21 PM Response to Reply #98 |
100. That's too bad. I grew up in a much more repressed era, tho, in the late 40s and 50s. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
rug
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. I know. My daughter texted me about this during recess. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Codeine
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. DUzy. nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Arkansas Granny
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. This is just the opinion of an old woman, but I think children of both sexes |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
mzteris
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. it you get around a bunch of homeschoolers - |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Arkansas Granny
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I think that peer pressure probably has a lot to do with it. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Dappleganger
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
68. That makes sense. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Captain Hilts
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. I COMPLETELY agree! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Hippo_Tron
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
56. The two aren't mutually exclusive |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
emmadoggy
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:32 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. Ha! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Arkansas Granny
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #56 |
75. I realize that, but a quick trip down the toy aisle or to a toy store will |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JerseygirlCT
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
91. Agree, Granny |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Dappleganger
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
9. TOO many toys, not enough poking sticks in the dirt and playing w/tupperware |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
texastoast
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. My guess is |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
frazzled
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
16. Meh. I never liked dolls. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Captain Hilts
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Same with my sister and me. We used stuffed animals instead. nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
redqueen
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
37. Same here. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Arugula Latte
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
43. I HATED dolls when I was a little girl. I still find them creepy. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
CTyankee
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:57 PM Response to Reply #43 |
95. My dolls were queens! They ruled and they were magnificent. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Arugula Latte
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 11:32 PM Response to Reply #95 |
120. That's cool |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MineralMan
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
24. I'm not really sure that adults get to decide when an interest |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
KittyWampus
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:57 PM Response to Reply #24 |
34. A lot of what children might "decide for themselves" is conditioned by what they see on tv. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MineralMan
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:03 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. That's all true. That doesn't change what I said. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
HiFructosePronSyrup
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
30. Do little girls play doctor too much and kitchen not enough? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Dappleganger
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:36 PM Response to Reply #30 |
69. What my girls learned... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
redqueen
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
36. Dolls are the only example of imaginative play? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Captain Hilts
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:05 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Yes. Odd. For my sister and me it was stuffed animals and drawing. And card games. nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MineralMan
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:08 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. I got a chemistry set and a microscope when I was 10. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
CTyankee
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 07:54 PM Response to Reply #36 |
114. Dolls can exemplify characters. My dolls did. I had whole plays made up out of |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 11:20 PM Response to Reply #36 |
117. +1. My "World Champonship seasons" with Matchboxes had all the intensity and drama of real F1. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Codeine
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
44. Technology will influence every aspect of their lives. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MineralMan
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:17 PM Response to Reply #44 |
57. Yup. Wishing it away will not change it. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Jennicut
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
50. My 4 and 5 year daughters love their dolls. They even play with my husband's old Star Wars |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Captain Hilts
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:05 PM Response to Reply #50 |
76. They sound like kids who are not only creative, but interested in |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Jennicut
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 09:37 PM Response to Reply #76 |
115. Thanks! My husband is a musician and they love to sing and perform too. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
HipChick
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
53. I never played with dolls... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MineralMan
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #53 |
58. Well....the very idea! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
HipChick
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:31 PM Response to Reply #58 |
65. LMAO!...that's not the first time that's been said to me... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MineralMan
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:37 PM Response to Reply #65 |
70. Nerds Rule! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Odin2005
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:58 PM Response to Reply #70 |
96. Nerdy women are HAWT! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
HipChick
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 06:15 PM Response to Reply #96 |
108. I never met a hard drive I couldn't fix.... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MineralMan
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 06:49 PM Response to Reply #96 |
110. That they are... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
CTyankee
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:11 PM Response to Reply #53 |
81. I played with dolls til I was almost 12. Not as a mommy, tho. I put them in elaborate plays! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Odin2005
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
63. Oh noes! Girls are becoming interested in stereotypically "male" things! THE HORROR!!! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
MineralMan
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:42 PM Response to Reply #63 |
71. Well, that just about says it, doesn't it? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Gwendolyn
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:49 PM Response to Reply #63 |
73. It's not journalism. It's an editorial by a mommy who's musing about her daughter. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Captain Hilts
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:06 PM Response to Reply #73 |
78. Okay, I laughed. I LOVE the other type articles you mention here. nt |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Gwendolyn
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:28 PM Response to Reply #78 |
83. Lol, you know what kind of articles they're going to be by the titles... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Captain Hilts
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:36 PM Response to Reply #83 |
87. Good luck! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Captain Hilts
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:05 PM Response to Reply #63 |
77. Thank you! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Odin2005
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:52 PM Response to Reply #77 |
93. You're welcome! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
pipi_k
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 06:56 PM Response to Reply #63 |
111. I always envied my boy cousins when I was young |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
kittykitty
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
72. Trying to avoid sexist toys, I bought my 4 yr.old son a Barbie. He took her in the bathtub where |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Codeine
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. Now you know how Conan's mom felt. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
iris27
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 06:07 PM Response to Reply #72 |
106. Eh, my sister used to bite their hands and feet off. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
damntexdem
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
82. Are today's boys abandoning dolls too soon? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
pipi_k
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
84. God, I only WISH it were techno-gadgets.... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Bluebear
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
86. Children are abandoning childhood too soon, I will say that. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JerseygirlCT
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
88. Little girls AND little boys |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
happy_liberal
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
102. my kiddos have moved on to dungeons and dragons and star wars miniatures |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Codeine
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 06:16 PM Response to Reply #102 |
109. Dungeons and Dragons helped me navigate a very difficult childhood. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
HuckleB
![]() |
Tue Apr-06-10 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
119. My two cents. Just experience. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
DU
AdBot (1000+ posts) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sat Sep 07th 2024, 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
Advertisements [?] |
Top |
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010) |
![]() |
Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators
Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.
Home | Discussion Forums | Journals | Store | Donate
About DU | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.
© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC