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Post by TronBonne on Feb 28, 2006 20:23:16 GMT -5
Has anyone had any experience with the "Baby Think it Over" doll, or any other kind of baby doll? It's a doll that's supposed to create the experience of having a real baby. It does this by crying, and making the caregiver put a key in its back and holding it there for a period of time. Oh, it can tell if you abuse it, too. XD
I actually had to do this yesterday for my parenting class, and unlike what the teacher said, I liked the baby! Of course it woke me up twice in the night....that was annoying. It was really loud and woke up my parents as well. I really don't think it was like having a real baby, because I still had time to do everything I wanted to do(like play video games with the baby in my lap ). My little sister whacked it in the head, so I got some abusive points. >.<
I think you guys should take a parenting class if you can, and experience looking after a baby for yourselves. I couldn't imagine myself looking after that baby for more than a week. XP
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Post by Shift on Feb 28, 2006 21:33:03 GMT -5
I've seen my friends with 'em, but I've never actually taken care of one. The only reason as to why I'm reluctant about taking a parenting class, is because of it. I know, you say it may not be the hugest nuisance, but it still seems like it... I mean, anything with a cry function has got to be annoying. And besides, I know that it does NOT simulate a real baby -.- Baby's don't shut up the instant that you feed them... Those keys you stick in its back, they have rectangular shapes, right? Can't you just shove a thin enough, and strong enough object into the baby's back to solve the problem? Heh, just like real life *thumbs up* ^ ^
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Post by Dashe on Mar 1, 2006 15:43:21 GMT -5
I technically never had to take care of one personally, but my sister did once. She named it some weird greek name that sounded like "Anthrax." I know it wasn't Anthrax, but that's what I called it. It wasn't very cute, and it must've been set to "cranky" because that thing was crying all the time. And the worst part was that she was in all these sports so she always made me look after it. And I wasn't even taking the class! The stupid thing was heavy and even though it was a boy she had it wearing girls' clothes...worst experience of my life. I'm glad she failed. Dumping a high school project on a kid, what was she thinking?! >_< Shift's right, real babies are nothing like Baby Think It Over. That thing wasn't cuddly or lively at all...sure it looked kind of realistic at first glance, but it just didn't feel normal holding it. It was like trying to cuddle a rock.
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Post by TronBonne on Mar 1, 2006 20:00:27 GMT -5
You can't shove something other than the key in its back, because even with the key you would have to turn it and hold it there, otherwise it will fall out, and you have to remove it eventually. It's not like holding it there for 2 minutes, it's at least 15 minutes, and let me tell you it takes a lot of patience not to give up on holding the key and go back to sleep. That would have been a good idea though. The key was like a weird rectangle with a circle. Or something.
You guys are right, the Baby Think it Over are nothing compared to real babies. Although mine did smell like baby powder. It wasn't very soft, and it was pretty cold. Mine was a boy too, but I put a pink headband on it for a short time, just so I could take a picture with it(We have to make a baby book...and my baby was supposed to be a girl XD). That sucks you had to look after the baby. If I were you, I would have smacked it a few times to make it look like your sister had abusive issues. XP I was lucky that the baby was set to normal settings, and it only cried about 5 times in total.
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Post by Dashe on Mar 1, 2006 22:10:52 GMT -5
Oh, I didn't smack it...I just stuck the key in only about half the times it started crying (until my mom yelled at me for it). Poor Anthrax. *Looks around to make sure my sister hasn't gotten an MMLS account behind my back...*
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Post by Roll Soul on Mar 5, 2006 16:26:38 GMT -5
Yeah, I've never had to take care of one of those either, but I've seen people carry them around at the school I went to. And it wasn't even for a specific parenting class, it was for regular ol' Health class. Those things loved interrupting the teachers... Not that we minded, of course *shifty eyes*
But oh dear gods are they creepy @_@ (So says the person with a fear of things like that [Automatonophobia].) And yeah, like it's been said, they're not at all like real babies. Too stiff, and....well yeah, like cuddling a rock. A babypowder scented, cranky-setted rock.
Before that, it was regular baby dolls or heck, eggs. Why can't we go back to that, huh? Get rid of the creepy little criers...
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Post by Rage on Mar 5, 2006 16:44:25 GMT -5
I would so fail that class because I would playing football with it or just break it.
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Post by Dashe on Mar 5, 2006 19:44:49 GMT -5
I know a girl who goes to a school where they had to take a sack of flour, dress it up like a baby, and care for it for a week, and I remember thinking that THAT couldn't be half as bad as that stupid thing...of course, some of the faces people drew on their flour were downright creepy-looking. I suppose the same can be said for eggs too.
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Post by Fire Griffin on Mar 5, 2006 22:10:41 GMT -5
I've seen kids forced to take care of assorted things supposed to be babies, mostly what you guys have mentioned. Some of the babies get strollers, some of them got to be strapped to the kids' bodies. It was kind of funny, really, to see these Home Economics students walking around and then turning around to try to shut up a fussy machine.
The problem with me is that I have some kind of Toteming Syndrome, in that anything inanimate that happens to resemble something helpless and dependent, like a baby, will in turn get babied by me. Or something. I am really really bad about anthropomorphizing things that do not even resemble an animal of some kind anyway.
I can see the point of the project: To discourage some desperate GOTTAHAVEABABY teens from carrying out their desire (because a lot of these kids are not ready and are lost in these romantic notions about parenthood) and in turn, creating another generation of really messed up kids. I will say that babies can be unpredictable fussy things and yes, they do cry at inappropiate times such as at three in the morning.
I have no idea how well the Baby, Think It Over things simulate a real kid, but real babies don't do much outside of eat, cry and poop.
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Post by Dashe on Mar 6, 2006 16:25:51 GMT -5
Well, FG, Baby Think It Over only does one of those three things (thankfully, that one thing is cry. I think I'd have killed myself if I was cleaning up electronic baby poop.) But yeah, as much work as it takes to put a key in a crying robot, I'd say real babies are definitely worse, seeing as you have to deduct WHY it's crying before you can make it shut up. And that whole poop thing is just nasty. I am never going to have kids, ever.
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Post by Shift on Mar 6, 2006 20:34:38 GMT -5
Oh Dashe.. If and when you do have a child, you'll soon realize the affection you share with it, and you'll not only change its diapers daily, but you'll enjoy doing so.
*stands smiling*
*stands smiling with a black-eye*
Alright, nevermind then.
But I agree, babies do seem to be quite the annoyance... I'm not sure if I'd be able to stand all of that... My wifey says that it'd be best if we enjoy our lives first, until we're around the age of 30 or so, but I don't know if I even want to consider children... I might just want to disclude the idea altogether.. We'll, I've got 13 years till then, so I'd best make the most of it now...
*picks up a paddle-ball and starts-a-bouncin'*
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Post by TronBonne on Mar 6, 2006 21:06:24 GMT -5
The older version of the baby think it over only had one key, but apparently the newer version has 3 keys, one represents poop, crying for some reason, and hunger. So it's a little more challenging, but you know, my school doesn't have those ones. I'm just glad I didn't get the cranky baby. One baby cried every two hours...that girl looked so tired in the morning.
I think having children can either be a great thing or hell. Depends on the baby, and how much the parent likes children. o.o;
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