Would you let your son play with a doll?

I don't mean a action figure,I mean like a baby doll?

Why or why not?
[Edited 10/12/09 13:47pm]

I'm not a guy, nor do I have a son.

But I have a friend who has a son who had a baby doll. Nothing wrong with it. If anything, it was educational for when his baby sister came along.

Can you explicate a bit more why this would be harmful in the first place?

What's the difference between an action figure & a doll?

hell i used to love playing with my sister's dolls.

when i wasn't burning them.

I'm a grown man and I love my doll. I mean I really, really love her

Absolutely NOT!

Graycap23 said:

If I had a son and he REALLY wanted a doll, but I wouldn't let him leave the house with it...I wouldn't want confrontation or someone calling him a bad name in his face.

Yes, My son loves trains and hotwheels, tonka, gi joe and all things boy...but he also loves my little pony and littiest pet shop. This weekend he watched the latest Barbie movie and loved it.

He's had the opportunity to play with whatever he wants. I'd never say no.

peacenlovealways said:

Graycap23 said:

What's the difference between a doll and a teddy bear?
It's something that teaches your child to mimmicks behaviors of nourishment, kindness, and compassion.

It's not like he's going to run out and get a pair of pumps and pantyhose because of this. And if he does, he was destined to anyway.

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JustErin said:

Oscar playing with some multiracial ( P&R Mafia) dolls

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yes, i did...he played with whatever he liked...

and a few years back his favourite toys (next to computer games and lego) was littlest pet shop...because he liked the animals....
wasnt to keen on all the pink though

JustErin said:

PANDURITO said:

Oscar playing with some multiracial ( P&R Mafia) dolls

JustErin said:

JustErin said:

yes, i let my son..when his sister used to goto school b4 he started he couldnt wait to sneak in her room and play with her barbies! She would get so pissed when she came home cuz theyd be naked and hair all messy... he loved his boy toys as well so i dont understand why this would even be an issue to anyone?

tinaz said:

yes, i let my son..when his sister used to goto school b4 he started he couldnt wait to sneak in her room and play with her barbies! She would get so pissed when she came home cuz theyd be naked and hair all messy... he loved his boy toys as well so i dont understand why this would even be an issue to anyone?

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Imago said:

tinaz said:

yes, i let my son..when his sister used to goto school b4 he started he couldnt wait to sneak in her room and play with her barbies! She would get so pissed when she came home cuz theyd be naked and hair all messy... he loved his boy toys as well so i dont understand why this would even be an issue to anyone?

It shouldn't be an issue.
I'd be more against allow letting boys play with guns and other weapons than with dolls.

If he brings Chuckie home then the little bastard is gone.

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CarrieMpls said:

Imago said:

tinaz said:

yes, i let my son..when his sister used to goto school b4 he started he couldnt wait to sneak in her room and play with her barbies! She would get so pissed when she came home cuz theyd be naked and hair all messy... he loved his boy toys as well so i dont understand why this would even be an issue to anyone?

It shouldn't be an issue.
I'd be more against letting boys play with guns and other weapons than with dolls.

ZombieKitten said:

Imago said:

It shouldn't be an issue.
I'd be more against letting boys play with guns and other weapons than with dolls.

I never got my kids toy guns or even told them what guns were called, yet they fashioned their own out of duplo at the age of 3 or 4 and called them shooters

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luv4u said:

Imago said:

ZombieKitten said:

I never got my kids toy guns or even told them what guns were called, yet they fashioned their own out of duplo at the age of 3 or 4 and called them shooters

My sister wouldn't allow the boys to play with guns when they were younger either.
But now that they're 11 and 12 years of age, they both wanted 'Swiss Army Knives' because boyscouts use them. She abridged


I'm not against masculinity in boys. I also acknowledge and am quite comfortable with the fact that there are stark differences between boys and girls wired into us, and there's no way to change it.
But to me, violence is not a 'masculine' feature, but a primal, lower level one best suited for our ape ancestors.

There's no black and white about any of this, but the idea that playing with dolls makes your boy a sissy is outdated to me. As I mentioned before having a doll or teddy bear teaches them to nurture something--that can only be a good thing.


Of course, when I was a kid, I used cut the heads off some of my toys