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

Why or why not?
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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:

My son goes out with his Littiest Pet Shop critters all the time. He's never been called anything or even given a look.

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.

JustErin said:

good for you

my son for a week or so carryed every where he went a pink bag with a teddy bear on it he would of screamed blue murder if yuo took it off him like he did todsy after i took off him my wifes PSP

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

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:

That's really cute....

PANDURITO said:

awww, adorable.

JustErin said:

my son is now 10, but he still drags out his LPS from time to time

JustErin said:

I had Batgirl, Wonder Woman and Supergirl dolls to go with my Superman, Batman and Robin dolls when I was in grade school. My cousins totally laughed at me for having girl dolls. Kids are mean.

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:

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


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Imago said:

amen

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

CarrieMpls said:

I second that!

Imago 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

ZombieKitten said:

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 obliged


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


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There's no harm in a boy playing with a doll. It's just a harmless toy.

luv4u said:

Just make sure his classmates don't find out - we all know how understanding kids are to each other.

Imago said:

I have done terrible things to Barbie dolls
In tribute to Diva Zappa's snot woman doll, I had one I sprayed with automotive paint, which never dried and left the doll a (rather nice) metallic blue melted mess.