Mga manika, hindi na lang daw para sa mga bata?! | Dapat Alam Mo!
Aired (January 15, 2024): Realistic o reborn dolls — ‘yan ang tawag sa mga manika na inaalagaan ng mga matatanda na animo'y tunay na bata. Ang ilan sa mga hands-on reborn mom, kilalanin sa video.
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00:00 Susan, did you know that there are even old dolls that still have their cheeks?
00:04 Wow, and their dolls look like real babies and they don't play around with their care.
00:09 It's scary.
00:10 That's the story of Katrina Son.
00:14 Dolls are not just for kids.
00:23 Because some, even though they're old, still take care of dolls that are actually babies.
00:31 From the details of their looks, skin, and their appearance.
00:35 Even the clothes they wear and the things they buy from their caregivers.
00:43 That's what we call realistic or reborn dolls.
00:52 Ruann is 33 years old.
00:55 She's hands-on in being a reborn mom to a doll named Dorothy.
00:59 I really love dolls.
01:02 I've had a fixation with them since I was a kid.
01:07 When I grew up, I still wanted to have a doll.
01:11 But I said, "It's realistic."
01:14 I found an artist who can make my reborn baby.
01:19 In taking care of the doll named Dorothy, it's like she has a partner and a child.
01:25 I'm an introvert.
01:27 I just want to stress-relieve when I have a baby.
01:33 At my age, 33, I should be a mother but I'm still not a mother.
01:38 I just want to feel how to be a mother.
01:42 It's like my preparation in the future.
01:44 I have a boyfriend but we haven't talked about our marriage.
01:50 From her name and the things she gives, she gives her daughter the needs of a doll.
01:57 Animoy is a newborn baby, also known as a family of Ruann, the doll named Dorothy.
02:04 Sometimes, she also takes care of it and she's taking care of it as a baby.
02:11 She also includes it in the worship service with her family.
02:15 Like the kids, Dorothy also has different clothes.
02:19 I searched it on Google.
02:21 It means "gift from God."
02:25 The preparation, I bought clothes for 0 to 3 months newborn.
02:32 I realized that while I'm pregnant with Dorothy, she's still a baby doll but she's not a baby anymore.
02:38 The milk, you need a stable job, financial, to have a baby.
02:47 Christina is the reason why she wants to have a baby girl.
02:53 That's why she's fond of reborn dolls.
02:55 I saw the reborn doll online.
02:59 I liked it because it's like a real baby.
03:02 In 2015, I got discouraged.
03:06 I really want to have another child because I have an eldest, 21, and a boy.
03:12 Maybe it's my coping mechanism to have baby dolls.
03:16 From the appearance of a newborn baby, she also has a closed, spread, smile, and a raised baby doll.
03:27 Christina's dolls also have their own get-up.
03:31 When they arrive, I'll go shopping. I'll buy them new socks, shoes, and dress.
03:37 I call it a sleeping body because I also have insomnia.
03:41 So, when I can't sleep, I put it beside my bed.
03:44 So, while I'm reading books, I sometimes lean on one.
03:48 My negative thoughts and longing for loss are gone.
03:52 Her dolls are real babies.
03:55 They have their own toys and also use them when they're hungry.
03:59 So, when the family is out, Christina can't not have a doll.
04:04 The lowest is almost 3,000 pesos. The highest is 5,000 pesos.
04:09 I don't compute how much I'll get because my husband will get mad at me.
04:13 Maybe 2,000 pesos when I buy. It's not in my plan.
04:18 I feel like I'm a real mom.
04:20 I really want to have a lot of children.
04:22 Maybe that's why I'm fond of dolls.
04:25 Even if it's a doll, it can help them to be happy.
04:31 You won't understand it until you're not in that person's position.
04:36 So, I hope they won't judge.
04:38 Find a hobby that will make you happy.
04:44 I'm Katrina Son, and that is the story you need to know.
04:51 Find out more about Katrina's story at www.katrinatrans.org.
05:00 (Music)
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