The toys even have a much better wardrobe than her own.
Passers-by are invariably moved to see a woman who tenderly hugs her tiny baby. He’s so cute, just like a picture! “Perfect for selfies,” some even joke. And then, having examined the mother and the baby closer, they are lost: it turns out that the child is not real. This reborn is a very realistic baby doll. 46-year-old Beverly Roberts has nine such dolls. And she doesn’t leave the house without any of them.
Beverly with one of her “children” in her arms
Ten years ago, a woman had trouble: she was confined to a wheelchair due to a serious illness. Beverly suffered not only from a physical illness. At the mere thought that she needed to leave the house, a panic attack rolled over her. She found salvation for herself … in dolls. Beverly bought her first reborn in the market in her town – she spent 250 pounds. Translated into our money, this is about 21 rubles.
“There were a lot of dolls. The saleswoman was very nice and patient with me. She tried to help me choose the one that would suit me perfectly. And then I saw Chloe. I hugged her, and felt so calm, so serene, as I had not felt for a long time. Chloe looked like a real child, ”Beverly told a local newspaper.
Soon the woman realized that she was no longer so scared to leave the house. She was sure it was thanks to Chloe. Soon Chloe had “brothers” and “sisters”: Ryan, Angelo, Corey, Penny-Sue, Lydia, Lucy-May, Rochelle and Navaya-Rose. And, of course, a lot of “baby” things: strollers, cradles, toys, armchairs and chairs.
At the doll store, Beverly is a regular
“I don’t have much money, because I am disabled, I cannot work. And my husband is retired. But my children are the most important thing in the world to me. They gave me back my life, ”says Beverly.
The doctors told her that these dolls could have a therapeutic effect. But that was after the woman felt this very effect on herself.
“I can now leave the house every day without feeling the slightest anxiety. As long as I have my baby in a sling or in a stroller, I feel completely safe, ”she says.
Of course, Bev’s “kids” couldn’t be left without presents for Christmas. She spent about 50 thousand in our money on clothes and various little things for dolls.
“My kids are better dressed than me. I love dressing them up! And for the first time in many years, I am again happy for Christmas, ”says the woman.
By the way, Beverly also has a real child, she has an adult daughter. According to Roberts, they had a big fight with her over the reborn.
“But what can I do, maybe my maternal instinct speaks in me?” Beverly shrugs.
Psychologists do not consider Beverly’s hobby strange and do not see anything wrong with him. Unless children of reborns are not advised to buy. What do you think about the hobby of adults for realistic dolls?
Natalia Evgenieva, Lyubov Vysotskaya