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Today, I'm taking my 44-year-old sister to a nice resort for her birthday. She's bringing her baby doll, which she insists on treating as if it's really her baby, along with its carriage, car seat, bottles, and diapers. Two. Whole. Days. FML
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OP here. First off, she's not mentally or emotionally disabled...well, maybe emotionally disturbed, but not disabled. My sister and I are very different, and I try to maintain a relationship with her even though we don't have much in common besides our childhood. She started collecting dolls a few years ago, and it has grown to this. I never quite know what I'm going to walk into during our visits....at least it's not boring????
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neuronerd 29
I don't mean this in a mean way at all, but does she have a disability or did she possibly have a miscarriage that impacted her deeply? I don't mean to pry, but you did post this, and I feel there's a lot more to the story than you're telling us.
LeoCor 19
What if it isn't a baby doll? What f you went insane to think it's a baby doll? You're actually at the looney bin for 2 days as they figure out what's wrong.
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Colon_Man 17
Wait.. is "nice resort" a euphemism for "loony bin"?
neuronerd 29
I don't mean this in a mean way at all, but does she have a disability or did she possibly have a miscarriage that impacted her deeply? I don't mean to pry, but you did post this, and I feel there's a lot more to the story than you're telling us.
Glowworm56 26
Yeah, I feel like there's definitely more to this story than meets the eye. Your sister's behavior seems rather harmless yet sad, as if she badly wants a child yet is unable to realistically have one.
imnotcleverenoughforthis 14
My goodness I couldn't even imagine that level of pain. To be hurt so severely on such a deep level that your mind has to rationalize something like that for you to cope. That's terrifying and makes me really sad for them.
boopingsnoot 24
Just what I was going to ask. There are a lot of factors that can make maternal instincts go haywire, and OP's sister definitely needs to see a doctor and/or therapist. She deserves the FML, more than OP.
phalangesenfuego 11
No, she has two full grown sons. That's just how she is.
kirkaygri 18
Menopause can make some women nutty for a baby again. I don't know to the extreme they carry dolls around but it's actually more common than you'd ever imagine for women to carry around dolls. Check out the nutty American Girl women.
Lobby_Bee 17
About the same crazy as people who wheel their pet dogs around like babies.
Trina Buehrer Salas 7
Most folks wheel their dogs around because the are too old to go for actual walks. I still make fun of them, though.
Lobby_Bee 17
90% of them is healthy Chihuahua with their non stop barking. I am referring to those. lol
LeoCor 19
What if it isn't a baby doll? What f you went insane to think it's a baby doll? You're actually at the looney bin for 2 days as they figure out what's wrong.
Colon_Man 17
Oh! 'Bin-ception'!
RichardPencil 30
You ought to play along with your sister and your "niece," and then play it off as you're an improv troupe doing performance art. Otherwise, you're just an enabler letting your psychotic sister descend deeper into madness.
melana09 19
If she did this beforehand then you should know how it would be. If this is recent I would talk to her as long as she doesn't have a disability or grieving from a miscarriage.
QueenBeeGotStung 24
Ever seen the film "The Boy"? The doll may well be a violent psychopath... In all serious though, I hope your sister is okay and getting the help she needs if it is due to an illness or instability. And I hope you manage to have a good time as well :)
RichardPencil 30
No, but I just saw the old "Twilight Zone" about "Talkie Tina." Creepy af!!!!!
Adeline90 10
You can always wear a ¨I´m with crazy¨ t-shirt....
LwyrUp 13
If you already knew about the doll, did you really think she was going to leave it behind?
Chazzster 29
You ought to know your sister by now. Why did you obligate yourself to be a part of this - In that sense YDI at least a little. I wonder has you sister always been nuts or is this recent?