Where Are All the Baby Boy Dolls?

Pooky’s been really into babies for a while now – both the real live ones and the plastic and plush ones. She’s been delighted at the idea of having her very own “baby brother” growing in mommy’s belly and has given my belly much love since she found out there’s a baby inside.

Here comes my rant.

Another Baby Girl Doll

I thought it would be a good idea to get her a baby boy doll so that she could play big sister to a baby brother before the real brother is born. I soon discovered, however, that it’s nearly impossible to find a boy baby doll in the toy aisle. What’s up with that? Sure, I’ll stumble onto the usual male character dolls from popular cartoons, but I’m talking about generic baby boy dolls, preferably also reflecting the cultural diversity of the real kids that play with them (but that’s a whole other topic that I’ll save for another post). Since I’ve started keeping my eye out for a male baby doll, I haven’t had any luck in finding even one. I find that rather crazy and yet another reflection of the stereotypical ideas behind what little boys and girls should be playing with; not only do girls play with baby dolls and boys play with cars and trucks, but girls play with baby girl dolls, and I’m sure I’d be just as frustrated trying to find any feminine representation in the car and truck aisle. Hmm, maybe I should start my own line of boy baby dolls . . .