The 5 year old got a Baby Annabell for Christmas.
Yesterday she played with a her a lot; Pushing her around in the pushchair, feeding, talking and singing to her … sometimes swinging her by her legs to entertain her.
This particular doll along with cooing, chuckling and burping also cries … and cries … and cries. Real tears too.
This morning when I went to wake the 5 year old for school, she had Baby Annabell in bed next to her. When she woke, she was grumpy. She told me to be quiet, not to wake or touch the baby.
It appears she’d forgotten to turn the doll off when she went to bed last night. Naughty Annabell had started crying in the night. The 5 year old had to get up, get Annabell out of her cot and feed her. Then when she wouldn’t stop crying she brought her into her bed and cuddled her back to sleep.
Oh how I laughed.
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TheMadHouse on January 15, 2010
Oh my lord, every child should have such a doll – pay back time!!
The Moiderer on January 15, 2010
that is too funny!
Annie on January 15, 2010
LOL bless her. A taste of the future? Maybe these dolls should be issued to all kids just so they know what it’s like.
Maternal Tales on January 15, 2010
That is great – I suppose it’s good to teach them early – now she knows what she has to look forward to.
Emily O on January 15, 2010
Very funny, if she tells you she doesn’t want children when she’s older you’ll know why!
neversarah on January 15, 2010
That’s fantastic!
snafflesmummy on January 15, 2010
thats fab. shame our children dont come with on off switches like the dolls!
pinkmilkisyummy on January 15, 2010
That’s so funny! I’m impressed that she got up and fed her!
Tara@Sticky Fingers on January 15, 2010
My 4 year old had a ‘FurReal’ dog and boy oh boy am I ever glad he has an ‘off’ switch!
Mwa on January 15, 2010
That is TOO funny.
My two year old got the same doll. She is not allowed to take it to bed at night. Now I even have a good reason why.
Almost American on January 15, 2010
ROFLMAO! I am impressed though that she dealt with the doll all by herself instead of coming and waking you up.
Becky on January 15, 2010
That’ll put her off a real one for years! My 3 yr old knows his sister’s doll has an on/off switch as he likes to make it giggle..
Vic on January 16, 2010
Sounds like she won’t have much to learn when the time for motherhood comes.
Amy on January 16, 2010
that is too funny!
kim on January 18, 2010
There’s some irony somewhere in there!
Erin on January 20, 2010
this is an awesome story! i can’t wait for these kind of moments in my future…thankfully all our dolls are quiet and soft for now!
Heather on January 20, 2010
Ah the sweet smell of revenge! Think i need to get my two one of these. So cute that she got up and fed her and cuddled her back to sleep though. think mine would have thrown it out the window!
LOVEMYBABY on January 23, 2010
How adorable!
We got our toddler a dolly for christmas in preperation for baby number 2 to arrive, and she reads the dolly her books and gets the dollys hands to point at what they are looking at!
1 Husband, 2 Kids (and lots of books) on February 4, 2010
Brilliant! She sounds wise beyond her years, Son would just have thrown it down the stairs I think… did she spend ten minutes weighing up the pros and cons of co-sleeping first…
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