# Moms can't find non-slut dolls for their daughters? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 16, 2004, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-cant-find-non-slut-dolls-for-their-daughters/245483 "2004-05-16T21:47:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kung\_fu\_lola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-cant-find-non-slut-dolls-for-their-daughters/245483/21 "2004-05-18T06:43:38Z")
You can buy cuddly, fuzzy, rag-doll-like [Groovy Girls](http://www.fairytaleskids.com/groovygirls.html) who are fully clothed. They also come in “belly tops”, but at least you have the option. ---
**Author:** ![flamingbananas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-cant-find-non-slut-dolls-for-their-daughters/245483/22 "2004-05-18T18:37:24Z")
Think about it. Would YOU want to play with the overweight loner with no friends who has their nose stuffed in books all day? BTW, The American Girl Dolls are wonderful. I have 2 of them myself. I don’t play with them anymore, but they certainly mean a lot to me, and they aren’t slutty at all. All the accessories are great too. It is a little pricey, but they last FOREVER. I got my first one, Samantha, when I was 3 and she is still fine. I had to send her to the doll hospital a few times, but only because her head or arm fell off. I don’t think Molly ever went though… Anyway, the American Girl Dolls are the way to go. BEST. DOLLS. EVER. ---
**Author:** ![emekthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-cant-find-non-slut-dolls-for-their-daughters/245483/23 "2004-05-19T02:39:41Z")
There’s a doll hospital? ---
**Author:** ![flamingbananas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-cant-find-non-slut-dolls-for-their-daughters/245483/24 "2004-05-19T02:45:59Z")
Well DUR. For the American Girl Dolls anyway. Since most girls carry around these dolls EVERYWHERE, they tend to get hurt. So when arms or heads fall off, you put them in a box, and send them to the American Girl Doll Hospital. In like 2 weeks, your doll returns, good as new in a hospital gown with a balloon and a certificate of health. I had a party when Samantha returned. Those 2 weeks without her were pure hell for the 5 year old me. The gown is pretty cool though, and if you send a letter asking them to do their hair, they will. I curled Samantha’s hair before it, but they were falling out, so they redid the curls along with reattaching her limbs. ---
**Author:** ![SparrowHawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SparrowHawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SparrowHawk)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-cant-find-non-slut-dolls-for-their-daughters/245483/25 "2004-05-19T03:00:33Z")
Doesn’t have to be an American Girls doll. I have a beautiful antique china-headed doll that belonged to my great-aunt. When her weighted eyes-that-close-when-you-lay-her-down came detached inside her poor little head, the doll hospital fixed her right up. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-cant-find-non-slut-dolls-for-their-daughters/245483/26 "2004-05-19T15:04:22Z")
I guess [this doll](http://www.jollyroper.com/gor/kajira.html) is right out in the non-slutty competition … (Warning, the page I’ve linked to is work safe, but the pages it is linked to probably arent’ even CLOSE to being work safe. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-cant-find-non-slut-dolls-for-their-daughters/245483/27 "2004-05-21T03:11:03Z")
> [@SparrowHawk](#): > > Doesn’t have to be an American Girls doll. I have a beautiful antique china-headed doll that belonged to my great-aunt. When her weighted eyes-that-close-when-you-lay-her-down came detached inside her poor little head, the doll hospital fixed her right up. Really? Because I have a beautiful antique bride doll that belonged to my aunt when she was little. Unfortunately, the head has fallen off (and the hair and dress are kinda ratty). Do you think they’d fix it? ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-cant-find-non-slut-dolls-for-their-daughters/245483/28 "2004-05-21T05:30:17Z")
**Guin** , there are doll hospitals that specialize in that kind of repair (not just the American Girl people). You may even find something near you. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-cant-find-non-slut-dolls-for-their-daughters/245483/29 "2004-05-21T12:40:46Z")
American Girls are wonderful dolls and their generic equivalent you can get at Target for about $25.00. **Guin** [Dolll Hospital & Toy Soldier Shop, Berkley, MI](http://www.dollhospital.com/) I spent loads of hours here as a kid wandering around. They do wonderful work on repairs. Maybe they can direct you to a repairer in your area, or possibly you can box up your dolly and send it too them for refurbishment. Another doll that I would like to recommend is: [Waldorf](http://www.joyswaldorfdolls.com/) they are perfect for toddlers up to…well…I really want one. You can also buy kits and make your own, which is really fun. ( My doll turned out great except for the fact I sewed her neck to narrow and she couldn’t support her head. My problem is I can’t sew doll clothes. I’m a retard. ) ( Oh, the link here, the lady is exceptionally nice.) ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-cant-find-non-slut-dolls-for-their-daughters/245483/30 "2004-05-21T19:27:51Z")
Oh thank you! See, she had this mechanism that when you moved her legs to make her “walk”, her head moved from side to side, or something like that. However, the head popped off when my mother showed me this and we’ve just never gotten around to having it fixed. When I was little, she sat on my dresser-beautiful doll. Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![SparrowHawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@SparrowHawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SparrowHawk)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-cant-find-non-slut-dolls-for-their-daughters/245483/31 "2004-05-21T22:16:37Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Really? Because I have a beautiful antique bride doll that belonged to my aunt when she was little. Unfortunately, the head has fallen off (and the hair and dress are kinda ratty). > > Do you think they’d fix it? As noted, yes indeed. It was so long ago, I can’t remember wher I sent it, though. A cursory search yields a couple of places that look reliable and work with antique dolls. [http://www.treasured-collectibles.com/dollhospitalpage.html](http://www.treasured-collectibles.com/dollhospitalpage.html) [http://www.dollcradle.com/hospital.htm](http://www.dollcradle.com/hospital.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Winterwren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Winterwren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winterwren)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-cant-find-non-slut-dolls-for-their-daughters/245483/32 "2004-05-22T13:43:24Z")
Razanne is a very nice and modestly-dressed doll: [http://www.noorart.com/product163.html](http://www.noorart.com/product163.html) I plan to order one for myself this summer (I’m not buying frivolous things for a while, and no matter how tempting, a doll is a frivolity). ---
**Author:** ![Vision\_of\_Love](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-cant-find-non-slut-dolls-for-their-daughters/245483/33 "2004-05-23T11:02:29Z")
The Barbies aren’t that bad. Check out these Flavas: [http://flavas.everythinggirl.com/home/home.aspx](http://flavas.everythinggirl.com/home/home.aspx) The hell? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-cant-find-non-slut-dolls-for-their-daughters/245483.md?page=1)