Parents who can't be parents are becoming parents through the creation of an extremely life like new born baby. The 'doll', for want of a better name, is called Reborn Babies and are made of a soft rubber with skin and hair texture and colour that is almost identical to a real baby.

They are so real and lifelike that people are buying them and treating them like real life babies. They sew clothing, buy cribs, prams and even car seats for their Reborn Babies.

In our local area several weeks ago police broke into a car to 'rescue' a baby left in the hot sun in the car seat - much to their embarrassment it was one of the Reborn Babies - that is how life like it was.

I don't know if this is a worrying problem for the future or a blessing in disguise for those women who cannot conceive. Where society may have a problem is if women who are perfectly capable of conceiving choose not too and use one of these Reborn Babies as a form of replacement.

Where I can see a positive use for Reborn Babiesis in our schooling systems to teach girls and boys how to handle, carry, change and generally look after a baby.

Check out this video on Reborn Babies and tell me if it's a little worrying or perhaps a positive? I can see both sides of the issue.

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