This has nothing to do with anything, but yesterday I saw a documentary on tv that I can't get out of my head. It was about "reborns" - extremely lifelike dolls, often made to the buyers specifications, that are virtually indistinguishable from real newborn babies. They can be made with or without a "heartbeat" or "breathing". The docu was about a couple of women who bought these dolls - and treated them (almost) like real babies. Bought expensive clothes, strollers, car seats, and carried them around like real children.

Very disturbing, to me.

And I've been thinking all day about maternal instinct, collectors instinct, emotional attachment to people, to pets, and to things, and where the line goes. A lot of people would find our attachment to our bikes slightly borderline, I expect. And why do I find it disturbing that someone would spend a lot of money to buy a "homecoming outfit" for a doll, but not that someone spends that same money to buy matching tires and handlebar tape for her bike?

Curious.