My Experience With A Baby Simulator. PART ONE!

PART ONE... you're at it.

PART TWO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eWF9KBfqfg

PART THREE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfPGr2BpJJk

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btw, the song is Miserable at Best - Mayday Parade.

Yay! Here's my article now....

Eggs to a bag of flour, water balloons to a baby simulator, or in other words a robot. See, our parents had it easy, with all that non-technical stuff, they didnt have to deal with a fake baby crying at night, all they had to do was to protect their oh so precious $.50 egg from cracking, or their $2 bag of flour from breaking, or their $.02 water balloon from leaking. The egg, flour, and water balloons as babies, oh Im positive those things cried at night just as this baby simulator did. Sure, maybe the idea of a baby simulator sounds amusing, but once you actually get one, its full of stressful, annoying events. Im sure most of the students here at GHS have seen students from Child Development carrying around car seats with fake babies in them. Just like Im sure many have asked if they could punch, kick, or harm the baby to make it cry, just to hear it. Theres really no different in this robot babys cry or an actual babys cry, so there is no need for anyone to ask such a thing.

The baby simulator is pretty much a robot baby. There are different ethnicities and genders which students may choose from. I got the Caucasian female. A diaper bag, car seat, bottle with a sensor in it, two diapers with sensors in them, a receiving blanket, and either blue or pink clothes that the simulator is already dressed in. Students may pick an outfit for the day in a small box if they wish. The simulators cries, burps, and everything else is recorded from an actual baby to make the experience as realistic as possible. The students grade is determined on how well the simulator is taken care of. The simulator records signs of abuse, neglect, or not supporting the head, if the caretaker has given the baby when he or she needed, such as comfort (i.e. rocking), burping, feeding, or diaper change.

This is the first year GHS used and received these RealCare Babies. So this is a new experience for everyone, the teachers, students, and parents. My experience didnt go as well.

My Experience


The first thing that happened with the simulator was not very pleasant and pretty stressful on my part. Someone practically stole my baby and ran around the lunchroom. Thankfully I got it back, unharmed, or else I would have had to pay the approximately thousand dollar cost.

After school, I have soccer practice so I got ready to go to practice and decided to go to Speedway. Of course I had to bring the baby, whom I named Sanjaya, you know that one terrible singer from American idol a few years back. Before I even set foot on the gas stations concrete, I already got these looks from people who were filling their gas tank. Some even turned completely around in their car seats to find that I was carrying a baby, they might have been wondering if it was mine or not, why I'm so young, if theres an actual baby in there. Well we all know the answers to those questions. But the funny thing is, when I got into the gas station, and paying for my things, I set the car seat on the floor and the cashier lady thought it was a real baby and asked *Whos baby is it?* and I explained to her about the Child Development class. After that, when I left Speedway, I kept getting these glares from people, especially women passing by. All I could think about is what they must think of such a young girl carrying around a baby. She probably assumed it was real and it was mine, and that Im not a very good influence on others. Now, looking back, I think I should have interviewed them for their opinions and first thoughts on when they first saw me.

After soccer practice, I got all cleaned up and called my friend to tell her that were going places and Im bringing the baby. It was still before 6 oclock, the time Ms. Adair programmed it to start its crying and whatnot, so I had time to gather my things and leave. As I walked down the street to a corner where my friend usually meets me, I got some strange looks from people in their cars. They gave me looks like *A teen mother, oh jeez.* or *Is it HER baby?* or *Shes a little young.* Once I saw 2 cars pass giving me those looks or pointing to me, I couldnt control myself, I erupted in laughter. Its so hard trying to keep a straight face when people keep giving you funny looks when youre only 15, holding the baby with one arm slightly carelessly, screaming to your friends that are more than a block away. Thankfully, I got to the corner where my friend was at and she helped me scream FAKE BABY, to some people passing by.

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[RaineGoesRawr]

what grad are you in



[xOMGimRANDOMx]

@RaineGoesRawr I'm currently a senior in high school. When I did this project I was a freshman.

[english1polish1]

u shouldnt get pregnant coz i think u h8 babies

i would love to have a realcare baby and im getting 1 this year

[xOMGimRANDOMx]

@english1polish1 U shud learn how 2 type cuz ur an idiot. Anyways, why the fuck would I get pregnant in the first place. Dumbasses now a days.

[xOMGimRANDOMx]

For one, I'm 17, really NOT trying to have a child. I'm actually trying to have a successful life before I have a family. Two, you can tell you're going to TRY to get pregnant before anything, just by that comment. Three, realize something, this is from two and a half years ago. Four, I have a certification now that allows me to work with children. I worked in a daycare for the past year with newborns to 4 year olds. Don't say shit before you don't know the situation buddy.

[TheSummersPower]

interesting article. good job :) i enjoyed reading it and im gonna carry a egg flower or water ballon with me for a week :P

[xOMGimRANDOMx]

@TheSummersPower lol sounds great!!! :D

[xOMGimRANDOMx]

@m6mkk That just shows your town is filled with people who don't know how to close their legs. That's sad.

[EmmieTheMonster]

My friend had to wear a prego belly for a week and then she had to keep the baby simulator for two weeks. The baby had shaken baby syndrome and severe brain damage when she returned it. Shes pregnant.

[reborndoll1000]

Im homeschooled and my parents rented one so I had it for one day short of two weeks. I got,about 3 hours of sleep that entire time

[ree214]

That's pretty much wat it's like to have a real baby

[torylinnangel]

@sassygurl1017 thats not normal... most schools don't send the babies out for more than three days! i can sympathize with you however cause ive got mine for 2 months, and other students are so cruel. and i have twins. (but not a class project, a senior project)

[sassygurl1017]

@Mariah010100

dang lucky we gotta keep ours for 3 weeks and it cries every five seconds :P

[123BeautyRush]

@TiffanyMarie1998 at least 8th grade im doing it this year

[dollyfan08]

I have that baby right now I hate it!!!!!! It's ruining my life!!!! :(

[torylinnangel]

i thionk society's view on teen motherhood is harsh. God made are bodies so that they would tell us when we were ready to have children, not society. not long ago, it wasn't uncommon for girls to be having children at 14. what we do with our own bodies is our own discretion, other need to nose out.i have several teenage friends with babies, and they are amazing with them and they work so hard for them. i can't see them without thier babies at this point.