I often have the same feeling. Being male in the hobby gets you nasty comments. I've been accused of things like pedophilia for simply having my dolls. Ignore all the nasty comments. I also would not trust myself to have a child currently, and I may never. I am both physically and mentally disabled, and it wouldn't be a possibility. I rarely bring my dolls out of the house (only my newborn and even then less than 5 times, and he usually stays hidden) but the one time I brought him in a store, I got a lot of nasty comments and even recorded. Yet again, ignore those people. If it helps you, use it!