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Like any good mother, Gina Kasoff rises each morning, heads to the nursery to greet her baby girl, Pippa, before waking up the tot’s older siblings in preparation for yet another busy day.
The difference between Kasoff and other moms, however, is that Pippa, along with her brothers and sisters, isn’t real. They’re dolls.
“They’re called Reborn Dolls,” Kasoff, a 40-something, a married mother to five adult kids and 20 little playthings, exclusively tells The Post. “They’re hand-sculpted and painted by very talented artists worldwide. I’ve collected them since 2020.”
Hers is a collection of lifelike, mistakenly human babes. They’re each made of vinyl and premium silicone, and range in cost from $2,000 to $10,000, depending on the artist and the unique specifications. But to Kasoff, the self-crowned “Doll Mom” of St. Louis, Missouri, her faux babies are invaluable.
Still, the millennial is clear that the imaginary family she’s fed, diapered, dressed and given fake personalities and voices to online are, in fact, not actual children.
And while millions of cyberbullies across the internet are busy laughing at the brunette, deeming her make-believe lifestyle “sad,” “scary” and “creepy as f—k,” Kasoff is laughing all the way to the bank.
“In the past 365 days, [I’ve earned] over $200,000 on YouTube,” she bragged.
Her viral series — which includes morning routines, schoolhouse role play, shopping trips to Walmart, bath times, sick days and holiday celebrations with the dolls — amassed over 30,000 subscribers and became monetized just two weeks after debuting last spring.
“I make more money now than I’ve ever made,” said the content creator, “more than my husband and I have ever made combined.”
“And it’s all through my doll videos.”
Kasoff, a landlord and former children’s fashion designer, first launched her YouTube channel, cheekily titled “The Dolls Aren’t Real,” in March 2024.
At the time, filming and editing long-form clips with her collection — a task that can take over five hours to complete — was nothing more than a fun outlet for the kid-at-heart, who played with baby dolls from infancy through early adolescence.
Toying with her toys was a beloved pastime she never wanted to ditch. And now, Kasoff feels that she — along with other adult doll lovers around the globe — shouldn’t have to.
“Are we, as a society, really that far gone that we watch grown ass men play video games, Dungeons & Dragons, dress up for Renaissance fairs and Civil War reenactments, but I’m being bashed for wanting to encourage my nurturing hobby?” she questioned.
“I’m sorry, but if men can [engage in child’s play], why can’t women embrace their nurturing side and play with dolls?” said Kasoff. “It’s a double standard.”
It’s a double standard she’s determined to end on behalf of her fellow doll moms, as well as the youngsters of Gen Alpha and Gen Beta — the millions of small girls under age 12 who make up the majority of her fanbase.
“You’d be surprised how many little girls leave comments or write in to my PO Box and say, ‘Gina, will you please come be my mommy?’ or ‘Gina, my dad left my house last month,’ or ‘Gina, I love you so much. Can I call you auntie?” said Kasoff. “Little girls run to my content as a source of entertainment, but also as a source of comfort and a source of love.”
It’s the same for the grownups who watch her vids while raising Reborn Dolls as a form of therapy to combat the woes of death, miscarriage, infertility or loneliness.
“I see the nasty comments people leave under my TikTok and Instagram posts, and it’s kind of heartbreaking,” she groaned. “There are women who do collect their dolls for personal reasons, and I’m on a mission to [destigmatize] playing with, nurturing or walking around with them in public.”
Kasoff’s most cherished doll, Pippa, a two-year-old blond with sass and spunk — cutesy traits inspired by the creative’s youngest human daughter, Sophia, 16, — is “the star” of her YouTube channel.
The obnoxious, yet lovable toddler often gets treated to outings, including a recent shopping spree with Kasoff, during which they buy real clothes, food and everyday necessities, such as diapers and Band-Aids, for doll collection.
But Kasoff insists she’s not being wasteful with the goods.
“The baby formula I feed to the dolls is expired stuff I get from local food pantries. Any food I prepare for the dolls, I eat,” she explained. “When I pack snacks in their lunch boxes, I reuse the same cartons of yogurt over and over. I reuse diapers and refill [medicine bottles] with water.”
“I do purchase new clothes for them, but later donate the items to friends and local second-hand shops,” Kasoff continued. “It’s all about being creative and having fun.”
And while digital detractors — the haters who’ve labeled Kasoff’s doll-play “disgusting” and “disturbing” — don’t seem to appreciate her idea of fun, the provocateur remains undeterred.
“I’m making wholesome content for little girls and middle-aged girls everywhere,” said Kasoff before clapping back at her trolls, saying, “Don’t look so deep. Just watch the show.”
