A Family Affair: Do your loved ones love dolls too?

the only one in my family that likes 'em is my little sis... but my mom HATES them and my dad thinks they're werid...

my gf loves 'em though and is the person who got me into them....

 

I'm the only one fool in family who likes BJD 'cos:

My mom thinks they're morbid.
My dad doesn't care about how they look and what can you do with them, he looks only on the price.
My younger sister one time thought their gorgeous and even wanted one, but when I change my plans on my first doll, she lost interest.

*sigh* We're such a strange family...

 

I'm it in my family-I have two sons. But my husband did come to our last meet for a little while just to see some different dolls and ask some questions.

 

I'm the only active one. But I keep finding my husband shopping for accessories for my doll. He also keeps telling me different ways I can pose her for pics and so forth. He keeps saying he's not shopping for dolls he's shopping for me, but that's not what he's doing.

 

Lol my mom thinks they're pretty, but that's the extent of it. My dad couldn't care less, and my boyfriend.. I think I turned him onto them somewhat. He thought they were creepy at first, but when I told him I might get a different doll than the one I was initially gonna get, he freaked and told me he liked the first one best. xD;

 

I love them and I always have loved dolls, even when I was a child I collected dolls that not everyone else collects.

My mother likes them because they are beautiful but otherwise no one else has any feelings towards dolls, but then boys be boys (my brother and father think their scary).

 

My mother wants a bjd one day when she has the money to make into a fairy. My dad does tease me a bit about my girl saying she's G.I Joe's girlfriend.

 

I am the only one who likes dolls in the family. It doesn't bother me, I would find it too weird to share this hobby with my hubby.

 

The only relative of mine that has shown any interest in my hobby at all is my thirteen year old niece. My parents aren't really too fond of me getting one. But whatever. I'm a legal adult and I'm paying for them with my own money, so they aren't going to try to stop me.

 

My "little" hobby has definately rubbed onto the family. Dad hates it, Mom tolerates it, and my little sister is obsessed with them! She's at that age where girls usually get sick of dolls, so I'm surprised she loves them so much! She is on her way to get her own BJD as well.

 

My mum got me into making dolls when I was younger, so she loves seeing pics of them and the things I make for them My sister thinks they are a bit creepy but she teases me about most things so it is fine

 

I am the only doll collector in my entire family and friends.

 

My husband isn't really into most dolls, but he loves the puki fee! He's been begging for me to save up for a Pong Pong.

 

I live with my boyfriend. He doesn't exactly understand the appeal of my doll collection, but he will humor me when I get excited about them. I think he is just happy that they make me happy. He doesn't think they are creepy and lets me display them in our bedroom. He even helped me set up a photo story shoot once! He is a sweet one, my boyfriend!

 

My mother has been making dolls before I was born (porcelain dolls) so I am very lucky that she can enjoy the hobby with me (and can give me a lot of tips about wigs, shoe making and drafting patterns!) I often show her photos of dolls I'm interested in, she especially loves the tiny dolls! For her birthday last year I bought her a Felix Small-Comfort, which she utterly adores! ^^

My boyfriend is also very much into BJDs (it's how we met!) Which is really awesome! :3 Except for the part where he's like: I'm doing a Nine9/Leeke/Dollmore order soon, want anything? or I'm getting a Soom Carbon, want the extras? (But that's only bad for my wallet really! xD) I probably wouldn't have half of my dolls if it wasn't for him! (but I don't mind, I love them all!) He's a real sweetie who doesn't mind if I rant all day about ill-fitting wigs or shoes or dolly-plans xD

The rest of my family doesn't mind so much. I think my dad thinks it's 'cute' I still 'play' with dollies. My brother thinks they all look like girls. Even the EIDs. He very sweetly went to a meetup once with me and now thinks we're all perverted weirdos... xD He calls me a 'miniature wig collector' But he has some strange hobbies too!

 

My hubby is pretty...neutral about them. When we are watching a movie, he does not really like if Julian or Auryanna are with me. He is always afraid that he does not see them and sits on them (although both are around 65 cm!).

My daughter loves to look at them. I think she considers them to be giant Barbies (she does not yet really understand that they are no Barbies).

 

My family members could care less, honestly. They let me wave my new doll creations at them and be proud and stuff, but they mostly don't care.

My friends, on the other hand, are vocally opposed to my doll! The general consensus is that he's creepy and one friend even says she'd like to throw him in a fire. D: About the only friends I have who are into dolls are the ones who gave me my first one.

 

Nope, not at all, haha. My boyfriend accepts them, but really he doesn't care. I can talk to him about them if I want an opinion or something, but he does not care if I have them or not really.

The rest of my family lives far away and does not even know about them..

 

The short answer is "no" .

My mother is curious to see what I do with them, but doesn't like them. My father thinks an adult woman shouldn't spend her spare time making doll clothes. My sister thinks I'm a bit off my rocker anyway. The rest of the family (thankfully) doesn't know I have dolls.

My best friends are either a) creeped out by my dolls, b) indifferent to them or c) the lonely exception who helps me look for dolly stuff like rings with which to make chainmail.

 

My family disagree with dolls and I don't have a boyfriend. So, I guess it's just me?

 

My fiance is the one who got me into the hobby! We save for all our dolls together. :3 My parents think they're expensive, but they support me all the same. My dad paid for Errol's new face-up for Christmas and both my parents are buying me a PukiPuki for graduation.

 

My sister just bought her first and is waiting for it to arrive and my mom likes them and thinks they're cute but doesn't have the funds for one at the moment. My husband doesn't mind me buying them but isn't into them.

 

I think my family likes dolls alright, but they aren't into them... Some people just don't see them the same way we BJD lovers do. But I did manage to recruit my sister after a couple years of her just being indifferent to them. She wasn't interested in my dolls because they were boys, and she said I should get a girl doll... so I started looking for a girl doll for HER. She wasn't satisfied with my choice, so we went through all the doll sites til we found her dream doll. At this point she was converted We ended up buying a doll to share (we both get a lovely doll, at half the price!). She's come to accept and appreciate my boys too. She's not into the community aspect of the hobby (doesn't go to meets with me and doesn't visit DOA), but whatever.

 

My boyfriend supports me but isn't into the hobby that much. He's a little scared of handling them but he likes all of them very much. :3

 

I envy those who have anyone around them who are also involved I this hobby >.< my mom and little brother are both scared of my doll, so they prefer to stay away from it.

 

My mom love my dolls and to sew for them. Sometimes she insists on buying some wigs or clothes for dolls.
But dad is't interested in dolls at all. Some of them even he does't like.

 

My mom: "goodness I have a strange daughter ^_^"

My Sister: "goodness I have a strange sister"

my Dad: "for the love of Pete, when is my daughter going to grow up?"

my husband: "Well as long as she's happy. ^_^ "

That sums it up nicely.

 

My girlfriend and I got hooked on the hobby at the same time. Actually, we hid our interest from one another for a while, me thinking she'd make fun of me for it or get weirded out by it, and her vice versa! I was actually the one who was initially more into it, but now she has 10 dolls (counting ones on order) and I only have four!

 

I am lucky enough that my sister also enjoys BJD's and has one of her own. And I had no influence in pushing her into the hobby at all... Nope, not at all...

 

Nope! I kinda wish I did have a family member to share the hobby with though. Thankfully, my family is accepting of my doll collection - they are not critical nor do they judge. And they will listen patiently as I go on and on about any particular doll topic. I don't think my husband "understands" my collection but I don't think understanding is necessary, just acceptance.

 

my mum finds them really cute (especially the photos of little msd girls i show her!!) but she also likes how the boys can be very cute as well ;o;

my dad is, interestingly, very interested in their clothing (designs and quality!) since he makes a lot of military uniform replicas (i can't stand to call them cosplays because that just sounds weird LOL) for himself so he is especially interested in the military based clothing you can get for bjds!

just happy to have parents who encourage and understand my hobbies ehehe! my friends also find them nice but the prices (like promised) just throws everything off orz;

 

My dad and mom likes Volks YoTenshi Yayoi som much! Since she is so chubby and adorable.
They really support me on this dolly hobby.

 

Nobody in my family even knew what they were until I got one.

They got kind of freaked out over it, so I don't see them getting any. ;p

But, back when I got her, my boyfriend at the time liked her so much that he'd make jewelry for her, and help me with the makeup for her.

 

Your mum is lucky. I have followed my daughter into the obsession, but she doesn't like me to touch her doll. I can respect that. I got into it at first by having fun making things for her doll. My first little girl will arrive in 3 months.

 

Sadly, very much DO NOT. But I am single, have no children and no "significant other" -- which I feel no emptiness about [the significant other part anyway]. So pretty much I am just referring to my parents. Their value system is particularly sparse. If I wanted more than one ice cube in my glass they thought that was too extravagant when I was growing up.

 

Nope, just me. My sister and I used to play Barbies together, until she got too old. I'm really the only one in my family who likes dolls. That doesn't mean they're nasty about it, though. My mom is really supportive, and my dad is...tolerant. My grandmom ordered me a BJD for my XMas/Birthday present, so despite her fussing about it, I think she's actually pretty supportive as well.

As for my sister? She keeps calling my guy dolls "trannies" (her term, not mine!). It really irks me, but when I've told her, she doesn't seem to care.

 

[FONT=&quot]I am lucky enough to have a mother who likes them. She even suggests that I should buy a second doll this year [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]My grandma seems to be afraid of my doll. She says that Toshiyuki sometimes looks like a living being.[/FONT]

 

Wow, at last I am not alone with disapproving families. My familydoesn't support me at all and there are 8 people in my family well 7 if you&#8217;renot counting me. My mother and sister are hoping that it is just a phase I amgoing through and I will hurry up and get out of it before I get more than onedoll. My other sister doesn&#8217;t like the price, but she thinks their cute, butwill never get one and thinks I&#8217;m crazy for getting one. My three youngest sisters&#8217;thing what every mother does and my father well&#8230; I do not ever want him to fineout he would flip.

I do not want any more of my extended family to find out eitherthey would be even worse. I have to say I am really jealous of those of you whohave people in your lives that are supportive.

 

my mother: "I don't get it, but you are perfect the way your are! *hug*"

my sister: "ARG! get those freaky things away from me! They're gonna kill me in my sleep! *runs and locks her room*"

My father: *couldnt care less*

My boyfriend: "Hey, hon? You've seen this doll here? She would go so well with my boy Floy... wanna buy her? -^^-"

most of my friends: "Well, shes weird, but so what?"

 

Sadly not. Even tough i have a job and no responsabilities (like children) my family doesn´t like this hobby...they think that is childish and a crazy and extravagant thing. My mom especially is very negative with this hobby and usually i have to keep from her the dolls that i have.

 

For the first time today, my boyfriend said that he actually wouldn't mind "having" some dolls, but they would still be in my collection. He's super supportive, and finds certain dolls cool, but can't see himself calling them his own. This is really more than I could have asked for, since he's much more into outdoorsy, "manly" things haha. Other than that, nobody in my family "loves" dolls, but I wish someone did.

 

I sure wish mine would! I grew up creating elaborate worlds for our barbies with my sister. That was where I learned to sew and world build and what the BJDs have replaced for me now that I'm all grown up I would love nothing more than to continue with that with her but she has moved onto "cool" things and while I can tell that she is interested in my dolls I also know that she would never spend the money on them and she doesn't like them enough for me to purchase her one.

My mom was pretty against them in the beginning and is now supportive enough that when I told her that I was spending $1200 on my Grail doll she actually told me that she was happy for me and couldn't wait to see pictures I figure that if she keeps moving at this rate in a year or two she'll have her own lol!

 

My mother has always loved Ces, and she's now talking about getting an MSD of her own (to the point of checking out different sculpts!). She always says hello to him when he's with me and puts up with my doll ramblings a lot. I've bought her a tiny for mother's day -I thought a baby BJD would be an appropriate gift.

My dad is much more into building and fixing things, although he does take some interest in my interests (because he's nice like that). He once said Ces was very well made, and he restrings my boy for me when I fail at it. He says hi to him sometimes, but refers to him as 'Casavier' (it's close enough! Haha). When I told him about Seraphine he asked where I was getting her from and how much she was. When I told him the same place as Ces and not very expensive he said 'So not only are you getting him a cheap woman but she's his sister as well?!' which was hilarious but (obviously) incorrect.

My boyfriend and I have only been together for 2 months now, and I've been blown away and honoured by how active a part he likes to take in my interests. He's started to make Ces and Seraphine clothes without me asking (he's the arty, creative type) and he asks me about Ces a lot. The first time he met him he said he didn't want to touch him incase because he had greasy fingers (without me saying a word) and to balance him on his arm so that he could feel the weight of him. He now talks about what 'we' should dress Ces up in and said he'd like to meet Seraphine once she gets here. He's so much more involved in my life and hobbies than my ex, and I find it incredibly endearing. I love having people to share my boy with!

 

Well my sister likes Juliet and told me she would get her own of she only had to pay $40 (I'm thinking of using that to my advantage..... >_> <_< ) haha and my dad is slowly growing to like Juliet. my grandma hates them, thinks that they're a waste of time and won't get me anywhere in life. =_= my cousin owns one and my cat diego puts up with them. All in all I'm workin on it XD

 

My boyfriend really likes my dolls, and has expressed an interest in learning how to mod BJDs, so I'm on the lookout for a project head and body to get him so he can practice. I like being the enabler for this!

 

My mom was very supportive at first ^_^"" She gladly accepted the hobby and sponsored for my dolls too...
Yet she's very against the idea of a girl playing with a male doll = =..In her POV she thinks that a girl should just stick to something like her own gender,like what I did when I had my first Barbie(facepalm)
But she still supports as long as I like it ^_^.My aunt is living with my family and she's my best companion whenever I am thinking of an outdoor photo shoot ,she's not into dolls but she takes photos with me.My sis used to hate dolls because of Chucky but started to accept it,got clothes for my boy and slowly joined the hobby too.She has a DOT Sha

 

My mom is on the fence, mostly because she's like "you're paying so much for something that doesn't do anything", but she also says that if it makes me happy, that's fine too.

My dad has no say in the matter.

 

My brother shall never know of any dolls I will get.
My mom is half supportive/half think they are a waste of money. She makes jokes about them that are very crude.
My father will kill me if he gets any knowledge of me liking them.
And my cousins are supportive about them until I remind them of cost.
For my whole family, it basically comes down to the cost for the hobby... not the dolls themselves.
But I don't really mind what my family thinks, since I like them and looking at them make me happy~ I've got enough friends to support me if I need it~

 

Mom is really into dolls, but she can't get past the price of BJDs. I think it's still a sticker shock for her. She was so into dolls in the past that she even made some of her own, that came out really cute, and she later sold. Dad knows they are expensive, so my mother and I never let him know the exact price. Brother doesn't care, he drops lots of money on cards, so yeah.

Boyfriend is very understanding and might say they look nice and stuff. Truth is he really doesn't like dolls that much though, but doesn't care if I buy them either. His hobby is cars, so yeah. When I spend a couple hundred on dolls he doesn't complain too much because cars are way more expensive. You could say I tolerate his love of cars and will look at them, so he does the same for my dolls.

Forgot to add mom even likes them to the point where she says stuff like let me buy a dress for my pukifee. I don't know how many times I have told her whose pukifee it is, that if she wants one she should get one for herself,and stop trying to mine. She doesn't want to because of the price though.

 

Though my friends and my family know about my doll hobby, I'm the only one that actually own one. Friends love my dolls, but they still think they're expensive. My parents as well, but they're very supportive. Every time they had friends over visiting, they would bring my dolls out and show them to their friends.

 

My dad and mum were the ones who got me my first doll~
As my dad often goes to Japan, he goes to Volks and buys me outfits for the dolls and even bought me 2 YoSDs. My mum doesn't really like it when I play with them too much and don't focus on my studies :P
All in all, they are really supportive as they do offer to buy me things and don't ask me to stop playing with them~ However, mum thinks I'm too young for such an expensive hobby... OTL

 

My husband is really sweet and supports my hobby but no he doesn't participate beyond admiring my dolls and their clothes etc.

My kids are still little but my little girl is certainly showing a keen interest though, she begs to give my dolls "love" whenever she can, which involves giving them a little hugs and then carefully passing them back to me...I must say I do love it and hope she picks up the hobby as she grows because I think there is so much scope for learning and creativity in it!

 

My fiance doesn't mind dollies, he thinks they are cool and wouldn't mind having a girl someday. Still working to get to the 'OMGMUSTHAVE' phase.

 

My ex strongly disliked them and would grab them by their limbs and such... My mum thinks that they're cute and my sister actually wants one of her own, a Souldoll, at this point. I'm so excited! I can't wait to share this hobby with her.

 

My SO has a few dolls herself, and two of our dolls are even a couple (which is really awkward because that is utterly out of character for both of the characters the dolls embody. Oops). We share a doll as well. My mom finds them interesting and loves my Dragondoll Cheng, she thinks he's very manly (And he is).

 

Hmm... Fella loves them... Dad indiffrent about them... Mum thinks they're creepy and hates me leaving them in the livingroom...

Everyone else I know locally thinks I'm wierd.

 

My husband is okay with it. My youngest daughter (12) likes them too. She likes the tiny. My family doesn't understand why I need to buy those expensive doll's. They always say: you have enough, do not buy any anymore. But that is just the triger to ignore and buy and like them even more!

 

First I got into bjd's, and my husband thought they were really cool and artistic, so he got one of his own. Then my daughter saved up for her own doll, and really enjoys meetups. She also got her best friend into collecting bjd's. My Mom loves them but doesn't want to spend the money on one, but she's always on the lookout for interesting finds for dolls, like chainmail bracelets and mini swords, and feathers for wings. My Dad finds them fascinating in their construction, and he's proud that I've been so sucessful making doll clothes. My Grandma.. she likes them and says, "They never had dolls like this back in my day!" She's a darling.
All around my family is interested and supportive, I'm so blessed.

 

Though I have been collecting all sorts of dolls for over 30 years - my husband has not really shown any interest until recently. The BJD's and my one other type of doll he has recently asked me about.

He wanted to know the origin, designs/sculpts of bodies and heads and the Asian manufacturers. We had a date night and actually talked about my hobby... I was gobsmacked!! He then asked me if I wanted any dolls for my b-day coming up and I had two in mind. He bought both of them for me and I am thrilled.

His keen interest and new appreciated for my BJD world has led me to wonder if he would ever want to join me in this hobby. I think I won't push it and see what happens... =)

 

My family doesn't like the fact that I'd ever want to prefer to spend my money on expensive dolls rather than other things. I don't like to talk to them about my dolls because I'm worried I'm going to get a lecture about how it's a waste, I should be concentrating on wanting other things, etc,... I end up taking my dolls out when no one else is around, though all they do is sit on the sofa or another chair while I use the computer or watch TV.

My mother is more accepting of the fact that I've chosen to spend my money on them. When I do talk to her about them, she seems receptive. I'm not sure if she's humoring me or if she's really interested, but I don't worry about it. Sometimes, not being able to talk about my dolls with anyone but an online community can become a bit stifling, so having a real person to talk to is refreshing.