Do your families know the cost of / support your dolls?

That's so sweet of your parents! My mother was never really crazy about the price of my dolls, but has a weird habit of having me show off my one full doll every time a family member comes over. So I'm not sure what her real feelings are. I don't really care to ask, not because I think they'll be negative for sure or something, but because their my dolls and I'm using my own money, that I've earned working, so her opinions on the subject don't really matter to me much.

 

I wish I did! but I mentioned it to my parents but they kind of laughed about it...its what I expected tbh but I am older, not that it justifies it but yeah. So happy you have a supportive family and happy birthday!

 

My mum isn't a fan XD She appreciates them being pretty n stuff but she hates me spending money, especially large amounts on stuff that "isn't useful". My dad doesn't really know much about them, and has only seen a couple of them, but he's generally more chill than my mum XD
I was concerned what my bf would think of them when we started dating (and at the time most of my dolls were in boxes to save space), but he doesn't mind at all and understands spending large amounts of moola, as he used to do warhammer painting, and is into airsoft and is saving up to buy stuff for it. I now have all of my dolls out on a shelf unit in my room and he doesn't bat an eyelid XD

 

For years I have consistently told them this
SDs: $300
MSDs:$200
YoSDs: $100

it seems to work! They have no clue I spend $700+ on average on my SDs! My mom thinks I go overboard on the number of dolls I have, my dad can’t tell most of them apart and thinks I only have like 5. They overall like my dolls since they are impressed by the clothes I make them.

I’ve always had expensive taste, so they’d rather I buy a "$300 doll" than a designer bag.

 

My parents and my husband's parents have been supportive of our hobby. I think they knew the prices of the dolls when we first started the hobby but I don't think we've told them recently how much our recent acquisitions cost. On my end, I think my parents are used to me collecting things since I used to/currently collect Barbie, porcelain dolls, manga/anime, Xena/Hercules, and Star Wars stuff. My parents were of the mindset of also protecting the dolls behind a glass and wooden curio. Every once in a while, they'll see one of our dolls out in the open and they'll remind me to put them in the curio (we never do) to protect them. Hahahaha. My brother and sister-in-law know about our dolls. My brother is a collector of many things so they understand the whole collector thing. My cousins on my Mom's side have seen my dolls and they are of the mindset that they are creepy. My family on my Dad's side have seen my dolls and are indifferent or are used to seeing them because other family members and myself have collected porcelain dolls in the past. Neither set knows how much they cost though. Almost all my best friends know about our collection. One I converted into the hobby early on and she eventually got her hubby into the hobby as well. Another two know of our dolls and even remembered the name of our first doll sometimes. Of those two, one is a collector of Hatsune Miku stuff, so she understands while the other appreciates my hobby and is respectful of it. The rest of our friends and acquaintances may have been introduced to my first doll way back when, but I don't tend to talk about my doll hobby because they are not into that kind of stuff which is fine.

I think with the people that I really love and trust, it's all out there and it's fine. Like with my brother or my friends that have hobbies or collections that can get expensive, I can appreciate what they have even though I may not want to delve into those hobbies/collections myself. I think it's fun too trying to find things for them that fit into their hobbies. I really appreciated when my friend that is into the hobby herself found stuff that was BJD sized for me and vice versa. I would REALLY love it if my other friends and family members did that too, but I would also feel a little bad since I know how expensive this hobby can be.

I have to admit though, now that you mentioned that you're going to do a box opening with your parents, I probably should do something similar with mine. *looking over to see which doll to stuff into her box again* I think they would get a kick out of it and it would probably be a fun bonding time with the parents.

Although it's probably going to be a few years before I can do it, I actually can't wait until my nieces are old enough to give BJDs to. I can see my brother actually having fun customizing the dolls and all that, but it would be fun to see my nieces playing with them just like they would with any doll.

 

My immediate family know, if fact daughter in law is in hobby as well. My mother in law was okay with it, rest of the family no clue, but don't care. As for cost tonight since I used to have real horses my husband feels in the long run these cost a lot less.

 

My mom has several dogs and a horse so she really can't judge me She's mostly concerned about my dolls getting broken when I take them out for pics. My S.O. is a computer nerd and uses the same amount or even more on his computer stuff than what I use on my dolls.

 

My father doesn't know exactly how much my dolls are worth, just that they are valuable and not like the cheap mass produced porcelain dolls sold as 'collectables'. My boyfriend, however, not only knows about their values, he's way too encouraging of me and has even gave me money towards buying a doll before because he knew I wanted a specific one.

Also, funny enough, my dolls are soon to be worth more than my home being that I'm getting ready to move into a travel trailer that I spent $600 on.

 

Not gonna happen.

 

My mom knows about my dolls, and is fairly supportive, although a bit shocked whenever I mention the cost. She thinks it's a good hobby, and is currently teaching me the basics of sewing so I can make clothes for my dolls. My dad doesn't know that I've ordered two more dolls recently, and while I don't think he'll mind I just haven't had a good opportunity to bring it up. I haven't talked to my extended family much about it at all, but a few of my friends are into doll customs, so I can to share my excitement with them.

 

My boyfriend helps me a lot with my dolls and he's just trying to stop me when I start to be mad and impulsive and wanna buy in one month all the dolls that I love hehe. My dad knows nothing otherwise he will become a devil I think even considering the fact that I spend my own money on dolls lol. And my mother just says "okay, it's your business" but she thinks they are really beautiful xD

 

My mon is okay for this since before I play the doll I like to collect the figure, I never told her exact price of each doll but since she know my figure price so I guess she already have an ideal for my expensive habit lol.

 

I was pretty terrified to tell my mom about them because of the cost as we are pretty poor and she's very frugal... but after I showed her the way I customize and sew for them (namely my 16cm tinies) she was pretty in love with them generally, since she does like cute little things and likes encouraging my crafting endeavors.

Still, I try not to go into detail about them (she can be a bit blunt about things she thinks are ugly or cute and I don't think she'd aesthetically "like" my green resin alien MSD and I am sensitive!! lol) nor do I go on about how much I spend on them because I think it'd be an awkward topic for me. It's easier to keep it vague!

My partner and roommate on the other hand, are amazing- I got them both into the hobby (while also being careful of my partner's doll phobia, which has improved a lot) so I have people to share my excitement with!

 

I love that your dad jumped in to support you! My SO knows everything about prices. He thinks it's expensive, but I've only bought one doll. My grail doll is nearly 2x the price of my first, but he knows i would buy it in a heartbeat if I ever saw it available.
My mom severely disapproves, but she wants me to buy nice, expensive furniture. I tell her I'm happy with the furniture I have and would rather spend on a doll :P My dad I secretly enlisted to buy a DC 1/6 scale doll from their Taobao, since he has an account and a chinese address to receive it at.

 

My husband knows for the most part. I've told him little white lies before, such as my Volks Williams was acquired through a "partial trade" in which I only paid half of his value for him He would probably faint if he knew how much I really paid. All my other dolls though he knows exactly what I paid. He can't speak on it because he has some expensive hobbies of his own. We both support each other's hobbies pretty well, so I have nothing to worry about with that.

My mom on the other hand...oh boy. She was the one who let me buy my first doll, but she was absolutely appalled that he was around $450. She thought I was insane. She also bought me my DOC Petsha second hand here on DoA, but she was a good price so it wasn't as bad. Now that I'm into more, shall we say, expensive territory, I like to let her believe they're all still $500 and under. She need not know they surpass $1000 at any time! I'm an adult and can make my own choices with my money, but she doesn't buy literally anything, so she would never get it. If she ever comes over and sees how many I have in my doll cabinet now, I think she would still be angry at me even knowing their pretend prices! It still adds up fast...

 

I don't really know how they feel about my choice of hobby. I say it was my choice, but the hobby drew me in at the right time [long story, but my mum was terminally ill and I needed a distraction]. They don't openly start conversations about it with me. My mum will sit and listen when I talk about it sometimes, but I get the feeling that she isn't listening. I will sit and listen to her, when she talks about her jewellery-making hobby/business. Yet, she doesn't really show much interest when I talk about my dolls. Saying that, she likes most of the pictures I post on Instagram, which she follows me on, but she has admitted that she doesn't read all the captions.

My dad; he shows no interest whatsoever. I will sit and listen to him, when he rarely talks about his photography, and I will look at his photos, when he shows them off. But, he will not show an interest in mine. I think he kind of scoffed, when my first doll arrived. I was kind of nervous and said that he was for art reference. I've never drawn him. And, my collection of 'art models' has grown since my first arrived eight years ago. Well, it will be eight in August. Recently, I tried my hand at sewing for them, and the machine is a little loud. My room is above the lounge, and they've heard the machine humming. My dad's never asked to see what I've done.

I don't know. I'm not bothered whether they want to know or not. We have our hobbies that we keep to ourselves. I'm happy with mine. As for the knowledge of costs, my mum has an idea, but I don't think that she knows the true value that it can reach.

 

I was hesitant to tell my partner what a doll costs because I wanted to check the water before buying one. He wasn't even surprised and told me it's my own money so I should go for it ! I might tell my parents too if they ask me straight on. I actually think the dolls are very expensive too, but come on they are so lovely. How can we say no to them?

 

My parent kinda balk on the price, but they're used to me having weird stuff around. They do make jokes about my "creepy room full of dolls" once in a while and make me show them off to visitors while telling them how expensive they are; on the other hand my mom absolutely adores my Volks yosd Alice and even kept her in her room for a while. Other family members have seen my dolls, whether in person or on Instagram, and they don't seem to mind - it helps that a lot of them are artsy folk.

The only time my parents really get upset is when I spend too much money on doll stuff all at once.

 

I feel the same! I explained to my parents about how much they cost in the end at first I was worried about it but they were ok with it. It’s funny my mom even told me to get another doll recently because she thinks they are lovely. The only negative responses have come from non-doll friends who ask why they are so expensive or say that it’s a waste of money. That used to bother me but not so much anymore

 

It's such a good feeling when close family accepts and supports our hobbies. I love that your mom told you to get another doll, she sounds great .

 

When I bought my first bjd (already 10+ years ago, dang) I was a teenager still. My mom was pretty skeptical about it since I had never shown any interest in barbies or other dolls as a kid, and warned me that I would probably waste a lot of hard-earned money on something that I would likely forget about soon. Yet she let me do as I wanted, both because I had worked for the money myself and because she thought it'd be an important life lesson on how to spend money wisely.
In the end, I was the one between us that was able to say "I told you so"

She has been fully supportive ever since the day that first doll arrived and she saw me do photoshoots and actually sew?? for him. As for my dad... he always supported every single one of my interests and plans without questioning, no matter how dumb or impulsive they were :'D As long as I did not spend money that I did not have they both were fine with me spending whatever amount of it on dolls.

 

My sister does because she's also in the hobby!

Parents...not so much. My mom has a better idea than my dad does, but it's better if I just keep it from them. They support my happiness in the hobby, but both grew up without much and learned at a young age to save money and not spend too much on luxuries, and they wouldn't really approve of how much I've spent on this hobby. They know they're expensive and that they're collector items made by artists, more than a play line doll, but since they don't fund my hobby, I don't really see any reason to tell them prices. My in-laws have seen them and know they're expensive and not toys, but that's pretty much it.

As for cousins, aunts, uncles, grandma, etc, I'm not all that close to my extended family so most of them don't even know I'm in the hobby. I think I've only shown pictures to one of my uncles who thinks art collectibles are interesting, but I just explained what they are, not what they cost. If any of them were interested enough to ask about my hobbies, I wouldn't mind sharing, but I doubt that will happen.

 

Awww, I'm sorry you had that experience.

I first found the dolls online probably close to 20 years ago and fell in love, but didn't think I could ever afford one. My sister first saw them at an anime convention and told me how cool they were in person. I ordered my first doll and within a week, she ordered her first. Twelve years, and we're both still very active in the hobby!

I hope your brother is more excited and supportive.

 

I haven't told my parents because I'm brand new to the hobby and I don't see them regularly enough. But I honestly don't think they'd care or be too surprised. One collects toy cars and the other collects dragon figures, so they get the collector mentality. They also have other expensive hobbies (homebrewing, classic car restoration, welding art, jewelry making, ect), so they don't really have the footing to judge. And my grandmother made porcelain dolls when she was alive, so they wouldn't find the doll aspect odd or creepy in the slightest. If anything, they'd probably be like, "Yeah, that tracks for our family."

I'm actually a little eager to tell my dad about it. He's very handy and creative, so I'd love to pay him to build me a case for them.

 

My dear hubby is so funny about it really. He always says, “Don’t tell me what they cost!” And he means it...he just truly doesn’t want to know. He realizes I would never hide the price from him, and he knows they’re expensive because I’ve certainly explained that. But his mentality about it is that as long as I can work it into our budget, he just doesn’t want to think about their price. Other than this odd “quirk” about my hobby, he’s super supportive about it. He’s very interested in my collection and he enjoys my creativity with them...he helps me come up with names, helps me iron out character issues, helps me build props, even doing the heavy lifting when it comes to moving in heavy furniture and display cabinets without complaint. He just doesn’t want to know what they cost.

 

I've told my mom that they're "very expensive" but never a price tag. My dad saw my dolls and told me they were creepy, and then in front of my mom the next day he acted like he thought they were cool lol.

 

My mother, my younger sister and her husband know about my passion for dolls and completely share it. By the way, it was my brother-in-law who hooked the three of us on BJD. My father, on the other hand, considers our hobby as waste of time and money, but he has a bunch of his own toys - he likes to go fishing on a boat So to each his own

 

My first doll was paid for with Christmas money from my family. They knew what I was getting and were generous enough to donate half of the cost while I saved for the rest. My youngest sister thinks they're creepy but also reads every story my friend and I write for them. She calls herself the 'fandom of one'. My mother thinks they're pretty and my father teases me about them in general, but he does that with all of my hobbies so that's not very odd.

 

My parent think my dolls cost $100-200 for SD, and a vague price for clothings. My mom thinks my dolls are pretty but I know she won't like them as much if she knew exactly how much they cost.

My husband is fully supportive of my dolls so I'm very grateful for it. In fact he's the reason I got back into the hobby by being supportive. Before I met him, only close friends know about the hobby and it was all very negative - I'm wasting my money/they're creepy. So I end up selling the only doll I had and left the hobby. At the beginning of the relationship with my husband, we went to a convention together with Volks there. I keep eyeing at the Miku on display and felt worried about what he would think since the price tag was there. He was supportive even then. I didn't buy Miku at the time because I was worry he was just saying that to be nice. As time past on, I eventually own (and sold) Miku and many more dolls due to the supportive nature from my husband.

 

My husband knows, he even buys some for me. I have never mentioned the cost to the children. why would I?

 

My family knows and thinks it's foolish to spend so much on the hobby. I'm otherwise very responsible with my money, so usually when I remind them of that they stop giving me a difficult time about it.

 

They know they are pricy, as I fondly call them "retirement money" jokingly from time to time... But I never actually tell my family or friends the price. If they ask directly, I say "You don't want to know. I paid for them, and I wish I did not know the price, so you definitely don't want to know."

 

When I got into the hobby three years ago, my mother found my (off topic) dolls wonderful, but my father found it rather funny for an adult to buy dolls. When I told him the prices he was very impressed and since then think of them as valuable art. But my mother was so shocked at the prices of some outfits I bought that she started knitting and sewing for them. She even told me that two of my dolls were moving in with her (my parents are living some hundreds miles away) for modeling purposes only, of course. Now I buy the material and patterns and translate them and get back the outfits I want. That’s so wonderful, especially since I have not an ounce of crafting talent. And it’s so sweet when my parents tell me about the adventures my former and now their dolls get into. They think my Pukifee is very cute and are loving the photos I send them but are afraid of handling her since she’s not only tiny but very mobile. When they come visiting they are greeting my dolls right after me (my father always counting them to see if I got one more), so all of my dolls are part of the family now. They even bring the two dolls with them to visit their cousins. My other relatives are knowing of them but they don’t care about the prices, if they know about them at all, and it’s really none of their business what I do with my money. But they doesn’t find it weird or creepy but maybe that’s because in my country nobody thinks dolls are creepy. Maybe there‘re people here who have doll phobia too, but I first learned on DoA about this illness.

 

My mother supports and knows the price of my dolls, she even encouraged me to order my latest doll!
My sister on the other hand is creeped out by them and can't believe the prices, so I don't really tell her when I buy new dolls.

 

My mom has been so supportive! She was slightly taken aback by the prices, but she knew that I was able to afford it (I have a solid career, and so does my partner, so we are very stable). Once I actually had a doll in my hands and she was able to see the quality and artistry, she felt like the prices made sense. She thinks my doll is adorable - he's an only child so far, with two more on order - and she's always happy to chat about outfit ideas, sewing projects, and styling for him. She has opinions about what kinds of outfits he would "like," which I think is super cute!

My partner was a little surprised by my newfound interest in dolls, but he's very supportive. He doesn't particularly care for dolls, but he appreciates how much fun I'm having with the hobby, and is always a good listener. He even helped me name my first doll, which was really sweet of him!

 

Both of my parents are supportive; it wasn't a shock to them when I told them that I was getting into the hobby of collecting dolls and doll furniture. They know that I'm not the type to spend money to go to clubs, bars or casinos, that I still watch Disney cartoons, play animal crossing, collect specific things such as vintage fawn figurines and various crystals. In fact, it was my dad who waited in line to go to Ikea on a Saturday morning to buy my glass display cabinet specifically for my dolls because I was working that day and it was he who assembled it when I came home as a surprise. I'm thankful that I don't have to feel ashamed around my family for having niche interests, it helps when I've always been an artsy kid and a little eccentric.

My parents know that the hobby is expensive, but I've never told them the actual prices of the things that I have bought because frankly it's none of their business what I do with my money. But really, I always tell them that it was expensive, but not THAT expensive. The THAT is very vague. Even if they knew the true cost, the worst that could happen is them lecturing me on saving money and frivolous spending.

 

I've always had expensive hobbies (looking at you, anime figures!) so I think everyone in my life who would disapprove of the costs shouldn't expect this hobby to be anything new

If anything, the people who know about the pricing end up impressed that I can save up for/afford BJDs. It's my own money to spend, so I don't think people really care or at least know not to be rude about it, as long as I'm smart with my management and don't end up in the red it's all good. I do omit mentioning exact prices though, and just try to keep it vague where I can, cause it can be a little embarrassing to reveal that, yes, I paid over $900 on a single doll the size of a toddler lol

 

My parents recently helped me go halfsies on buying a Nintendo Switch which ended up being around $500 at that time because of difficulty finding one in stores. So I think if they'll help me waste money on video games, they'll likely be open to anything within that price range coming into the house as long as they don't have to lend me any money! XD They tend not to criticize my purchases in general so I am lucky to have a supportive Team Me. For sure dolls are expenssssive though, I am looking at a very long term savings project for a Dollfie, even longer if FairyLand starts selling Feeple65 Siean's again... But I'm definitely going to try and save up.

 

I am still relatively new to purchasing BJD's but I've showed my mom, she thinks I'm ridiculous and they're overpriced, I haven't explained sizes and all of those things to her - tbh, I don't think she'd pay attention. My older sister, also, thinks they're a waste of money and she constantly reminds me of things I should be focusing on instead..but she had bought me a doll for my birthday, that I'm currently waiting on.

 

I was 19 when I got my first doll, my parents were a bit shocked by the price but I paid for it with my part time job and I've never really been the type to spend money on nights out and such. I'm 34 now and they're well used to it, my dad likes a lot of arts and crafts so they appreciate the creativity involved.

My partner also has bjd so no problems there!

 

Oh man I mentioned that I had bought a new doll to my sister the other day and she did not have an ideal reaction ahaha. Not negative per se. But not at all impressed at me buying a fourth doll. Haven't mentioned it to my mom yet. I think my family knows its expensive, but not sure of the exact figures. I may have told them a few years back but doubt they remember haha.

Personally I find this hobby to be very expensive and difficult to justify. So I don’t really expect my family to approve of the cost. The cost really makes me reconsider buying any more dolls.

That being said they aren’t negative about it and I think they are sometimes intrigued when I create something for my dolls. My mom even put one of my fav photos of Jewel on my birthday cake

 

For me it's kind of like, "Well yes but no." They don't have any issue with dolls. They just don't like me spending the money. I don't have a whole lot going on for me in my life right now, and the dolls make me happy. So I just shrug it off.

 

Everyone in the family has at least one of their own, so... yup. Our mom didn't think she'd join in, but now she's got a tiny with a little room box, a wardrobe, props, a pet... she was feeling the sticker shock when I bought Pete and Billy, but now she gets it. Some people spend a lot of money on travel, or on entertainment like games/movies, or buying loads of yarn... the doll hobby is just a different thing to spend your money on.

 

I only live with my partner since I have 0 contact with my family (they were horribly toxic) and he knows the prices fully since he's made me a few doll gifts himself. We are both artists so we understand why the dolls are as expensive as they are and don't mind spending on our joined bjd family ♥️

 

My husband is very aware and does support my smaller purchases very often, even going so far as to telling me to order a doll or asking why I haven’t ordered the one I’ve been staring at for a while. That being said I think it’s the larger purchase tags that he’s not too fond of. I can understand where he’s coming from on that, as some dolls really do cost a lot when you’re a tiny collector! He’s overall extremely supportive though and often is my voice of reason when it comes to a budget because I get a bit resin crazed at times.

 

My parents know but have never approved of spending that much money on anything (not even vacations).
Luckily, my sister and my husband, who are the ones whose opinion matter to me and the ones who are closer to me, are very supportive and they have their own hobbies in which they spend their own money so we understand each other.
I feel so grateful for having them around cause they give me their opinion if I ask them about things I want to buy and they have proved to know me better than anyone at that ^w^

 

In family only my mom know about it. She just get her own tiny today. And some friends who are not judging me.

 

My Fiance is pretty supportive, but they do scare him a bit, and he hates the idea of the price and potential clutter. To him it's a case of if something makes me happy and I'm not being irresponsible then he's happy for me. He also does understand why the prices are how they are.

My parents not so much, they think adults shouldn't really buy anything that doesn't serve an immediate obvious purpose especially if it could even maybe be interpretted as being for kids, after I hit 11 or so they started to complain every single time I'd use my own money on anything that wasn't obviously "for adults" or "practical". They know BJDs are for adults, but they still just think it's a waste, especially at that price. It's one of those "it is what it is" things though, I never had my parents approval so I just never expect to get it and just enjoy my hobby anyway, it's for me, not them.

 

I don't really talk about my dolls with my family. I've always in some way or another had dolls (the biggest present my mom got me growing up was when she was finally in a position and she was able to buy me a porcelain doll--to replace one we lost when we escaped my dad & that abusive situation)... but I don't talk about money with my family either. That's a whole other issue.

However! The person who is about as close to a significant other as I get... has been engaging me with talking about my dolls now for the last few months and they are surprisingly supportive. I think because they see how happy/creative I get with them, even if I don't always recognize it. I am more self-conscious about the costs than they are in judging that issue (they don't really judge at all)--but I judge myself haha

But as long as I am not asking for money from others and I am funding it myself, I don't beat myself up. I think being mindful of my spending is good, as long as I mind my own boundaries. But yeah... I think I worry about it more than anyone I know who knows about what I collect.

 

That is my dad's view on anything after I turned 12. Stuffed toys and others were for children. But for some reason he seems to support my dollhouse restoration project, that I started in my mid 20s.

Nobody knows about my interest in BJds apart from one friend I mentioned it to as he was talking about his hobby he collects for. He did seem to find it a bit strange but accepted it as it is "very" me.
I am not sure if I will ever tell my mum and Dad that I want and will collect BJD dolls as I just know they will not approve. More because of the cost and waste of money. At my age I should be saving for a house and pension Lol
But it makes me happy so I don't mind if they don't accept it.

 

it's funny My mother had to correct me on the price of my BJD, (I had forgotten how much I'd paid for the outfit) she knew Medusa couldn't be a mere 400$, stating that my sisters dolls were much more expensive.

 

My husband knows and does not care as long as our bills are paid. My dad and his girlfriend think my dolls cost around $100 and my dad doesn't care, he is a live and let live kind of guy, his girlfriend on the other hand will make comments about how she would rather save that money for retirement than on dolls but says it in a snotty way. I think it is funny because she spends MORE than what she thinks I spend on dolls eating out at fancy restaurants in one sitting and they eat out several times a week, so do the math on that one! I can get my money back if I wanted to sell my dolls, she can't get back what she ate and drank, but some people just like to judge.

 

My parents always know that I love dolls. I have shown my mom one boy once, she was shocked at his size and curious about his gender . Luckily I live in my own apartment and in a separate city from my parents, they don't know the number of boys I have and all the cost....

 

My parents have no issue with my dolls or any of the other things I collect. My mom even likes my pictures on instagram (it’s only dolls). They know the dolls are expensive but I buy them with my own money anyway. They say as long as I’m happy, they don’t care if I’m using my money for this or that anyway. I’m not sure they know how many I have though, we live literally in opposite sides of the world and they have never seen any of them in person.
I live by myself and my hole house is full of dolls, games and snowboarding stuff. Pretty much my hidden paradise. No one to complain or tell me anything.