Does becoming a "crazy doll lady/person" concern you?

I'm already there and I just embrace it, honestly. I used to be shy about it when I was younger and would pretend to be "basic," but that just drew in other basic people that I didn't have anything in common with. Now that I'm older, I just let myself be ME and all the weird/craziness that entails and it draws like-minded weirdos to me and now I actually have friends who actually KNOW me and that I have things in common with.

 

I think as long as you don't have your house look like a garbage dump with dolls thrown around randomly then you're probably fine

 

I don’t really worry about it; people will either be cool with it or not. And definitely take those documentaries with a grain of salt – there was a video once about an antique doll dealer I worked for, that made her out to be a doll hoarder. They never once mentioned that it was her business – just made it seem like she had a house completely full of dolls for the fun of it (her collection actually only filled four small glass cases) and forced her husband and adult daughter to do it with her (family business).

Of course nothing wrong with having a large collection! My point is just that not everything you see in the media is accurate. Enjoy your dolls and don’t let the haters get you down.

 

What do you mean "becoming"?

I was born this way!

 

I am a crazy doll person, and nope it doesn't concern me.

My grandmother was a doll collector, and when we used to go shopping with my mom, neither one of us could resist stopping by the doll store. She was mostly into the Shirley Temple dolls, and other dolls that had a more of an old fashioned look, and I collected harlequins at the time. We both collected Barbie Dolls. This was before I knew of BJD's, but she kind of broke ground for doll collecting in my family. When she passed away, I got most of her Barbie Collection.

I have a lot of different types of dolls, and sure sometimes when workers come into the house the get floored by my collection, a few have even asked to take pictures to bring home and show their wives or kids, and I am fine with this. Most of my dolls are on display. All my BJD's are on display.

I just don't care what other people think, my dolls make me happy, and that is what matters. People are going to think what ever they are going to think about me. They probably already thought it. I have no control of how other people perceive me, nor would I want that burden. The only thing I can control is my reaction to another person. If someone is negative toward my collection, I can choose to let it bother me, or I can choose to ignore them.

I have had negative reactions on the internet, but that is just a reason to ignore and block someone, no reason to try to talk to a rude random person that was being unreasonable in the first place.

Sometimes family can be negative, but they are family so sometimes just sitting down with them and explaining why dolls are an important hobby in my life and then talk about what they like as a hobby, can very much turn a family members opinions around into excepting my doll collecting.

Friends are a different story, they are either going to accept the dolls or not, if they don't they weren't much of a friend, although I've never lost a friend for being the crazy doll person, instead, I made more friends because of it.

 

That is so mean and I hate that this is not the first time I hear of something like that. The media will sometimes take a person with a weird or niche hobby/occupation, and blow it out of proportion for some sensationalism. This is some bully behavior, to me.

 

Yeah, it was pretty awful. They framed it as a normal interview when they were actually filming, and then later on slanted everything she said and all of the footage. It was like that one news story about BJDs back around 2007, that made us all seem like we hallucinate our dolls talking or something.

(of course, ultimately the joke is on the interviewers – there’s big money in antique dolls if you know what you’re doing, and my former boss does. So I guess the “crazy doll lady” got the last laugh!)

 

We way passed that. im very much a loser doll lady and that is what it is.
but then the girs with luxurious lives copy my dreadful behavior because the "glamorous" MY KIDS my HUZZBAND girlies are sometimes not always, a little repressed. We all have something the next b!tch wish they had.

 

People are always going to judge you. If it's not for your "crazy" fun hobby, it's your salary. your job. your home. your vehicle. your knowledge at a single point in time. your skills at a single point in time. your physical or emotional state at a single point in time. the way you look. the way you speak. the people you love. some single bad decision you made.
There is no way to win everyone over. And trying to doesn't sound like a whole lot of fun. It's not something I want to remember on my death bed. I'd much rather enjoy my life in my way. And dolls are something I enjoy in life.

 

Add it to the list.
I'm a crazy old lady, a crazy cat lady, a crazy no-kids lady...
Wanna go crazy? It's a short trip! We have cake! And dolls.

 

I already collect anime figures and doujinshi so I'm okay with being a weirdo lmao.

 

My DZ MiYou sleeps on my bed with me—pretty sure I'm WELL into Doll Weirdo territory lmfao.
But nahhh, it's not something that concerns me! Even though I KNOW my little collection will only get bigger.
My bank account might be concerned, but not me!

 

I'm absolutely fine with it, in fact, I can't wait to get my ''Crazy Doll Lady'' certificate!
I already am a certified Crazy plant lady, and I really want to improve my resumé.

 

My house, my rules. Make fun of my dolls, and they'll jump you. And they're always watching...

 

I’m autistic and dolls have been my longest running special interest, so I’ve been a crazy doll collector since I was a child lol.

BJD collecting is relatively new to me though, and I’m a bit concerned about the price of collecting, since I have a hard time liking things a “normal” amount. I’m limiting myself to one new doll every 6 months.

 

Not in the slightest. I like dolls, that's all that matters.
The way I see it, at least I'm doing something I love. I have things I love outside of the "norm". Does anyone who hides themselves away to conform really have the right to judge me? I think not.

 

Not at all, I don’t have many dolls but I love telling people about them. It’s a cool hobby, and then other people tell me about their cool hobbies too! ^^

 

I'm not quite concerned about being perceived as a "crazy doll lady/person" but I am worried about the infantilizing notions that can pop into people's heads with doll-related hobbies - so unless I'm talking to a) a doll person or b)my partner who only knows I collect because of the boxes arriving at home I will zip about it. I'd be totally fine being labelled weirdo or crazy as long as I'm taken seriously as an adult, or not being labelled with additional uncalled-for labels (no, collecting is not hoarding, no it's not a kink thing), but sadly people are too mean imo. It's funny though - figurines are fine and making puppets is interesting to people but collecting dolls opens up a very weird conversation usually

 

I'm usually totally okay with being a crazy doll lady. I think it's kind of cool to have a hobby that is a bit different... until I get a crush on someone. Then I start worrying that they're going to find out and think I'm a weirdo, and I start wishing I had more normal hobbies.

My brain knows this is silly, and if someone judges me for my dolls they are obviously not the one for me, but my heart is stupid

 

Came here to say a very similar thing! I'm autistic as well and dolls have been a long-running special interest for me since childhood.

Because of the way special interests/hyperfixations work in my brain, I also feel like I don't really have the ability to engage in my interests to a "normal" level--it tends to be all-consuming. And there's an immense joy that comes with that! It feels right to sink so deeply into an interest or hobby and dedicate most of my free time and energy to it. I have hundreds of off-topic dolls and 6-ish BJDs at this point and I think they'll probably be a lifetime interest for me.

I think that being autistic also contributes to me caring less about adhering to those norms about how much to be into something, if that makes sense? I don't want to pretend to be less interested in dolls. They make me happy so I want them to be a big part of my life. I like having a bedroom that's full of shelves with dolls and toys! And I fully plan to have a doll room at some point when I have the space. Ultimately, I don't care about being a "crazy doll person" because I think I'd be a lot more miserable if I didn't let myself sink into my interests to the level that my brain needs to in order to feel fulfilled.

 

I feel the same way!

An entire wall in my bedroom is dedicated to my playline / fashion dolls and I hope to have a doll room one day too, because I have boxes and boxes of porcelain dolls in my garage. I don’t think I’ll ever lose interest in dolls x

 

"Crazy" is so subjective... "crazy doll person" doesn't concern me, because it's normal to me. I'm a creative and artsy dreamer, dreaming up characters and telling stories has been going on inside my head for my entire life. It happened to be mostly unseen before, but I now get to externalize it very obviously with BJDs. Making characters for my dolls, playing with them to tell stories, is as automatic as breathing: I don't know any other way to live. People who think I'm a crazy doll person would already be thinking that I'm a weirdo artist. Which is perfectly fine by me, because they'd either have to accept me the way I am (I don't know any other way to live), or I'll part ways with them. I don't wave my doll hobby or any of my other creative hobbies in everyone's faces -- I've learned to exercise discernment about which people are trustworthy to share my creativity with. But I don't apologize for it either.

I'm not worried that people think my dolls are child substitutes, because I don't treat them or talk about them like they were my babies or children at all. --At least, I don't think I do? I suppose I treat them a bit like imaginary friends, so if anything, I'd wonder if people think I'm a loner and have no friends. (I am a loner who has good friends.)

None of my good friends are into dolls, but they do know about my hobby, and I don't bother to hide my crew away when they come over to my place. I never thought of asking them if they think my attitude to the hobby is weird (... it's normal to me so I haven't thought to question it?), but I think I shall ask and find out.

 

It's bizarre how many different stereotypes people project onto dolls and their owners! The one I'm worried about is "you're just living vicariously through your mini-me because you're too ill to go out and Live Life For Real". Sure, my doll wears clothes that I like, which I would never wear myself, but that's because those clothes would be uncomfortable in real life! I also wouldn't want to work as a model in 1950's Paris, even if I wasn't too sick to work most of the time. There's definitely an element of fantasy, but it's not really that related to my health...

I also probably wouldn't show a non-doll person a bjd without clothes on, lest they ask questions like "why does your 'fashion doll' have intentionally sculpted nipples and genitals?" I don't really have a good answer to that one!!

 

I have way too many matching outfits with my dolls to not be a crazy doll lady at this point. Take it or leave it. I'm not interested in stopping my fun for anyone.

 

I’m not sure, I think that you should surround yourself with people who understand that you like what you like because it’s just something that interests and means something important to you, and even if people try to get judgey I think that your situation can be explained easily to people who are willing to listen! Never back down from the things you love!

 

There's an Instagram account called kendoesdolls, and he posts reels showing his childhood friends his (play line) collection. I love watching the short videos, because his friends are delighted and amazed, even though they aren't doll collectors themselves. I might be a bit jealous, too, cuz my friends have all been scandalized and had the "sell your dolls now!" reaction, but it's fun to live vicariously through him.

 

I have been through too much to let the opinions of other people matter so much, especially online. I don't care if people think my doll thing is weird. I'm happy with it and that's all that matters to me.

 

Considering how many OT dolls I already have from before I discovered BJDs, I already am a crazy doll person. lol

 

Just wanted to add that Elizabeth the first of England, you know that Tudor queen who made her kingdom a superpower of the time she was a doll collector, with an elaborate doll collection and now "crazy doll lady" suddenly doesn't sound that bad.

 

I used to wear my oddities on my sleeve but over time I learned to enjoy the perks of conformity. I'd rather be boring in the eyes of acquaintances. I love the internet for making it possible to get in touch with fellow weirdos

 

It doesn’t concern me! I’d rather stay true to my interests than try to hide them. Plus, it’s a good way to meet others with the same interests (and to convince more people to join the hobby )

 

Oh yes! She liked dressing up her dolls, most of whom represented/were named after people around her, into costumes from operas she liked for instance. They were in cosplay, if you will (although, fair enough, one has to be at least a bit crazy to rule a country)

Edit: mixed up with Queen Victoria sorry but still!

 

Oh I didn't know about queen Victoria... thanks for the information such an interesting thing it seems she would be a bjd collector if she had lived today!!!!for me this makes it even better!!! I'm happy to be in that club lol!!!

 

I understand what you are saying, I am not that open too to most people , but not really to look boring to others more so because I don't really want to know everyone in depth, It is not that I share the boring info of myself and hide my interests it's that I don't care to share anything about myself because I am not really interested in their company, I am sure they don't care about what I like and I am definitely sure I don't give a crap about what they like lol this sounds so arrogant but well it's the truth anytime any of them starts telling me about their fave band or whatever I roll my eyes and think "why on earth they believe I even care" lol

 

Nah, not at all. I know I'm weird, and I'm very comfortable with it. Let them think I'm a crazy doll lady, I'm happy, lol.

 

People I know put up with it. Sure, some of the people come up with nonsensical ideas that have already fallen here and are out of line (child replacement, therapy, etc.), but I don't care. I need to create stories, so I do. And the less ashamed I am about my photos and my hobby, the more people outside of BJD tell me they like it. I had a hard time accepting praise after hearing mostly criticism from many quarters, but I'm glad for the change in perspective.

 

I don't see it, why would it be arrogant? It's a fact that most people don't have niche interests, or the niche interests wouldn't be niche. I've been a comic artist as a hobby for about a decade and not a single time I've found that sharing the info outside of related circles brought anything positive to the table. I've found that past the dreaming teen years, if you're not making substantial money out of the weird thing you do, the average person will most likely judge you negatively for wasting time, money or efforts on something he sees as useless. I have no shame about my activities, but I'm not willing to take a handicap either. One good thing about the internet is that you don't have to go through this trial and error which used to be necessary to find people with similar interests to discuss. That's probably why strictly on-topic forums like this one were some of the earliest things to happen online.

 

Agree with everything you say but if I feel that I can't talk to someone because they will judge me I won't sit down and listen that person blabbing about their interests when I shut my mouth I shut my ears too. Everyone has something that is out of normal when I am judged I will judge and when I can't talk I won't listen. Moses was right an eye for an eye.

 

Sorry I should not have been that arrogant, maybe dolls really make me a worse person and thankfully I have to step back. The point is If I want to "appear" normal in something it means this is shameful so in reality I have not to hide it but not do it. So in the case I am afraid a judgement it means I don't do something not do it and then hide it. As about online sharing there is no hidden sharing in today's times if you post something online is public knowledge. So I don't really worry about labeled a crazy doll lady but I don't want to be associated with a huge collection of every doll type (as it doesn't fit with my social class now which is low income) and that's why it is sold or for sale.

 

I don't mind if I am, honestly. I've always been a bit different than those around me. Always been passionate about my hobbies. Not married, no kids and I'm happy with that. I love collecting dolls and fandom related stuff. My house is a treasure trove of nerdy stuff.

 

I’m 48. I’ve been collecting dolls since my childhood, BJDs are just my newest obsession. I’ve been collecting those since 2006. I did get rid of most of the porcelains I’d collected in my teen years and I don’t even know what happened to my vast collection of Barbies. I don’t consider BJDs “playline” in the same way, though. They’re expensive works of art. Like porcelain dolls except these you can handle and customize and play with.

I also have an interest in photography and they make fabulous models for practicing. So there’s that excuse.

But also! I collect Monster High, Ever After High, and Rainbow High dolls. Only the ones I really like, though. I’m not one of those “gotta catch ‘em all!” collectors. I think they are cool, pretty little dolls that are articulated out the wazoo. They are way cooler than the Barbies I grew up playing with. If they’d existed in the 80s, I’d have had them then. I’m just playing catch-up.

I admit I don’t talk to a lot of people about my hobby, but I’m introverted by nature. I don’t talk to people about a lot of things unless I know them or I know they share my interests. I’m really bad at making small talk with complete strangers.

I admire the people who can take their BJDs with them when they go out in public. I’d love to do that too, but again, my personality doesn’t let me. I don’t want the extra attention good or bad. I will, however, happily take as many BJDs as I can carry to a convention or meetup when I know there will be other collectors there who also have as many BJDs as they can carry. They’re my tribe! And besides, safety in numbers and all that. Maybe there will be attention, but it will be dispersed among us and not focused solely on me, which is much easier to handle.

Anyway! Don’t let your age deter you from collecting something you love. Other people’s opinions are only that, and in the end they don’t matter at all. If you spend your entire life worrying about what other people may or may not think of you, you’ll miss out on a lot of enjoyment.

 

I've always been a collector and, outside of a brief stint in my preteen years where I was "too mature" for dolls (i.e. too personally insecure to be caught liking what I like), I've maintained a healthy collection of dolls. I started on Barbies and Bratz as a kid, which evolved into Pullips and Monster High in my early teens, saved enough for my first BJD by my mid-teens, and have grown my BJD collection and started a healthy Blythe collection since young adulthood. Most everyone who is any closer than a passing acquaintance knows I collect dolls, so it's not something I'm ashamed of or particularly private about.

I doubt I'll ever be looked at as a "crazy" doll lady, though. I have two degrees and am well on my way to a third, I'm married, I have two kids, and I have a mortgage. By most cultural hallmarks, I'm a very well-adjusted human being, which makes people more willing to overlook, ignore, or embrace my eccentricities. The dolls become a fun quirk of my personality rather than reinforcing some preconceived narrative that I'm weird and unlikable.

Even if I was weird and unlikable, though, I don't think suppressing your interests for the sake of appearing "normal" in a socially acceptable way is good for you. It's our differences that make us interesting, not our similarities, and there will always be someone out there willing to befriend/love you. It's worth it to find the people who will accept you, all of you, even the weird parts, than to cut your personality to shreds to make yourself more palatable.

I also don't think dolls are incompatible with an elegant lifestyle. It all comes down to investment and styling. Sure, maybe sock dresses and faux fur wig balls aren't exactly the height of refinement, but no one said you had to style your dolls that way. You can invest (either money or time to learn the skill) in high quality wigs, beautiful clothing, and stellar faceups if making them look sophisticated is important to you. Your dolls can become art pieces that you display that coordinate with your decor. Having a beautiful and luxurious space is less about what you have and much more about how how you choose to display it.

 

I do not care what people thinks about me. I barely talk to people IRL because of past misconceptions and ideas people project on me and I suffered the consequences. This taught me the hard way of not caring for other's opinions.
Becoming a "crazy doll lady" is pretty much my plan LOL The older I get the more I like the dolls. I am a creative person and I work on illustration. My dolls are my to go when I am stress, sad or I just wanna be creative aside from work. I want to keep learning about doll face-ups, custom, and some other off topic dolls art.

Dolls are art and art id part of my life, regardless the shape or discipline.

 

I used to feel self conscious about stuff like this with all of my more "niche" hobbies, collecting figures, crystals, tarot, watching anime, wearing lolita, etc. At some point, I just stopped caring and my life changed for the better. It's the same with BJD, if someone comes to my house and sees the stuff I collect and has a negative reaction to it, then that person isn't going to be invited back lol. Anyone who takes time to judge something that isn't harming anyone or causing problems has too much time on their hands and need to find a hobby themselves.

 

I know that what I have is good and if others can't appreciate it its their loss My hobbies are pretty eccentric to begin with anyway, so it's good!

 

Interesting question and the same answers.
I've long since learned that anyone can be judged for anything, and you can get hate even from people in the hobby.
But no matter what others think, it's fine as long as your hobby doesn't hurt anyone.
People tend to ridicule what they don't understand and put new meanings on it to fit their worldview. But no matter how opinionated and mocking they are, they are not willing to take responsibility for your emotional comfort or leisure time in their spare time. You are delegated to occupy yourself with something and somehow assuage the existential pain of living in this world, so what claims can there be? Dolls? Fine!
Dolls are not only a kind of escapism but also a satisfaction of aesthetic claims, a tool for creativity.
I'm very fond of passionate people. After work, I watch reviews and videos with craft, sewing, and face-up.
What I'm getting at is, take care of your authenticity. You have an exciting hobby and artistic vision. Some will admire your collection.

 

I’ve been into dolls since I was a kid and I never really stopped so… yeah there will be people who don’t understand and look down on you for it. But I am also lucky enough to have a small group of friends who are all into dolls too so I’ll take whatever mean comment or judgement as I know it’s no big deal. Some people just can’t understand what makes people happy ^^

 

Like many others in this thread, I've come to terms with the fact that I'm a creepy doll dude. No amount of sugar coating will change this. I've also accepted that noone, including my loved ones, has to approve of my hobby. I won't hold it against them if they find it weird but still accept me as a person. I feel a large part of growing up is compromising and accepting the fact that everyone is different and working together despite it.

I even value the opinions of ones who don't, as it gives me a chance to step back and make sure my hobby isn't controlling me. I had this happen to me once when I got addicted to a mmo and stopped taking care of myself physically and socially. I try to have a balance now, as all things should be.

 

@Kudoku I think people are a bit obsessed about sex these days. I say this because that's what most of the judgmental attitude comes from. I've got a workshop with a whole wall of nude figure drawings and ecorche (skinless) studies, skulls I keep for reference, the kind of stuff you'd see in an art atelier. I'm in contact with elderly, practicing Catholics and those always saw all of this as figurative drawing. I never felt like I had to hide anything or be embarrassed about it.
Then I took graphic design courses, and the youngest, progressive, artsy people with dyed hair and facial piercings acted wierdly embarrassed and made naughty insinuations like what I did was taboo. It was a really bizarre experience.
I assume the same kind of projection would happen with dolls, so no thanks, I'm definitely keeping this one hobby to myself.

 

I'm not a social person so I prefer to stay at home or with my close friends. Dolls are like another kind of friends to me so I would mind to be a crazy old lady surrender by dolls

 

I love this thread so many good thoughts shared by fellow BJD collectors.For me, it's a not really a concern what other people think. The monikor "crazy doll lady" is often ascribed to many of us from people outside the hobby, because they don't understand. This is more of a reflection on them than the doll collectors. People like to label other's as crazy or eccenric when it is outside the norm. Also, the stigma comes from that TV-Show "Hoarders" that show episodes where a lady filled her entire house with dolls.

It’s a shame people outside the community misunderstand the passion! This hobby is fascinating with so many talented people in it. Doll collecting is incredibly diverse, with so much artistry in every tiny detail. The dedication to craftsmanship, design, and storytelling is amazing, especially when you see customizations and the different eras and cultures represented.

 

I know I ve already responded but things happened and those are menopause which made me think how old I am getting , so my plan is to as I am getting older to sell off my things so that not being a burden to my son in my elder years. So for now I might be a crazy doll lady but let's say less than before and in 5years even less, in 10 years just a bit and if I m happy to live to old age not at all cause I don't plan to hold on them till very old age.

 

Read through this thread and want to put my two cents in! I have a lot of thoughts on this, most of which align basically with everyone else (as a TLDR).

While everyone here says crazy is subjective, that may be the only thing I disagree with. Mostly just because I don't believe in using the word outside of its objective meaning. I have schizophrenia; I am objectively crazy. And that's okay! When other people say 'crazy xyz lady', and actually mean unhealthy behavior, it isn't craziness; it is usually an obsessive behavior in line with addiction. You can be addicted to anything. Dopamine gets you hooked. Shopaholism is a real thing, and many of these hobby addictions I see are usually in line with how that makes you feel. Spend money, get good feels, spend more money, repeat.

For everything else, ie, the actual question of the thread...

No! I don't worry! And for many reasons!

I'm very open about my psychosis, so I'll be seen as crazy regardless. Few people I meet actively regard me as a danger or a freak. And those that think I'm a freak and stay in my life, are usually freaks in their own ways! It's all love there.

Not only that, but as others mentioned, it just contributes to the strict rules of society set for men and women. Women are shunned quite often for having ANY interest that isn't child-rearing and housemaking. And even then, that doesn't seem to be enough anymore! You need to be a career-woman, a mom, and a homemaker! With no other interests. You also have to be perfect in how you speak, what you think, and how you dress! I touch a book, but it's romance? I'm one of those weirdos with unrealistic expectations. Touch a cozy video game? Fake gamer, trying to get into boys' interests. Touch an otome game? Ugh, unhealthy at my "big age" (I am 23). Anime? Weeaboo trash. I had one cat and was deemed a future crazy cat lady. I have off-topic dolls and people think I'm not growing up. It is what it is.

My mom taught me not to care about peoples' opinions unless they're "feeding you, romancing you, or paying you". And even then, I find I don't care... At most, I get a little irritated.

Of course, guys deal with their own stereotypes and expected behavior/interests. I know guys into BJDs must also get quite a bit of flack, especially.

I have also experienced what I imagine these judgmental people go through, and misdirect their aggravation onto others for. For such a long time, I ached for things that would give me the hit of dopamine I saw people with hobbies go through. I tried many things, imitated others, and nothing stuck. When compared to now, with how many things I genuinely enjoy? I'd never trade it for the world. I really recommend just enjoying yourself.

If you find yourself developing an addiction, you should think about it seriously. If you can identify it, as I see others have in this hobby, follow in their footsteps and figure out how to cut back and control it. If you feel you may not be able to do that on your own, and you have access to resources, I recommend that too! There's no reason you should suffer alone, or think that the issue is the hobby, or that you are broken and dolls in general are unhealthy for you. Everything is good in moderation, and moderation is a touch more objective than craziness, haha. People can handle different amounts of everything; some people can only handle a handful of dolls.. some are able to handle a plentiful amount.

 

I live in a fortress of dolls, dollhouse miniatures, yarn, cross stitch projects and plants. I also currently have four cats (the smallest number I've had in years).
So even though I'm a Crazy Lady, I don't really know what kind of Crazy I identify as.

 

I wouldn't connotate a "crazy doll lady" in a negative light. There is absolutely nothing wrong in collecting BJDs - I just think of it the same way as how one has the hobby of collecting tons of pairs of shoes, bags, of even cats!

I do get how why it may be perceived as something to be conflicted about though. I am also in my 30s and it is a bit of a challenge for people outside the community to understand (e.g., people will say "oh you can save that money towards the future instead" "you can just buy something more practical with that money") - but then again, if the hobby gives you a sense of comfort and if collecting makes you feel better at the end of the day or makes you a better person, then that is money well spent and definitely a hobby worth being proud of!

 

I think anybody who loves dolls will go a bit crazy/ excited to hear people talk about dolls. I just don't worry about the label "crazy" cause we all have a bit of crazy in us.

 

I'm a bit worried about collecting too many, I'm really trying to cap myself at 8-10 full dolls, max...

But most people around me don't know about my collection unless they've gone up to my room. I am worried about moving with all my dolls though, I think this will be quite a process, which is also why I want to cap my dolls before they hit double digits.

 

I'm 20 and honestly i love being a crazy doll person, its very comforting to accept I'm a bit weird and that might put people off, its like a suit of armor i wear. and yes sometimes i do feel a but self conscious on my own with my dolls in public, but i know how cool my dolls are and i have a local comm i can share the joy of dolls with