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

At first my mom was aginst the whole doll thing, but I suppouse it was because of the monney the cost, and seeing it as a passing fancy of mine that she would pay for.
I bought my first doll after living on my own and managing my housold for over one year, with my own money. I don't know if she was proud of me, but she really acepted my first boy. She thinks my other dolls are part of me going overboard and to excited^^. I stopped at 3, and even thou I look at new dollies, I have no real desire to have more (nither do I have the space).
And my sister is going to get her firs doll soon, do I need to say more?????
My dad, I supose he just accepted them as part of my crazy self.
The last partner I had .... well I give him the credidt for trying, not really understanding, but trying.

 

My mom thinks they're pretty cool. She's excited to make jewelry for them, but other than that she isn't much interested in dolls. (She'd rather pay that amount for handmade, big jewelry, haha.)

 

My parents don't really care too much about whether I'm into this hobby or not. My mother actually really likes them even though it's unlikely she'd ever own one herself. I'm sure they think I'm a little crazy given how expensive just one doll is, but as long as I'm not digging myself a hole of debt it's my money and it's not harming anything.

 

They don't have dolls and they're not part of the hobby... but, my family sometimes "play" with my BJD.

My father plays with my puki and he helps me with stringing. He asks what I want to buy because sometimes he says "don't buy it, I can do that", and he gets so excited when a package arrives, he says "open it here, I want to see". So funny.

My mother made a dress for my girl once, but she's not that active.

My sister sometimes plays with my BJD. She also said that my girl is her daughter because she liked her dress and shoes (something she would wear) LOL.

My baby sister loves to play with them and she wants one. I told her that someday I will give her one... But she just have to wait for me being millionaire. xD

My friends just ask me things about BJD, but it's awesome that they don't attack me because of my hobby.

 

Both my sis and mom collect dolls as well. Our resin baby family is quite large and growing! I started the obsession, but it didn't take long for it to catch on. We all have our own taste in style and looks so we rarely like the same doll which is interesting, but we all admire each other's and ooh and aah over all of them. I'm very happy they enjoy the hobby as much as I do =D

 

My mother and brother are in the hobby. Mom has three dolls, I have five (with two on the way) and brother has one on the way and is eyeing another. We all have our own tastes, but it's a lot of fun! Brother and I like to ooh and ahh over the engineering and all the fun things we plan to do with the dolls. Mom likes them to sit around and look pretty. To each their own.

 

Nope, everyone in my family thinks im crazy for getting one, especially on the first day, but now they act normal seeing me carry my Msd 1/4 boy.

 

Right now it's just me but several family members admire my dolls.

 

My sister would like one. She came over last week and she hadn't seen my dolls before (we usually only ever meet at our parents' place, halfway between where each of us lives) and she said if BJDs weren't quite as expensive as they are, she'd get one. When I get a decent job I might just give her one. In the meantime she can be a good aunt to them and make sure I spoil them like they deserve. We went shopping one day and she kept pointing to little things and saying "wouldn't your girls love this?" or "if I were them, I'd totally need that!"

 

My oldest daughter used to collect dolls too, but at 12 she decided she was too old for that and she doesn't want to be like me that way. My youngest is now 9 and still likes dolls, but not like me. Looks like I will be alone

 

I do!! I am the one who discovered the BJD hobby and am joined by my sister~
we have even welcomes our first own BJDs together^O^
Since then I share this hobby with her n we have someone to talk to about it!!

Our parents accepted that this is what we love n they are fine with it~
I guess they just get used to them being around the house

 

My family don't care for these dolls, although they do think it's a fun fact that I'm making my own. Sometimes I wish I could share these dolls with someone close, but I'm happy enough as it is that my family supports my starting business. I can't complain.

 

My Mother and Aunty both love BJD's ^^

 

I don't have anyone in my immediate family who would claim to love dolls (although both my husband and my sister have been known to pose mine in amusing positions when they have the opportunity), but my mother's two sisters both collect dolls. One of them collects antique dolls, repairs play dolls from the 1960s, and makes fabric dolls that she sells, while the other has a (relatively small) collection of Madame Alexander dolls.

Amsuingly, I'd say the vast majority of my family is fairly minimalistic, so they aren't terribly interested in stuff in general, so it's funny that there are as many collectors as there are!

 

My boyfriend doesn't full understand the hobby, but he is supportive of it. As for the rest of my family (mom and sister) they love my dolls that taking the head cap off freaks my sister out every time. I am luck t be in an understanding family. Though they do not understand when I buy things for them ._.

 

My brother teases me by hey, he's my brother so he's gonna tease me for life! My parents are neutral and my boyfriend finds the whole "doll" thing creepy but he's not stopping me so it's all good

 

My fiancee teased me about why I'd wanrt another doll (I had an ellowyne wilde and delilah) so when I was looking to get my first bjd that's all I ever heard from him. I tried saying it wasn't any different than his transformer collection but he just didn't get it. I got to hear many times how he microwaved his half sister's barbies and that was all they were good for. Then one evening of showing him doll pictures ("yeah.. ok... why are you showing me?") I showed him Resinsoul Ai. Needless to say, that caused some major soul searching for him. I got to hear "I want her. I have no clue why, but I want that doll!" Constantly till he got her. He actually got her before I got mine! Our son almost cried when I got my second because he decided he wanted a doll were you could pop the head off and change eyes and wig, so he ended up with a 27cm obitsu.

 

I'm still saving for my first BJD, and even though my husband isn't nearly as excited and anxious as me, he is still interested and is a good listener. And he made the cutest face when he held a BJD for a first time. It was an 1/3, and heavier than he expected, so he looked as awkward as if it was a newborn baby

Family just has the "You're not really going to spend money on a doll at the age you should be having babies, are you?" attitude.

 

Nobody in my family really likes dolls besides me. My sister and mother think some are okay, but aren't really doll people. My boyfriend is freaked out by them, but tends to respect it and my dad just sees them as way too expensive so... XD

Regardless, this means I got a lot of old porcelain dolls from my grandmother which was nice.

 

I actually had a conversation with my mom about the hobby and when she found out some families don't support even hate the hobbies their children/siblings/other family members are in she was stunned.

These are her words: "How could anyone hate a hobby? Their not hurting anyone and it's so much more then a doll it's a piece of art. Your sewing, doing photography, stop motion animation, your meeting people, if you weren't in this hobby you wouldn't have taken an interest in sewing or crochet. It's expensive yes but it's like buying a piece of art when you buy these dolls. I can't imagine why someone would dislike it."

Did I mention I love my mom?