"But its just a doll.."

I looove making inaminate objects come to life, like stuffed animals are cute little figurines, etc. Chances are, when I get Daichi in about 1.5 months, I'll treat him like a child. I'll definitely treat him like he's a living creature, because I've given him a personality and everything. To me, he's like a human; both a form of art but more than just a body, you know?

 

Notas a child, but more like a work of art to express some of you inner self with.

 

I don't see them as children at all... I see them as dolls, really, at its core. Very expense and very important and very worthwhile dolls. What I loved about BJDs was that they were so beautiful and so unique. Other than that, I don't have any particular 'familial' attraction to them...

 

For some weird reason, the phrase "it's just a doll" really flies all over me, particularly when it comes from someone who has their own interests that they eagerly follow. My dolls aren't my children (though I do call them my "doll-children"), but I get a lot of joy out of them and when someone minimizes that it really bugs me.

 

I think you can give anything a part of your soul or not.
it has nothing to do with BJD i think.
i see them as my children, and care as good as i can and i would do for a human child.
play with them, read Fairy Tales for them etc... things that poissible^^

 

When I'm "Speaking" to my doll I refer to myself as her Mommy and my Husband as her Daddy. I do the same thing with my pets. *Shrug* It's just one of those things! ^_^ I know she's a doll, and she goes back in her box when not being "played" with, but I don't have actual human children right now so she's fun to dress up and treat as such.

 

The more complex and evolved that their back stories become, the more I tend to think of them as people in their own right. I would never treat them as my children or my pets as they don't have the same physical or emotional needs, and, I know that they are dolls, but a part of me can't help thinking of them as an interesting sort of hybrid with certain needs and rights.

 

I guess I see them as friends, as well as for artistic expression, they arent really 'children' its hard to explain but sometimes its hard to find a better word to call them XD

 

at the first time i will think of them as children but now i find it was childlish

 

Using the term 'children' can be a bit strange...especially when they're supposed to be older than you LOL

 

I do not think of mine as children. They're the embodiment of role play characters, not ones related to any fandom mind you. They're my very own in every way. I usually just call them 'the dolls', but if I have to give them some sort of other label.. it's crew or posse.
They're an outlet for creativity and are a lot more real to me than drawing the characters I use. I do love my dolls because I love my characters. It gives me something to project that affection onto.

 

I originally bought mine out of pure love for their beauty and I have always had a thing for dolls. I think it has to be something you are initially in to from the start. They can be like "children" later on, and that can then become your reason for buying, but it really depends on the person and what they plan on doing with the dolls. I know some people, in to many forms of dolls, who view them as a "collectors items" and get them just out of their love for dolls/to add to their collection.

 

I personally treat my doll as doll. I do create background story and a character for them but I don't talk to them, put them to bed or take them out shopping with me. Although, I do care for them, I have a hard time imagining them as my children or friends.

I do think it's a bit weird when people called them their children, but that's probably because I don't have any children yet and maybe my imagination ink is more dried out than everyone else!

 

I am the same as Renearla. It's really hard to pretend that they are real when they are not. They are very special to me, but I don't think I could interact with them in the same way as I would a pet or a child.

 

I totally agree! alough they are my babies they go back in their boxes after play time and stay there till I want them out again!

 

I hear you on that one! lmao

 

Depend on your thoughts, you can threat them whatever what you wanted to,but not to ruin or destroy them. For some person that hate kids (cause sometimes kids are huge pain on the butt when they get really naugty)can consider a BJD

 

It is hard for me to consider my dolls as my "children." This is because I have a strong aversion toward children (and the idea of having children) in real life, so the idea of them being my children really bothers me.

 

I don't call them "children", they are not in any way related to me in that way. My dolls are roughly the same age as me and I even cringe a little every time I take group pics and don't find a better word for them than "the family".

They are my dolls, my boys and girl and not in any way a family. Sure they live in my home and I take care of them but really, I'd almost say that they are pets rather than kids, but I can't find any fitting term, so for now they are just "the crew" or my "boys and girl".

 

I have dolls that look like and also represent children. I don't consider them my children, though. I don't like real children. =_=