Children handling your dolls?

Regardless of whether the person is a child or an adult, whether or not I let them handle my doll comes down to who they are as an individual. If I know that they are careless and disrespectful, then no. If they respect the financial and emotional value of the doll, then yes. Either way, I would never let someone who I didn't thoroughly trust handle my doll unattended.

I've had friends (non-BJD owners) treat my dolls roughly...and I've had to get pissy about it. Sometimes people don't take you seriously until you're like "CUT IT OUT!!!"
After you've gotten mad about it once, they usually avoid touching the doll(s) altogether XD

 

I'm around young children a lot (40 hours a week) and I would have to say no. These types of dolls are not children's toys and they shouldn't be playing with them. I wouldn't mind if a child were to look at my doll and maybe caress her hair, but beyond that I would have issues. I also suppose it would depend on what age the child was. Any child younger than 6-8 would be too young, although I do know a couple of very responsible children in that age range.

 

As careful as kids can be, I really wouldn't trust them with my dolls. When they come over I don't even have them out (they're in my room) because I don't want to spark their curiosity and find, to my horror, my doll's wig messed up, faceup scratched, clothes strewn about... I just prefer not to take the chance. I'm iffy about "non-bjd" people touching 'em anyway. ^^''' Maybe paranoid. -shrug-

 

well, my brother is ten. im only sixteen, or i will be next week ^-^
but really, it mostly depends on the person. i would trust my brother with my doll, and probably one of his friends. but if any of his other friends touched my boy, i might get upset. (some of those kids are like angry bulls in a china shop, not to mention disrespectful to property.) it really depends on the kid, and how responsible they are.

 

It would really depend on the child (their personality and how responsible they are). Supervision would be a definite must if they are allowed to handle them.

 

No.
Simple as that.
I don't come in contact with any kids, really, in any case. The only one that I see fairly regularly is my cousin's baby, and she's only 9 or 10 months old so it'll be a long, long time before she even SEES my dolls.
Really, I'm not happy with anyone touching them that is either a. younger than 18 and/or b. doing so without my permission. Even some of my coworkers would never get my OK to touch my dolls.

 

I would only probably let only 2 of my mates handle them too.
One of them is practically my best mate, and the other is a wanna-be-doll-owner, and I love em both
They both understand how delicate and everything the dolls are,so they wouldn't do anything nasty to my [not yet] doll

 

Nope nope nope nope nope nope.

 

I feel it's completely dependent on the child. If they're mature enough, no matter the age, then sure. If they're immature and 30, then nope!

 

Yeah, I think it so. I know that I will never let hold the doll to my 14 years old cousin, but there will be no problem if I'll let it to my old 12 years old cousins. The youngers are more responsible than the other. :S

 

I have a baby niece. She is only 2. She looooves my boy. She is usually good with him but the other day she popped out his eyes, took off his wig, and played with his glasses. I freaked out. She usually just sits with him. I put him off limits and I won't let her touch him unless I am watching her like a hawk. D:

 

I'm only waiting for my first doll but I know for me it would depend on the person and that goes for both children and adults.

At the moment children wouldn't be any problem though as the youngest child I know just turned 13. She's completely facinated with the pictures of the dolls and wants one herself. When my girl gets here I'll let her hold her. Then she'll be even more facinated and will be bugging her mother forever to get one.

I'm so evil! Muahahahahaha




Dustbunnie

 

My baby brother is 4 and he is very respectful of my doll. My cousin's best friend's daughter is 5 and she is SO gentle and respectful of the doll also. I've let her take the doll's wig off and dress her and everything. However they've always grown up around dolls and are used to bjds because of me so I don't know if that factors into how they treat my dolls.

The sad thing is I brought my doll into work and people around my age (24) act like stereotypical immature kids, especially the guys. They kept flipping the skirt and pulling down the undies to giggle.

 

Sometimes. It depends on who.
I have two snobby little cousins, and ALWAYS have to make a *freakin* remark about the dolls. -_- It always has to be negative too. But I trust some. ^^; I just make sure they don't touch the faaaaaaace.

 

K I change my mind... I don't even like some teens/adults going near my dolls.. Kids... NO WAY!! oAo;;;

 

I let Kaleigh,an 8yr old girl I babysit sometimes,hold Kaiden,my Mini Fee`,and Hunter,my Pipos LE Bao,and she was really careful,though I was supervising her the whole time.

Didn't let her change Kaiden's clothes though,cause well,ya know,he's a boy.

 

I help my friend babysit her little brother and I usually take one of my kids with. I trust her little brother (who is six)more than I trust her!! he likes playing with their hair and stuff it's so cute 333

 

i posted this in another thread actually,

i get to teach to 3-6th grade art classes on bjds and i let them play with them and the youngest one to play with my resins is my freinds 20 month old, and i even let strangers kids play with my dolls at the mall, cons, renfaire it don't matter to me. not like they can hurt it to where i can't fix it.

 

I would say it depends on the kid- or the adult!
My 8 year old cousin- I would never let her grubby little hands on him.. Let's just say she has to be supervised to wash her hands.
My brother who is 29 years old, yes I let him..Otherwise he is dead.
My dad, who is 51 (^-^!!!!!), I trust him to naturally be extremely cautious.
My mother- no. She would throw it if it came in contact with her hands. She doesn't care how much it cost- she won't repay me it so- why bother?

Other Doll Owners- Maybe. I say yes ONLY if I see that they handle their doll well.

ME- Yes!!

Random people(who don't have any dolls) - uh.. no? I don't know you.

It goes both ways.. kids and adults!

 

The last time a child touched one of my dolls was my cousin some three or so years ago. He picked up my Shiro and poked his eyes out while I wasn't looking.....

...that was the LAST time a child touched one of them.