Do you hide your hobby from certain people?

I hide this hobby from my direct family (mostly my mother because she thinks dolls are creepy; never showed her Asian bjd's before though and it's possible she might like them), but my friends are surprisingly accepting and one of them has been secretly admiring bjds for a while now and I only recently found that out after talking to her about a recent doll purchase.

 

I don't hide the fact that I'm a witch. Ergo, doll collecting is a minor blip in the weird sum total of me to most people. Now I DO hide the WORTH of the dolls - I don't want some random friend of a friend's drug-addled alchoholic boyfriend breaking in & stealing them.... same reason I don't give out my physical address.

 

I don't hide my hobby but also didn't tell everyone about it.

 

No everyone needs to know everything. Why share with people who hate dolls?

I, personally, no longer care what others say (one of the great things about getting older and wiser).

But feeling like you have to share everything with everyone freely is probably something that matters to people who grew up with social media, I think...!

 

I really don't mind that people know I'm into dolls and I usually end up telling people. I really don't care if they think it's weird, that's not gonna stop me from buying more dolls ovo

 

I don't particularly hide it, but like someone else posted, I don't go around shouting about it from the roof tops either. ^_~

Of course, I'm a fairly private person anyway, so I don't volunteer too much about myself to people I've just met, or those who are only casual acquaintances.

The nice thing about Hawaii, is that for the most part, people here are pretty accepting of odd hobbies and other eccentricities. ^_^

When my little Zuzu Delf poodle boy finally arrives from Luts, I'm planning on bringing him with me to show my friends in dog agility.

I've never spoken about ball jointed dolls or mentioned to my agility friends that I collect them.

However, they do know that I'm into anime and that I attend anime conventions where we dress up as anime characters.

They don't seem to find that strange, in fact they think it sounds like fun. ^_^

I figure my new little Zuzu poodle will make a good BJD representative, people don't tend to be as creeped out by the smaller, more childlike or toddler appearing dolls. (or puppy like appearance in this case. ^_~)

They are all dog lovers, so they will probably think he is adorable, especially since he is supposed to be a doll version of one of my real poodles, Max.

Most of us started training our dogs in agility at the same time so we've been together for several classes now.

We've all gotten to know each other and our dogs, so I'm interested in seeing what they will think of the BJD Max. ^_^

 

My boyfriend thinks this hobby is cute I'm really lucky in that sense cause I don't need to hide it from him. My family on the other hand mock me mercilessly for my dolly obsession Oh well, I can't please everyone

 

So far I haven't felt the need to hide my hobby from anybody.
I probably wouldn't be very succesful anyway since I leave my dolls on my desk out in the open as well as the fact that I get very excited about things and feel the need to share. xD

 

When I first showed my dolls to friends, their reactions were like "creepy!" and "I don't like the way they look! why would you want a doll that looks like that?" and since then I just don't tell people about my hobby. Oddly enough, my current dolls are super vanilla in appearance. Imagine if my friends knew that my next purchase will likely have horns and hooves!

So, no, I no longer talk to other people about my dolls. I'm more comfortable keeping the hobby to myself. Though, my parents do know about my dolls--they don't really get the point of my hobby, but they're happy if I'm happy and they're not about to discourage my creativity.

I have a hard time understanding why some people find bjd collecting so off-putting, especially to the point of being rude about it. Like, really, dolls are such an innocuous hobby! Then again, I'm totally biased.

 

I would never hide my love for dolls. I get a few snide comments but I could care less.

 

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I'm totally in love with BJDs and I really care for my doll, so no I don't feel the need to hide it. I think I got other stuff that I like that people may think is more weird, so I don't really care. (I just love frilly stuff, lolita clothes, bjd and rock/metal. Deal with it XD)

 

I would never hide my hobby, but also didn't tell everyone about it.

 

I don't feel a need to tell all my friends. It's just one of my hobbies .
If my friends aren't interested in it, I wouldn't mind (I don't feel a need to talk about it all the time).
Just have respect for each other and what they like to do in life (that's what is most important to me in friendships ).

 

I was open about it to my friends and family. They all thought it was strange, but they accepted it and tried their best to compliment it. Even though they just seemed weirded out overall. I find that being honest and open instead of hiding something that makes you happy just leads to frustration. Share it with people! Eventually they'll open up to it.

With my mom for instance, she thought it was such a waste of money. Once I got him and dressed him up, she thought it was kind of neat.
Now when I show her dolls I want in the future (That are even more expensive than my first bjd), she points at the ones she thinks I should get. She seems excited for me now.
It's awesome.

Whoever it is, they will have to learn to accept the quirks. If they think it's weird, then don't share it with them after they express their thoughts on it. It's just not their thing. But don't be afraid because if you do in fact find a friend that you can share your hobby with, then you're in for lots of fun and good times. : )

 

Hi Honey! That's not very nice :/ It definitely takes your confidence away when people don't think about what they are saying x

 

Oh my Prince Monochrome I daren't even go there with how much they cost lol!

 

Well, I never really told anyone of my interest in BJDs to begin with way back when I first discovered them, other than to a few close family members and a couple friends. My interest wasn't met with animosity at all (one of my friends even bought a doll after I introduced BJDs to her!) except a bit of surprise since this is a rather niche hobby. That is all and well, but the catch is that people think my interest in BJDs is a thing of the past (or have probably forgotten all about it) as I have not owned a doll for years! ^^; I am seriously considering taking the plunge again, but honestly do not think I will be telling anyone yet. :'( Here is to hoping I gain confidence to do so if the conversation ever arises!

 

As for me, I don't think I'm hiding the hobby, I'm just careful of who I tell about it. But if people ask me about my hobbies, I usually tell them that collecting BJDs is one of them. ^^

 

I do not hide my hobby from people. Everyone that knows me knows the things I love to collect. I may not tell them just how much I collect as I tend to keep some things to myself. They do know I collect and I have been lucky that friends and family enjoy my collections and tend to come over just to see my things. My mother collects and she has a friend that doesn't "get it" with her collections. Mom doesn't care.