Do you STILL have a hard time with family/friends and BJD's?

My mother is apparently deathly afraid of dolls.
Or at least she had a pretty violent reaction about my EID. She wanted me to throw it out, etc., and I almost did give him up.
But thankfully she's calmed down about it and I actually had a small conversation about why she hated dolls so much, and apparently it's the dolls with a 'presence' - so basically my EID was just too big for her to accept him fully. Apparently she has no problem with my Nendoroids, and will have no problem with my Pukifee!
My sister doesn't really talk about this stuff with me.
My father thinks it's money not-quite-well-spent but if I'm in love with it, then he's fine with it...supposedly.
I do have some doll hobbyist friends and they understand, the other people can't get over the price haha. None of them are snooty about it though.

 

My mum never was against buying dolls. She always sais "If you are working for your money it's okay to spend it" :-) And she thinks my dolls are very pretty and enjoys very much to watch my pictures I take of them.
My sister just don't cares, she's not very into dolls. But she never said anythink like "boah that's so expensive" so I think she just don't care.
And my dad doesn't really know that I'm collecting dolls because he's not living with us.
But if I would tell or show him I don't think he would ask how much they cost.

 

outside of doll friends, I've met fierce resistance. and thats cost aside.
especially b/c I'm a guy.
avoiding the issue is best

 

Not about the money, but about what the dolls look like. My dolls constantly get called terrible things by my siblings, and I'm literally yelled at for LIKING them. But you know what? I honestly couldn't care less. I enjoy them and they bring me happiness, so I won't stop for anyone. Period.

 

It's been pretty rough, since I live with my boyfriend and daughter. He at first didn't like them because of the price, but we had a talk about his money/my money/our money, and we quickly settled the issue, moreover he's grown a respect for how much I save/sacrifice when I'm trying to acquire a new doll.

My mom doesn't like them, but she respects the care that I put into them. As I explained to her: "If I put that much love and thought into them, it's reassurance that I'm doing even more so for my baby."

My dad thinks their creepy, but he also thinks their kind of cool, since it's a very multifaceted hobby. Sewing, painting, crafting, jewelry, all that jazz.

The only one who thinks it's completely ridiculous is my grandma. She doesn't like them, doesn't want me to have them, wants me to get rid of them, and thinks that I'm childish for playing with them. But, I don't see her all that often, since she lives outside the US. So, I give her a "k, thatsnice" and change the topic. :\ mean grandma is mean.