Doll "Family"

Is your doll really your family?
Not my family, no, but they are 'my people'. The dolls themselves are of course inanimate resin, but they are avatars for 'the people in my head'; the characters in the stories I think up, who have their own world and their own lives. I love making up stories, for my writing and my photography as well as just for my own enjoyment. My doll characters are sometimes the subject of photostories, but often I just tell their stories to my friends and my boyfriend.
Do you address them as your children, or something else?
They're not my children. Some of them have children of their own, and most of them have a backstory that includes parents. They're my characters.
Do you truly love your dolls?
Yes, as a representation of the characters they shell. At the same time, I don't mind selling them when I prefer a different shell for any one character, or when a story ends.
If someone was to steal your doll, which would you be more worried about: the individual doll, or the money lost?
Probably the money. I can always reshell the character (though it might be hard for the anthros, as those were limiteds).
Do you think of your dolls as your own little family?
No. Family, to me, consists of me, my boyfriend, my pets, my direct relatives and my closest friends. My dolls are something different, not family, more like a part of me.

 

I feel like my dolls are my friends- not family, for they are not related. My girls are best friends.

 

Is your doll really your family?
No. I have a real life family.

Do you address them as your children, or something else?
Sometimes I do call my dolls "my baby" or " my boy" etc. but I'm really only kidding around.

Do you truly love your dolls?
Yes, but not like they are humans. I love them the same way I love other things I collect that are dear to me.

If someone was to steal your doll, which would you be more worried about: the individual doll, or the money lost?
I would be devastated, but not as much because of the money, but because I would feel like I had been violated, or if it were someone I knew, I would feel betrayed. I would also be upset because my 2 favorite dolls are discontinued, so I could not replace them.

Do you think of your dolls as your own little family?
No, but I think of them as a fictional family to each other.

 

Do you address them as your children, or something else? Only the girls, specially the little one, I consider her almost the perfect representation of how I would love my daughter to be. My boy is just too big to be considered a children xD

Do you truly love your dolls? I sure like them, and I feel they are a big part of who I am today, but the feelings I have for them are totally different to the love I feel for my fiance or my sister.

If someone was to steal your doll, which would you be more worried about: the individual doll, or the money lost? The individual doll. The money is important but you can always buy a new sculpt if it is still available, but the time and the feelings and the aspect of the doll that it's gone... are irreplaceable. In fact I think if someone would steal my doll, I wouldn't try to ensemble the same character again, it would be painful to know it isn't the same doll.

Do you think of your dolls as your own little family? I don't consider them my family but they are a very important part of my daily life.

 

While I don't consider to my dolls as my family (my dogs and cats, yes, but not my dolls.) I would be more worried about the actual doll than the money put into them if something were to happen *knocks on wood*.
i do very much love my dolls after all.

 

Is your doll really your family?
No, absolutely not.

Do you address them as your children, or something else?
I address them as my dolls, they are not children. They are a collection.

Do you truly love your dolls?
Yes, but in the same way I love and treasure my car (sporty white Toyota tuner ). In the same way, my dolls have personal value that likely outweighs their actual monetary value.

If someone was to steal your doll, which would you be more worried about: the individual doll, or the money lost?
Both. My main concern would be how I would replace a limited edition. I know I would most likely try to replace the doll because each of them is special to me in their own way, but I would do so with the understanding that it might not have the same "feel" as the original.

Do you think of your dolls as your own little family?
Not at all. They are my hobby and are important to me but not on the same level as a human being.

 

Is your doll really your family?
No. They are my possessions. But very important ones which mean a lot to me.

Do you address them as your children, or something else?
As I only collect male bjds I tend to refer to them as my boys.

Do you truly love your dolls?
Yes as much as you can love an inanimate object. Some I am more attached to than others though.

If someone was to steal your doll, which would you be more worried about: the individual doll, or the money lost?
I would be worried about the doll and my loss. Some are very important to me as they are OCs and have a part of me in them. Also some would be impossible for me to replace.

Do you think of your dolls as your own little family?
They are my resin crew, my boys and I enjoy them. My OCs are in a sense family as they have come from me.

 

Is your doll really your family? I give all of my dolls very detailed characters and for that reason I do count them as 'part of the family' as they embody very distinct personalities in my imagination. However, I do of course prioritize animals and humans over the dolls.

Do you address them as your children, or something else? I usually just say 'my dolls', though I do sometimes have a bit of motherly instinct to them. Then again, I do want to be a parent, but not right now. So my dolls are a safe outlet for the occasional cuddle.

Do you truly love your dolls? Yes. Not in the way that I love the humans around me, but for what they are, in their own right, I love them.

If someone was to steal your doll, which would you be more worried about: the individual doll, or the money lost? I'd be more upset about the individual doll itself - though of course the money would also be an upset.

Do you think of your dolls as your own little family? More like an extension of my actual family.

 

Is your doll really your family?
No. They're my property. Only living beings (i.e. humans and pets) get to be raised to the level of "family"

Do you address them as your children, or something else?
I refer to them as my dolls, or sometimes "the resin folks"

Do you truly love your dolls?
No. I'm sentimentally attached to them, but I'd never call it "love". Like "family", that is something I reserve only for living beings.

If someone was to steal your doll, which would you be more worried about: the individual doll, or the money lost?
The money. I mean, I would hate to lose any of my dolls to theft due to their sentimental value, and I would want to get them back, but I'd be more put out that I no longer owned the thing I'd paid for.

Do you think of your dolls as your own little family?
No.

 

Is your doll really your family?
I don't think so. My pets are my family, though. My dolls are my dolls.

Do you address them as your children, or something else?
The dollies, the little ladies (no boys yet).

Do you truly love your dolls?
Not like a person, but yeah. I haven't been able to even consider selling any of them.

If someone was to steal your doll, which would you be more worried about: the individual doll, or the money lost?
Both, but more likely the doll. They're mine.

Do you think of your dolls as your own little family?
Nope! Just house guests maybe? I am the giant friendly outfit changer ayyy.

 

Is your doll really your family?
Not really, but I don't shame those who do. I see them as more than mere objects though.

Do you address them as your children, or something else?
I just call them by their names.

Do you truly love your dolls?
I love them more than just objects (trinkets, CDs, tv) but not as much as special things like stuffed animals I've have forever or my pets (my pets are family, generally my kids [my service dog in training is just as costly and time consuming as a hooman child])

If someone was to steal your doll, which would you be more worried about: the individual doll, or the money lost?
I would be horrified. I'd probably be concerned equally of cost and of individual. My dolls have their own personalities, and though the sculpts they have may be in plenty, the individuals are one of a kind. And I don't have much money whatsoever and my dolls are my most expensive luxury item, I can't afford to have spent that much money for nothing.

Do you think of your dolls as your own little family?
Not to sure how to answer

 

Is your doll really your family?
No.

Do you address them as your children, or something else?
I don't address or refer to my doll(s) as my children and I don't think that I ever will. I refer to her as my doll or by her name.
However, I do have a friend that does (refer to my doll as my daughter) and although it does bother me and I have corrected her, it simply doesn't bother me enough to continually correct her about it.

Do you truly love your dolls?
I guess so (not entirely sure how to answer this). I love Nadeko more than a mere object, she's definitely in the top three possessions that I love more than anything.

If someone was to steal your doll, which would you be more worried about: the individual doll, or the money lost?
Definitely the individual doll in Nadeko's case.
I don't have any other dolls right now but, at this time, I feel that if I did have more dolls and someone stole one of the others (ie. not Nadeko) that I would be more concerned about the money lost. That might change in the future though.

Do you think of your dolls as your own little family?
No.

 

Is your doll really your family?
Yes. While I have relatives, my family really just consists of my dad and my dog since my mom died two years ago. So my dolls are like family in the sense that I've created a storyline for them and I think about how sewn clothing and miniature crafts would fit into their personalities and their world. They bring me pleasure and enjoyment and kinda make up for the fact that I don't have much real family anymore.

Do you address them as your children, or something else?
They're "the girls," "the ladies," or "my girls." I don't see them as children or friends in that way.

Do you truly love your dolls?
Yes. While they are not BJD, they do have internal stringing, and one of my girls has to be restrung and I'm horrified of "hurting" her (i.e. not being able to put her back together, damaging her joint, etc. etc.). I would definitely grieve if something happened to one of them.

If someone was to steal your doll, which would you be more worried about: the individual doll, or the money lost?
The individual doll. I've created personalities for each of them and they each have quirks to their face molds and wigs. They are irreplacable to me. Like I said, I would grieve.

Do you think of your dolls as your own little family?
Their characters are my creations. I like writing stories of how they interact and the individual histories. They are their own little family; I just follow along.