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Families knowing the cost of dolls

Jun 25, 2006

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  1. I tell them the price

  2. I don't tell them the price

  3. The respect my privacy and don't ask

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    1. >.....< Umm... so I am lucky in that I am old enough to be out of the house and almost on my own so my parents don't really track my spending, but I am pretty sure that if they knew I was spending over a hundred dollars on a doll they would be just a little upset. I agree with aoyuki_kitsune and others about not telling. My parents don't really know I have them. ^^;
       
    2. I've just gotten into BJDs and even though I live in dorms away from home, I'm still really close with my parents. I showed my Mother the dolls first (ResinSouls so she wouldn't have a heart attack) and she said she thought 'she' (Oh Mother...) was pretty, but that I should wait until summer to get one. Recently I've been selling some old stuff I don't need/use anymore to start saving up and shes been really upset, thinking that I'm selling my "favorite things".
      On the other hand about ten minutes ago I told my Dad about selling things for these expensive dolls an he just gave me tips on how to sell on ebay and offered to find some old pottery books that I might be able to sell. He used to have an expensive hobby too, so I figure thats why he doesn't think its so weird.
       
    3. My Parents don't ask so I'm not saying the prices! ^^
       
    4. I told my parents the price of dolls. It was a huge skandal. I knew that, but I don't like to lie.
      But now I earn much more money than when I started, so, there is no problem any more.
       
    5. My mum thinks Asa only cost me ยฃ200. I told her she was just a liiiittle bit over, but didn't admit she was more than half the cost again. Then she uses the line 'It's your money, I don't want to know, I don't want to ask. I just wish you'd spend it on more sensible things'. Does anyone notice how parents never say what something sensible IS?
       
    6. I told my mom how much my doll cost me, but I didn't and won't tell my dad or my brother.
       
    7. I was going to get my first doll in secret due to my parent's but I kinda spilled the beans on the cost and stuff. My mom didn't like the fact I was spending 300$ on a stupid doll and think I was being ripped off. I had to buy lot of things secretly cause they just don't approve of me wasting money on doll crap -_- If they ask, I just say its cheap and leave it at that. It's none of their business on how much everything costs. My dad is the biggest hypocrite spends 100$ or more on stupid stuff. At least I can sell my dolls and get some of the money back I payed for them -__-

      After the possible third doll I am going to call it quits on anymore dolls.
       
    8. I dont tell my family how much they are they would kill me but not my doll cuz it was to expencive haha!
       
    9. I've told my mom the price. No point in lying since as long as its my money, Mom lets me do as I will, and if I regret a decision then it is my problem to deal with. :/

      Mom doesn't quite like the idea of me spending so much though, but she's backed off quite a bit since she has seen how committed I am.
       
    10. My family knows they're expensive, but they don't know how much exactly. It's not that much of an issue, honestly, since I'm an adult , but they are aware of the price. I think if they knew how much some of the dolls can be they'd be flabbergasted, though.
       
    11. Most of my family doesn't care but I figure they don't really know how much they cost or else they'd have an issue so their ignorance is my bliss. Those that do know more about know its an expensive hobby and say that as long as I like it its fine (except if that money is needed for other things ie emergency, food, clothes et al)
       
    12. My husband, my parents, my siblings, and I'm guessing my in-laws all know the general price range for my dolls.

      The price kind of bothers my husband, my mother-in-law, and my oldest sister for varying reasons but everything from the doll to wigs, eyes, clothes and accessories are bought with money I earn doing online art commissions, so even if they have a problem with it, there's nothing they can say or do to stop me from spending as much as I do on doll things.

      Luckily none of them have told me I shouldn't be "wasting" my money on dolls since I do so much for my dolls art/craft-wise.

      My father-in-law is into all kinds of expensive hobbies and crafts, so I think he can understand the price range of these dolls and their flexibility in customization, especially since he's a huge fan of customizing figures and such.

      My other sister actually has her own doll, and wants to get a second, while my mum has her first doll on lay-away, and has already decided on his female counterpart, plus she wants a tiny, so they accept and understand the prices.

      I'm not sure if my dad knows the general price range for these dolls since he's seen them once very briefly, but he did seem a bit interested in how they're pieced together and he was impressed that I earned the money to buy my dolls and their items myself.

      I guess I'm pretty lucky compared to alot of people, but then again I don't think it was a surprise I'd like and buy expensive pretty dollies.
       
    13. Heck no I don't tell them! I'm 26, it's my money, and it's none of their business.

      I've just found that it's much better if I don't tell them what I spend my money on, because whatever it is, they're probably going to think it's a waste, even though they spend however much for Direct TV and $50+ a month plans for their cell phones, and act as if these things are necessities and not luxuries. I, on the other hand, have a virgin mobile phone that I put $20 on every three months and an account with Netflix, and I also don't buy clothes or get manicures nearly as often as my mother does (actually, the last manicure I had was probably two years ago, and it was something like $7 at a beauty school). I have long since learned that pointing these things out to her is wasted effort, however I can't help thinking that if I was spending the same money on clothes and manicures and hair appointments instead of on things that she doesn't understand, she wouldn't be nearly as critical...

      So obviously, we just have different ideas on what it's appropriate to spend money on, and there's just not a point to even bringing it up. But again, I'm an adult, so it really isn't their business anyway.

      I think that getting to the point where you can deal with not having your parents' approval on everything you do is one of the most difficult parts of becoming an independent adult, really. But I think the first step to doing that is becoming self confident enough not to feel like you need to seek it out in the first place.
       
    14. I was initially very worried about letting my family know how much I'm spending on my dolls. We've never been very well off, and things can be tight at times... and not to mention insane family drama (won't get into that here). I let my mom know, because out of all of them, she's the most likely to be understanding about it, and not flip out or condemn me. Turns out, she's very supportive of my hobby.

      But she agrees with me. I'm not telling anyone else in my family.
       
    15. yeah, my dad think it only spend like 10-20dollar. The first time he saw my doll, he say i should throw it out because he think it is creepy looking. if i told him how much i really spend on the doll, he would me soo angry at me.
       
    16. I only tell them because they'll only think I'm lying lol Mom doesn't care as it IS my money. My Dad seems to think I need to repay him for being born or even drawing breath. *rolls eyes* So he always throws a coniption, even over a $5 book! I always tell him I saved and it was my money, so why complain?
       
    17. Ok, here's the rundown:

      Mom-She sorta has an idea of how expensive the dolls that I want are because I'll have to buy it with her credit card(I don't have one), she knows they're over 300 but she doesn't know exactly how much. And she doesn't really want me to get one, but she's going to let me(which I am VERYYYY grateful for. :D)
      Dad-I'm not sure he even knows that I'm saving for anything in particular...and I am NOT about to tell him...
      Brother-He's a 14 year old boy and so he doesn't really care...but he knows they're expensive just from me talking about them before.
      Sister-She's 12 and we share a room and we talk allll the time and she knows how much the dolls are that I'm interested in getting. She knows that I really like the hobby so she doesn't dis me for wanting to spend so much on them.
      Grandparents-Hmm, I'm pretty sure that the only other close relative that knows anything about me liking dolls is my grandmother on my mom's side and she thinks it's insane to spend a lot of money on a doll. She knows that they're expensive but that's all,I think I told her how expensive a Pukipuki was when I was looking into getting one a year ago, I think that's it though.

      So yea, the only people that I freely tell the prices of the dolls to are my sister and brother, and I have to tell my mom or else I can't order one...no one else knows nor am I planning on telling them haha.
       
    18. Since I'm so young my parents must know the price. It was not nice to tell them, but necessary. ^^'
       
    19. depends on the price of the doll. if it's $200 and lower I tell them the real price..but if it's more than $200, mostly dolls that costs $450 dollars and up, i don't tell them..
       
    20. Everybody in my family and my friends know that my dolls are quite expensive, but I don't say the price without they asked me to do.