Families knowing the cost of dolls

Well, since I don't have a job yet, I have to have my parents buy my doll stuff but that's okay because my mother likes this expensive hobby which is nice. My dad is thinking about buying me a doll for christmas/birthday since they're in the same week and he was told how much this doll is.

 

My parents know my dolls are expensive, but that's all. If they knew their real price, they'd kick me out of the house with my dolls and all my stuff xD

Seriously, I'm a big girl and I have my job, so is my money and they respect that, but still, I know they'd get totally mad at me if they knew

 

I've paid for all of my dolls myself except for one, which was a gift from my mother - so obviously she knows. Generally speaking she's pretty cool about it, but I do get the odd exasperated "this is *such* an expensive hobby!" routine from her.
Fortunately, she knows how much they mean to me.
-V

 

I'm still saving for my first doll, so the price question hasn't come up with most of my family, only the one's who know what I opened my savings account for.
So Amanda (my partner), her mom Barbara, and my step-mother know how much Shushu is going to cost, and both our dads just stare blankly at the phrase "expensive doll." Amanda and Momma don't get why I want one, but they don't really care. (and yes, I'm 21 and still call her Momma.) I'm actually getting money from my parents for my birthday, specifically for the savings account. Barbara gets it, since she has quite the antique doll collection. She's even joked about buying a BJD herself, but says that her porcelain ladies would be jealous.

 

*shrug* I'm 24 and have a steady job of my own - as long as my mother gets the rent, she really couldn't care less what I do with the rest of my paycheck. She does know the general range of prices, but I don't go into specifics with her or anyone else. 'More than a breadbox' tends to be my standard answer.

 

My parents are fine with my hobby. They even volunteered to buy one for me. That I wasn't expecting!

 

basiclly I brought the dolls by my self, but if they ask, I will tell them that a doll is $50= =||||

otherwise she will be mad and destroy and all the dolls.......

 

My mom thinks I'm insane for spending so much on a doll, but she knows it's my money. XD;; My step-dad apparently flipped (when I wasn't there) but he'd spent a million bucks on a laptop or a guitar, so whatever to him.

My dad doesn't know how much they cost, but he hasn't asked.

 

My mother doesn't like it, but she respects that it's my money, and thinks the doll I picked is beautiful

O_O my father must never know.

 

My husband knows and encourages me because he knows they make me happy and HIS hobbies are MUCH more expensive!

The rest of my family would flip, but they were raised in the Depression, and I am 58 and it is none of their business.

 

My parents don't know how much they cost because I know they'd prob freak out at the price they think one of mine cost £100 and thought that was alot. But I buy them myself with my own money and its my money so I can spend it on what I want.

 

I have a lot of problems, on the one hand, my fiance is TOTALLY supportive, we even have a dollie fund, he lets me control the paypal account, and whatever makes me happy goes, but we're only on our 3rd doll... And well.. eh don't look at my wishlist >.>;;;;

My family though is totally unsupportive, Denise, my neighbor, thinks yli is pretty, but creepy when not 'whole', is fascinated by their anatomical correctness, and feels its my money, although it could be used elsewhere, I dont have any bad habits like smoking, drinking, drugs, makeup, or fashion obsessions.
My grandmother rants on it regularly and makes snarky comments, but we don't get along, and I am being thrown out this week because we got in fights, some about my 'stupid use of money' on dolls, which make me happy.
My other grandmother, leanne, doesnt know their full cost BUT she thinks they're gorgeous and loves them and respects it, she has collectables, and although she is mostly blind, she can appreciate and respect.
My dad doesnt know their full cost, and he'd probably get pretty grr over it, but he lives in Japan (currently in iraq though) - so he wont know for awhile
My mother who I leftwhen I was 8, doesn't know, but thats because I dont speak to her.
My cats are jealous.

I will fight my arguement to anyone who tries to overstep it, these aren't barbies, these arent toys to me, these are so much more and I love them and they make me happy, and heck I could do a lot worse in the way of hobbies and habits!

 

My mom is really into BJD's too, so she already knows how much they cost.
My dad just thinks I'm bonkers. And really, he's right.
My boyfriend doesn't LIKE that they're so expensive, but as long as we have money to pay bills, he doesn't really mind.

 

if they ask me, then i will tell them. apart from that, it's not talked about

 

My mum BOUGHT me my doll for my birthday so there is not hiding anything from her. I tell her about my shopping expeditions for her clothes and accessories too... she sees the stories I post on my blog with him so she notice new clothes instantly anyway - she has no issue whatsoever with it. How could she anyway? She is a lady who wears a watch that cost three times the price of our car on her wrist.

I am 36 and my main problem is actually my husband. Even though he didn't pay for the doll he was very vocal about how much it cost especially with the falling value of the British Pound. I have to constantly hide my new doll purchases from him or lie about their price. The sad thing is that we CAN afford it and since I bought the doll I spend less money on my hobbies because I save elsewhere and keep a tight reign on my spending... it all goes on the doll though and he HATES it ;_;

My two boys love it though - which helps soften him sometimes...

 

My parents know what these dolls cost, and I fully explained to them why they are so expensive.
My mom says the dolls are very well made, and therefore "probally" worth the price. My dad didn't agree with her xD Telling my parents actually payed off very well! Becouse they ended up buying my first doll for me o_O If I had just bought my doll myself, and lied about what she costs, then my parents probally would never let me save for another one again!

 

I don't live with family, so really it doesn't make a difference.

The only reason they know what the dolls are worth is because recently I had a very unexpected shortage of hours at work, and had to sell my Volks Nasia to pay rent. Wondering where in the hell I got over 200$ in a day perked up a little bit of interest, so I told them how much I sold her for. When they gasped at that, I told them how much the dolls can be new.

However, when my ex boyfriend was still my boyfriend, he had a big issue with their cost. But he just didn't get it, is all. And as long as I came up with rent every month and bills, it was never a fight, just a silent disapproval.

 

When someone asks me how much my dolls cost, family members or not, I tell them the real price. Some call me crazy for spending so much money on a dolls, but everyone has his/her own hobby right?
My dad and mother sometimes say that these dolls are really expensive. But then I always reply that my dad is spending a lot money on camera's, lenses, and other photography gear. And that I have a different hobby to spend my money on.

 

My brother and fiance know the full true costs of my dolls. My mother knows they cost a lot but she doesn't really care and is of the opinion 'It's your money, you earnt it, do what the hell you want with it. Just don't come home with drugs. I usually just tell her 'I got a really good deal on this one!' 'It's not a lie either, all my current dolls come from the marketplace and I infact DID get a great deal on all of them.

No one else in my family though, cousins, aunties, uncles, none of them know. They never visit and its none of their business.

 

Thats exactly like me. My mum isn't bothered about what I spend my money on. I'm old enough now anyway that no-one can really argue about it anyhoo, she's always said that to me that I work hard to earn that money so I might as well spend it on stuff I enjoy and want while I can. She never really asks how much they are but I never keep the price from her either, so I will mention it if I happen to be talking about them to her.

The only person that we keep the price of ANYTHING from is my Nan....which is standard practice between my mother and I, everything to her, no matter how much it is, is always cost half the amount we originally paid for it.

She always complains about how much we spend not matter what the cost, so that's the only person we keep prices from.