How does your family react to the hobby ?

My whole family thinks they're frivolous. My brother thinks they're creepy nightmare-fuel. Mom thinks I shouldn't be spending so much money on something I "won't use" (PFFT. YEAH RIGHT). Dad doesn't know about them yet I believe since he no longer lives with us.
My brother and mom think I should be spending my money on something practical like a newer car, which I can agree, but I can pay for both and they don't believe I can. So, it seems I'm alone in this hobby besides my friends. T_T

 

After two years of having my Marc, my mom and my younger brothers STILL don't know his name.
Despite the fact that he's been to every family gathering and holiday AND he's the first to "say hi" every time I visit.

So...I guess I am saying they don't really care too much, but are supportive. Plus, everyone in my family has "expensive" hobbies. My mom understands the hobby though, as she collects Bob Mackie barbie dolls, or other collectable OT dolls in the "barbie" category.

Mom also nicknamed him "Einstein" because of his wild hair. lol Mom and Grandma will occasionaly find things for him, and ask about him. Or get on me to make new clothes for him. lol

They are also eager to see my new doll, when I can afford to get him.

 

My family has been pretty supportive of my hobby actually. I talk to my mom about my dolly decisions all the time and she even helps me makes clothes and things for them. The rest of my family just kind of nods and smiles at me whenever I bring it up which is fine with me

 

Glad to hear that your family has similar interests XD
Mine family was like, "When you say BJD is that some kind of barbie doll figure..." I then tried to explain it to them and they were uninterested in them, but were glad I found a hobby XD

 

whats nice is that my mother loves BJD's and got into the hobby because of me, i showed her a video on youtube of a box opening from a user called "its wednessday" and she fell in love with the bobobie resinsoul dolls. my father on the other hand thinks thier a little odd, he has really only seen my blue skin BBB charisma demon with horns and BBB pixie with big elf ears, so since hes not used to blue skin dolls, i can understand why he finds them odd or unusual. I dont really care if my family likes BJD'S or not, but its nice to have a mom that loves the hobby as much as i do

 

My eldest son thinks i'm too old to be playing with dolls yet wants a male dark angel doll for himself.. my youngest loves my dolls and treats them as family members And i have some supportive friend who are now thinking about getting their own dolls Either way i don't mind, the money comes from my pocket and everyone has a hobby or interest that someone doesn't agree with :P

 

My dad is fairly indifferent, but my mom thinks they're adorable! She loves my floating DZ Ani head lol.

 

At first I was worried that they may think my new hobby is strange (but they also accepted cosplay) and I was surprised. They also fell in love with my dolls, and accept it. It's really cool!

 

In fact my family likes dolls

 

My mother was really ambivalent about my interest in dolls. She thought I should be out dating and looking toward making babies instead. But when I got my first BJD she thought Han was really pretty and was interested enough to move her around and check her out.
My youngest sister was a Barbie girl, and for her dolls are Barbie, Barbie, Barbie. My other sister played dolls with me when we were little but never showed much interest in dolls at all after she was 9-10. However, I asked her to make me a vest about a year ago for Han, and she got totally hooked. Instead of the vest, she made me a smoking black leather dress for Han and really had a ball doing it. So now she pays more attention to my girls and sometime offers to make things for them.

 

My parents and sister say that its just a waste of money and all I tell them is that its a hobby I like and if I want to "waste" my money on it I will and I will like it cause it makes me happy. My friends like my dolls ^.^ so it makes me feel happy. I love telling them my dolly plans.

 

I asked for money towards my first BJD for my birthday off my sister (I have a brother too, but he got me Amazon vouchers XD) Anywho she asked me what I was spending it on. Ever since my collection of reptiles, she's been paranoid I'm going to blow all my money on their food (their food doesn't even cost that much). Anyway, I redirected her to a BJD tutorial and she said no more. I think if my mum was still around she'd prob just be thankful it wasn't another model horse xD And my dad would probably just laugh at me, they were both kinda old fashioned xD

 

First, they thought I was crazy, they were creepy, blah blah blah.
Now, my baby sister wants one, my older sister gave me one as a birthday present, my mom made a dress for one of them, and my dad sometimes comes to my room and play with them, he also asks me about the clothes and accesories that I want to buy so he can give me some advice or something like "I can do that, don't buy it".
I'm glad that things changed.

 

My mom at first couldn't comprehend what I was even talking about when I told her I was interested in buying a "very expensive doll". xD Once I began to explain it a bit, she just became more perplexed. Why in the hell are they so expensive? Why would I want something like that?

Luckily, my mom is quite used to my weird collections (I have an unmentional amount of plush dolls/figures, video games, manga and posters //complete nerd). And when I showed her the doll I want [DoC H. Kirill], she completely understood. She said it looked like me in a way (personality-wise), and it suited me. She's even really into the girl dolls for some reason, not to mention how much the tiny clothes amuse her!

And with my Kirill coming home finally in a few days, she's very excited to finally see him in person! It's been a fun experience to watch her go from bewildered to involved.

[As far as siblings go, my brother thinks they're creepy but loves the animal dolls! And my friends don't really get the hobby, but luckily I've made enough friends here and on FB groups to make up for that.]

 

My mother is.. pretty indifferent because she just adds it to my already generally "unusual" hobbies (I collect Pokemon merchandise pretty heavily, as well as anime figurines, build Gundam and Zoids models, and have walls plastered in anime/video game posters) and figures if it's what I want and what makes me happy, so be it. ... though I've carefully avoided telling her exactly how much I spent, because any large sum of money usually leads to 'why aren't you paying me rent since you're obviously so wealthy?' and various other generally sarcastic comments. She doesn't actually mean it or intend to charge me rent, but it's easier to just avoid the snide comments, a-ahaa.

My little sister (15) thinks they're lovely to photograph and have lots of potential, but has no interest in getting her own.

My grandmother is very supportive and offers advice on clothes-making/use of supplies/etc, and actually really seems to like my girl (and is the only one aware of my intended future purchases).

They're my only immediate family, and the only ones who have any sort of involvement in my life/who's opinions even impact me, haha. Sadly, other than my single doll-friend who introduced me to the hobby, it's a lot harder getting my friends to understand than my family.

 

my mum always said to me ' stop playing doll like little child' i really hate when my mum said that. my dad well, he doesn't care about it unless he knows the price ! but most annoying person is my brother. my brother saying you are still little girl blah blah grow up sister! blah blah. ewww even just thinking about my brother i got stress!!

 

They like them, but think its a waste of money and want to kill me for spending so much on dolls o.o but still they mention how much they like how they look lol its a love hate thing

 

My husband accepts me no matter what! He's learned about bjd's so I have someone to discuss things with. If I'm stuck deciding between two dolls he'll help me pick out the right one to buy. He's amazing - totally supportive. My mom is cool with it cause she doesn't know how much I've spent on them. I think cause I mostly have puki's she thinks they're cheap cause they're small

 

Good for you!!!

 

Everytime I get a new doll my mom takes pictures of me opening it...She refuses to let me take box opening pictures of the dolls! XD She's actually really supportive....My dad is too he loves to see what I sew and my pictures. He also helped me get eyes into my smallest girl when I couldn't manage it. (All my current BJD's are vinyl and OT for the forum) and he also helped get her head on. They weren't so supportive at first but after I started taking better photographs they became more supportive.

My mom helped me with the one that wound up on the Unwind movie website she helped me set up the scene and take pictures until I had the perfect one.

She's really come to enjoy my dolls almost as much as I do. She likes to see what outfits I can come up with....I'm really happy that she's showed interest in my hobbies and interests like The Hunger Games, BJD's, anime, cosplaying (which I don't do as much of anymore) and sewing thanks to my dolls. She says she's so proud of me and finds my dolls gorgeous. When I showed her pics of the doll I'm saving up for she asked me: "Are they all anatomically correct?"

I said: "Yeah....Y'know Japan-"

She cut me off with: "No I mean it makes them more realistic gives them more beauty."

Plus she loves how the one I'm getting is an Elf.