How does your family react to the hobby ?

Shinkochou - Your sooo lucky your parents are so excited for you. ^^ My mom despises how much I spend on these resin beauties, and while she would love me to get a job doll related (or just get a job, its been too long ), she does make me feel guilty about my spending. Especially since lately, I'm not working and my bf is, so he's supporting me at the mo.

I dont see my father really ever, he hasn't seen my bjd or have I really said anything to him...He's not a big spender so I'm sure he'd say the same things as my mom haha, which is mostly why I don't talk to him about my money habits. I'm very glad I haven't been living with my parents for some time now, its nice

 

My husband is fine with it, he thinks they are pretty cool. my parents on the other hand only ever have one thing to say to me and that is "when are you going to grow out of dolls" i think i have heard that every day.

 

My husband is super supportive of it. As long as I don't break my bank or drive myself into poverty, he doesn't care how much of my own playmoney I decide to spend on it. He is a little shocked at how intensely I've been researching the stuff, though..

Then there's my sister. She asked me what I've been up to lately. I told her, "[deep breath] OMGLOOKINGATDOLLSIPICKEDOUTNAMESANDNOWINEEDCLOTHES!!" She laughed. Then cackled. And laughed some more. Then offered to buy me clothes for Christmas That her super tomboy older sister is suddenly swooning over dollies is highly amusing to her.

 

My mother not undestand that hobby, she not like my boys because they very big.
And because a lot more things. She dont undestand not only that my hobby. And that is not good, I think is very bad. On the example of my mother I think I would try to support my children in any hobby witch they want have.
And It really luck that she dont know their cost.

 

I conceal the real prise of my first doll.
I simply hide my second doll.
Everything seems to be well, only mom stubbornly supposes that my delightful boy is a girl...

 

I've always collected different types of dolls, so my parents weren't that surprised when I started collecting BJDs. When I started seriously looking at them, my mother started asking a lot of questions about them. Now she (someone who never liked dolls growing up or as an adult) collects them too. My father is amused by them.

My grandparents are another story altogether. I didn't really want to tell them that I collected these dolls because my grandmother sees them as frivolous purchases, but I had to use a credit card that was attached to one of hers and when I called her to tell her the purchase would be on the card, when I would send her the money for the bill, etc, I got a lecture on it. But she also tends to forget I'm an adult, so I'm not that surprised.

 

yeah my parents are like that, my mother forgets that im 30 not 3, i live my own life and spend my own money. one of her favourite line is " how come you can spend hundreds on a doll and not on me" Well spending hundred is an exaggeration, i have only just bought my first bjd a msd bobobie sprite and that cost £96 which would be about $160, before her it was pullips and the most i spent on them would be aboout £80 so that would be $140 and that was with postage. Besides it's not how much the gift cost that makes it specia.grrrrrrrrx she makes me so mad

 

My mom loves my little one to bits haha However, my dad dislikes him No lie, but when dad laughs i know what hes going to do... He pushes my little one over when he it sat down next to me I can not trust my dad with my little one in the room But on the good side, my boyfriend likes him! Hes thinks my BJD is weird, but he also knows that I am weird, so he understands YAY

 

Ummm... I live with my boyfriend in a place far far away xD
I see my parents twice a year and my boyfriend's parents every weekend ñ.ñ
But when my parents were here for my birthday, my dad went mad with my dolls, because he loves make photos, and he were making a lot of photos of them ^^

Ah! Nobody knows the price of my dolls (except my boyfriend), so I don't have problems for that reason ^^U

 

My family.... Well, they're ok with it, my dad is fine because I pay him back since I'm 17 he still helps pay but I pay him back (eventually) nonetheless. My brother doesn't care, his friend finds them creepy so I tease them when I get new dolls .
None of my close friends collect, I have a friend that complains about not being able to afford one, but she hasn't researched them much either...

 

My mom thinks it is silly but doesn't care what I do with my money as long as the bills are paid first. My dad thinks it's silly too and really doesn't want me to spend money on it. My siblings both think they are creepy and possessed but they all get over it. Overall I'd say they are okay with it.

 

Haha, it is a interesting post XD

My sister support me a lot for the hobby. She will help me choose the color of the clothes and make some comments on the face-up of my dolls. My mom dont like my dolls in the beginning however she now often mentions my dolls in our chatting. I think their reaction was so funny XD

 

My husband is fine and will always ask if there is a doll he can get me as a present Luckily my children point out the dolls but have no interest in grabbing them off the shelf to play with them ! I did have a *Twitchy* moment during a birthday party when my son's friend approached them - but all went well - phew.

 

My mom treats it like any other odd hobby I have, accepting, a bit curious, but mostly doesn't care. My sister really loves my doll and wants one of her own, though she'll probably never be able to save her money long enough to get one haha. My dad pretty much ignores it as much as he ignores me.

 

I think my mom likes the hobby because I make my dolls' clothing. Since she sews and knits it gives us more to talk about. My dad thinks its a little silly, but so long as I do well in school and stay out of trouble he doesn't object to what I do in my free time.

As for my extended family, well they like to make fun of me for it. They don't understand why I spend so much money on dolls, or even why I like them so much in the first place. But the same could be said for me and why they spend so much money on food they never eat (five-year-old pints of ice cream for example). In a nutshell: I'm weird and they are weird, so neither of us can really criticize the other for being so.

 

My mum sadly is no longer with us R.I.P but she would of loved my hobby of dolls and would made clothes and knitted things for them. I am lucky that my dad who is 77 in two weeks adore the dolls as much as me and comes with me to shows Dad collects the big Masterpiece dolls but does like the BJD's

 

When i was younger i used to collect barbies and vinyl dolls, but when we started to restructure the house my mom hided my dolls in a cellar. Two years ago i went to the cellar to take back my collection and... SURPRISE! I found that they have been sold away to a flea market. A lot of them was collector edition. I can't even take a bratz or a barbie that i have owned without crying.
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They hate my hobbies and my mom in particular tend to act as everything is in the house is hers, even if it was bought with my own money.

 

I want to go to live on my own with my boyfriend soon too. XD

 

i am super excited about getting my first one so im saving for her, my boyfriend collects warhammer models so he cant complain and his mother does super expensive quilts so i seem to be in the safe zone here hahah

 

My mom used to make dolls, so when I showed her BJD's she thought it was cool and started to talk about how she used to paint her dolls faces. My dad is a biker and likes his bikes all fitted with chrome and such so when I first showen him the dolls he asked me first how much they were and after I told him the price he said. "That's two chrome plates! look for something a little cheeper." ^.^ like in the 300 range, ahh my dad understands hobbies thank goodness. My sister is getting herself an Obitsu for herself to start a small collection of her own ^.^ (love it when family likes what I like) My boyfriend is also thinking about getting him a doll for himself.