How does your family react to the hobby ?

My family all think I'm mad!! But that's not a bad thing ....lol!

 

My family didn't like my hobby, they always complain about how much money i spend for my doll.

 

At the beginning, my bf could not understand how much I was spending and why I was so interested.. but now he can see how much creativity, wigs making, face up, styling , clothes sewing. I think he does not mind as long as I can afford it without being in debts. I am still a bit secretive about it. And my friends do not know about my hobby. They would think I am mad.

 

At first my mum didn't understand the 'point' of the hobby at all but now she has her own doll! My partner loves them because I do

 

My dad didn't really have an opinion because I only had one doll around him at the time and kept it pretty private. My mother faked being okay with it but later used them as a fighting point as our relationship broke down.

My housemates are pretty chill with them though which is really cool c:

 

My Family is super supportive. My Grandma and all 5 sisters collect american girl dolls and my great aunt makes very expensive porcelain dolls for a living, so when i started talking about bjds they didnt even blink at the price. they all really like that i am expressing myself and support me as long as its not a dangerous thing ;b My boyfriend gets the brunt of it though and he still really likes them! He knows about as much as i do about them because i talk his ear off, hes actually the one who talked me into buying my first doll!

 

My family pretty much gave me this odd look when they seen that I was into the BJD hobby and ranted about how expensive they can be. My grandmother, however, completely different story. When she came over to my house one day and seen my dolls she went up and looked at them (I have 6 Pukifees) looked at me and pretty much told me she was glad someone in the family enjoyed BJD like her. Few years later she ended up giving me a few of her old BJDs. My family though still thinks me.. and now my grandmother are crazy for playing with dolls.

 

my folks just already knew about my dolly fixation (started with non bjds),and my 'make it myself' person. when i saw my first ever bjd in the resin, i was hooked. my folks know me well, i just dont mention money!

 

My mom loves the hobby as her daughter xD
But my dad consider it as a big waste of money, but it's okay if I'm enjoying it :3

 

My husband is fine with it.

 

My parents thought and still do think it's an expensive hobby, to pay around 500 usd for just a doll was shocking for them. But when i and my sister explained what those dolls are they understood and accepted it. My boyfriend thinks it's a hobby like any other hobbies out there, he thinks Valeire is cute and he likes how i style her. ^^

My sister is the only one in my family who enjoy's those dolls as much that i do, we both joined this hobby last summer 2014, so it will be a year now!

 

My mother love them too but she never own one, she really encourage me to buy one and telling me buy her if you like her they are so beautiful dolls!
My father is (i don't know what he really thinks but he don't care so much...he is more like ''that is girls things i don't know i don't care'') hehe!
and my brother i think that he like them allot!
I'm sure he will like to have one, he is very caring person if he ever own a Bjd he will be Very good owner!
my sisters are like Waaaa they are so beautiful but they don't care so much a little bit my 1st sister look like she interest to it more then my 2nd sister.
And last but not least my husband was like ''they are so creepy'' after some years i look at Fairylands New Feeple moe 60 celline and he was like -wow that is awesome... i say -why you say that you are kidding me?... (because i know he don't like them) he say to me -No i really do! i say-but you say you scared of them she is a doll... and he say -Wow really is that a doll?... i though it was draw from some one!
And he decide to let me buy some even if he don't want or don't know how to react if he see them from close! ^^

 

My mother can not BELIEVE the price... She's started to soften up, once I explained the art behind them x3

 

My parents are not very supportive, mostly because the price, but they don't say anything because it is my money. My mother likes to see me and help while styling a wig, clothing or restringing dolls, but just because she gets nervous when I take my time doing something...
My sister likes dolls, and has a couple of dolls located in the net that she often watches but she isn't capable of spending that much in something she knows she won't play that much with. We are into video-games too and she prefers spending in lots of games with the money that a doll would cost xD
My fiancé likes my dolls, not dolls in general but only the dolls I buy and customize. I often ask for his advise when choosing clothes or hairstyles because I trust him a lot, he knows me better than myself and always knows what to say ^^
And my little kitty acts like they do not exist xD I once scolded her because she stole the wig of my MSD girl when I got distracted while I was restringing her and since that day she hasn't got near them even when she had the chance.

 

I'm so glad you have a sister that enjoys them as well! I wish my step sister would like them, but she's more into Monster High dolls.

 

[MENTION=69692]MadMisery[/MENTION] I am very happy that i have my sis, to be able to talk and share the BJD hobby together! ^^
Maybe your step sister can get an eye for BJD's someday and see interest in them as well!

 

I hope! If not, it's okay haha.

 

my mum is ok with my dolls, she doesn't really understand though and is worried that they cost a lot. my sister thinks it's weird and we aren't as close anymore, as she is going on with her life which is completely different to what i do and what im into. my dad refuses to acknowledge that i am still 'childish' and like 'dolls'. so this hobby is really hard for me but i love it and my boyfriend is supportive of my hobby and asks me about my BJD's.

 

Their okay with it i guess...they just don't like how much I spend on the hobby.

 

I was actually very surprised how okay my mom would be with me falling into the hobby. I think she's happy because it's something that I'm passionate about. I've discussed the prices and art behind the dolls and she thinks they're neat.

I get a kick out of her support because she tells other people that I'm into it. Like she told my aunt, who then had to come visit to see my doll. I don't think they really approve of the amount of money I'm spending on her, but I think they realize I could be into way worse things and wasting money on non art things. I think the funniest thing is my mom told some of my non-supportive family(Like my step aunt and step grandma) is that I plan to make her a voodoo doll and when my mom dies I'm going to put her soul into the doll. So they have to be nice to the doll so my mom has a nice body to come back to. (My mom the horror/fantasy/supernatural movie fanatic.)