Is your doll habit a dirty little secret?

I feel a bit embarrassed for people to find out...not b/c of the doll itself but how much a doll can cost. And I know that some people don't like these or thinks they are scary so I don't go around showing people or telling people about them either.

 

Only a few of my friends know about my liking of dolls...my boyfriend is supportive, and a couple of my friends really like the doll stuff....but I did try to post a picture of my girl on a social media site and all I got was "EW CREEPY" "WHAT IS THAT THING WHAT THE HECK THAT IS SO CREEPY BLAH BLAH" so I deleted that and have been more secretive of it lately .__. My mom also thinks my doll was only $45.....lol if she knew how much I actually spent she'd be a LOT less supportive!

this is true!!! I lied to my mom about how much my girl costed, and my next doll (hopefully) is going to be like 350 dollars, so I'm just going to lie to my mom AND my friends about spending that much on a doll ;w;

 

No. My family, boyfriend and people who are close to me knows about it.

 

I kind of second Pugies on this.
My family and a couple of friends know about my dolls. But only my sister knows everything (like costs and such )
But I'm not taking them everywhere. I'll show and tell when somebody wants to know.

 

Anyone who asks, get's told about it.

I'm not ashamed, as much as Im not ashamed I play toy soldiers with my partner (warhammer)

It's a hobby, It's not hurting anyone.

 

I don't hide my dolls from my dearests and nearests. I won't mention them to strangers or acquaintances or anybody I don't know very well.

 

Depends really. My whole family knows about my hobbies in general. Including the non-BJD ones. As for workmates and schoolmates, I avoid talking about my hobbies as much as possible.

 

My girl will be on display in my room and I'll be making clothes and photographing her, and I'll probably set up a tumblr or flickr account separated from my regular social networks, but for me, this hobby is the equivalent of enjoying one-player RPG video games--you can talk with other people about the same game and show them your progress, but when you're playing it, you can think and enjoy the creative world better by yourself.

 

I'm usually really non-caring about that sort of thing, and all my friends, plus family, know about my dolls. But then back in 2008 while I was still at home, my family was hosting international students, including two from Japan, and I hid my doll hobby from all of them. I really focused on being a good host sister to them, and took them to cool places so that they'd have a good experience in the US, but I couldn't bring myself to reveal my doll hobby. They just knew I liked anime, and that was it lol. It's so weird because everyone else in my life knows, but to them I felt like I had an image to uphold about being a "cool California girl" who could show them around and be the typical American they were all expecting. I know that's bad, but I couldn't help it. I was really embarrassed! ><;;

 

Thanks, OP, now I've got the All-American Rejects song stuck in my head...O.o

Seriously, I don't keep my doll hobby a secret at all. I just introduced Chaeri to my new supervisor at work who told me I could bring her in every day if I wanted to. Guess who's going to get her own mini-cubicle at my workplace? XD

Most of my coworkers know about my hobby and it bothers very few of them. Several actually admire the clothing I make for her and love the fact that her wig and eyes can be changed out. I don't keep my interest in dolls-as-art a secret at all. Especially since I describe Chaeri as an "Asian artist doll", which underlines the fact that she's not a "Barbie" by any means.

 

It's interesting to see that there are lots of people on both sides of the discussion! I'm a really private person so only one person in my life knows about my doll collection. I have a billy bookcase in my study with doors on it and thankfully no one has ever asked what's in there! I occasionally take pictures outside but I try to avoid attention or go somewhere really quiet. I've only met one other doll collector but I think if I was out with other collectors I'd be less shy about taking photos.

 

I am self conscious about a lot of my hobbies - dolls especially! I wouldn't like any of the people I know about it and keep pretty cloak and dagger online so I couldn't be recognised it.

Imagine my horror when my doll was delivered when I was out and it got delivered to a neighbour. Then my housemate ran to fetch the delivery before I could volunteer. Then he brought in this massive both while my 4 other housemates were floating around, they all wanted to know what it was and I had to explain. Then one of them wanted to help me unbox it, all the while saying how weird and horrifying it was. If you're scared of dolls, don't get involved with my doll!

 

I love this thread because I kinda do feel my dolls are. Now, my folks know about them (because I love with them) but I feel super awkward discussing anything remotely related to my resin kids with them. Largely because my parents and I have very different tastes. I did one major non-meet related outing and found myself surprisingly comfortable after the first few moments. I enjoy dolly play dates and outings, especially taking pictures of them in a nice area. But on the home front, they're kinda squirreled away.

 

Yes, it's a secret with me. The only person who knows about it are my cousin and my mother. My cousin seems completely uninterested while my mom refuses to accept it. I'm honestly afraid of how someone would react if I told them.
However, if I ever get the chance to go to a meet-up I would probably go. Although, I would prefer a quiet setting like a park or garden over a mall that would have a lot of spectators.

 

Absolutely not! I love my kids, and more often than not am carrying one with me wherever I go! I love the positive comments and reactions and all the naysayers can just bring it on! The whole time they're being negative I just think to myself I bet that have some dirty little secret that would shock people more than a simple love for dolls!

 

I won't mention them to new people I just met. I do post pictures occasionally on fb/insta, so while I do not step right up and announce it, they know eventually.

 

Difference with me and probably everyone here is that my family doesn't even know!! I do live with my parents until the end of the month too. The only one in my family who knows is my little brother, because he had to sign for the package and then burst into my room and watched me unpacking. I do have an older brother too, but he respects my privacy and doesn't know either.

I do have one friend outside the hobby who knows, she looves playing dress up, but my family doesn't know because my parents are really judgy. I can't even watch anime without being ' amazingly childish', so to have a doll, well, they wouldn't approve at all.

So, currently, my girl is a dirty little secret, but if someone started talking to me about their doll to me, I will definitely tell them. I get enough judging from my parents, and I wouldn't want anymore from anyone else.

 

My family doesn't know, either, Catie. Granted, I don't live with them (I'm an adult with my own house, career, etc., three states away from them), so there's really no reason/way for them to know. But that must be really challenging and take a lot of effort to keep it hidden from your parents since you still live there through the end of the month! And good on your little bro for not telling.

 

I would say this hobby is quite a little secret to me. Growing up in a family where my mom works and pays for everything, we have to be very careful on our spending. And to spend your money on other than clothes, foods, or daily items, would be considered as a wasteful of money. Thus, I grow up to be a very careful person when it comes to exposing to people on how I spend my money. Still, I cant help myself from spending quite a sum of money on dolls now that I have my own job and has started sharing bills with my mom, but yea, this hobby is still a secret. Not entirely though coz my mom does know about my kiddo, and she disapproves it not only because of the cost, but also due to the fact that I'm a guy.

 

I would say this is a half little secret. My husband told his friends about what I get to my birthday but after telling them how expensive the doll really are, he made the doll cheaper because all his friends was saying the same their wouldn't never buy such a expensive Doll or even spend so much money into a Doll for their girlfriend or wife. My Parents don't know about it, I still didn't have the chance to tell them because I live a bit far away. I think my father would understand it, he still have his own hobby and collects antique things, things of his childhood and their are also expensive sometimes too. My mother I think she would say I'm crazy. and maybe compare me with my father.
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