Never taking your dolls out again..

I'm kinda protective with all my stuff to begin with, so I'll never just hand out something to someone. Not even to my parents or close friends.
Luckly I've never experienced something like this, but once at a meeting a doll (wich is now my Samira) fell out of a sofa because one moved it by mistake. She fell on her face but with no damage, the headcap became a little loose but not a big deal. This didn't prevent me from buying it, poor doll.

 

It's so sad to hear how several people and their dolls have been treated with such disrespect. I have fortunately never had an experience that makes me want to never take them in public, but then, I don't take them out much at all. I took one to a friend's house once, and she made sure to find a safe place to put him. Also, I took my 70cm to a convention, but I only took him the last day, when I was going to be doing mostly doll events, and I carried him the entire time. The only people I let hold him were doll people (the spiffy lady who writes/draws Acrylic Eyes, and her sister), so of course they were very respectful. That said, I don't think I would take my dolls to any other kinds of crowded places. Even for meetups, I would probably leave them in their carry case, unless I was actively doing something with one of them, and I would probably only have one out at a time. Just in case.

 

I'm not a violent person either. And I would have punched that person so hard. I'm really protective of my dolls.

I really never took my dollies out of the house until recently. I took Deiuco to the midnight showing of green lantern. The worst that happened was someone called him really creepy and his wig kept falling off, so there was no harm done. I was kind of happy no one swarmed me with questions, to be honest. I don't really like attention like that, but I needed some dollie bonding time cuz I was having a really rough week. I know that sounds kind of weird >.>;

I think I felt more awkward than anything. I wouldn't say I'd NEVER do it again. But if I had an experience like yours...I'm not sure if I would ever bring him out anywhere x_x;

 

I forgot lesson item (d), which is "Trust no one". ^^

You don't HAVE to have such a dim view of humanity in order to keep your nice things nice... but in my experience it does help. People are animals. Many of them are on hairtriggers. If you remember this while being approached by any stranger, the ones who turn out to be polite/safe/sane are always a pleasant surprise. But until they prove themselves sane, I generally put myself between viewer and doll.

I happen to live in a big city, in a not-terribly-glamorous neighborhood, and I must say it is amusingly ironic that crackheads can be less dangerous than tourists. xD Crackheads don't give a crap about your doll; you're not the weirdest thing they've seen all day, and they have much bigger problems to worry about. A middle-class tourist, on the other hand, brings its sense of entitlement with it, and doesn't have the threat of imminent withdrawal/starvation hanging over its head, so it's got the headspace to mess with you. (And if it's a family with a bored tween/teen son in tow, that's especially Threat Level Red.)

 

Ow...poor Desmond...if I were in such situation, I'll still bring my dolls out but probably I wouldn't be letting others touch them because, I have encounter some people who have no idea of what BJD is and they were handling my friend's doll roughly and I reminded myself if I were to bring my doll out, they will be restrain from getting near to my doll >____<

 

I bring my Yo everywhere with me, if I remember. xD
I am a violent person, but I usually tell people older than a child, "if you break my doll, you pay to get a new one!"
Believe it or not, children, even boys, handle other people stuff with more care than teenagers and adults.
Or at lest what I've seen.

But eh, I try not to let one bad event keep me from enjoying my life.

 

That is actually disgusting. I would have clocked him in the face!

 

I work in a Christmas store and see this ALL the time. There are lots of glass ornaments and things, and 90% of the time it's the adults who break things. (Okay more accurately, 45% of the time adults, 5% children, 50% us three crazy employees ) Children are easily wowed by things, and if you tell them something is very breakable, most of the time they take you very seriously. Adults? Not so much, because they think they are always right.

So basically yeah, I very rarely let people hold my dolls

 

Well, I put my doll visit Pompéi, Mount Vesivius and Paestum with me, to take pictures of her in proper landscape (her character is supposed tolive in a kind of Roman times).
Many people took pictures of her when I installed her to take some, with smiles or kind compliments, but nobody tried to touch her.
I would be sad if she had to be always in a bag or a closet...

And for the poor Desmond, the problem wasn't only it was an expensive doll, it's the fact that the thrower wanted to harm his owner in her feelings... The world will be sad if we can't share the things we love, whatever their material price !

 

I'm kind of scared to take my dolls out, however, I walk with a stick so I could just threaten to hit people with that if they think of doing anything cruel or stupid with my dolls lol

 

I don't take my dolls out places except to doll meets. Even then, I don't think I'd take more than 2 or 3 with me just so I could keep a close eye on them. I'm lucky that the group in my area is really respectful of dolls.

But I once had a friend ask me if I would bring my big SD boy to the mall when we met up so she could see him. I didn't deny her, but I never had any intention of doing so. I may be willing to take my tiny places if he fits comfortably in my purse, but I haven't actually done so yet. Well, I did take him to a friend's house, but she was also really respectful and just wanted to see him-- I trusted the house setting more than I did the mall.

That said, if ANYONE destroyed my property, they would be paying for it. Flat out. Unfortunately, my dolls are all limiteds, so I can't just go out and buy a new one.

 

Wow thats horrifying! Id have probably screamed WTS and then burst into tears. (

And no, i only just had my first experience taking Camilla to a thrift store to see if I could find any dolly clothes. Nothign bad happened and before a problem could arise i laughed it off butstories like these make me wary to go out with her and my other ladies!

 

If I had places to go with my dolls, I think I'd take them.
Living in a small town, I really only go to the grocery store, school, work, and restaurants, all of which I wouldn't like taking my dolls to. My work especially, considering I'm a dog groomer's assistant and the hair/water would damage them (or be really annoying to get out x_X)
I don't take them to school because it's inconvenient, I don't know why I'd take them grocery shopping, and I'd probably take them to the mall or something but none of my friends know about the hobby, so I'd be a loner with her dolls, sitting in the food court. xDD

 

I posted my story on another thread, so to make it plain and simple- I brought my favorite (out of two dolls ) girl to school once, and this MAJOR jerk (just incase swearing isn't allowed here...) tried to punch her head off. I ended up punching the jerk-girl in the neck (half on accident. But I don't regret it) trying to get her to back off. So, I still take her out somtimes... Just not to school, or school functions.

 

I've never had anything bad happen to my doll to make me never wanna take her out again (other then that time she fell over onto her back and scuffed her elbows but that didn't bother me. at least it wasn't her face!!) but I have other reasons for not wanting to take her out. I leave my girl home 'cause I'm constantly ridiculed by people about owning her. They're always telling me I'm to old for it, or I wasted my money, or other cruel things. I also hate when people stare at me when I'm out with her and in my town I'm more afraid of someone grabbing her out of my arms and doing something to her. Kids here are NOT very nice to ANYONE.

But that's just me xD

 

Unfortunately, there are people out there who are jerks. It's a fact of life.

If you're in high-school, people can often be a lot jerkier, due to hormonal changes and the like. This doesn't excuse the behaviour, but it's something to keep in mind when you're considering taking your precious several-hundred dollar possession to a public event. YES, it's not fair that you can't have your doll there for fear of something happening to it - but which would you rather, a doll that is unbroken and undamaged in your possession at home, where you can take your friends and show it to them, or a broken doll because that one guy was a jerk?

Not taking your doll out in public might suck, but it's one of those things you might have to do in order to stop damage from occurring. You can't control what other people do in the public arena. The only choices that people make that you can control are your choices. If you know that there's going to be a jerk at an event who will bully the different kid for the attention of others (either positive or negative) and you take the possession that will mark you as different to said event, you're asking for trouble. It sucks and it's not fair, but that's life.

Pick your events. It's not smart to take dolly to a football match - what sort of people are going to be around? (Experience tells us Jerks.)
Pick your events! It's not smart to take dolly to school - what sort of people are going to be around? (>_>)

Pick your events. It is smart to take dolly to an accepting friend's house. What sort of people are going to be around? (^_^)
Pick your events! It is smart to take dolly to a doll meet. What sort of people are going to be around? (The best people!)

 

I've taken my dolls lots of places, on buses, trains. I generally only take them out about twice a year now. I don't take them over friends houses, it's not becuase I'm scared, they are just too big to keep dragging around with me. I feel very safe taking them out, because I know I'd do everything in my power to protect them. I've never worried about it.

 

I take my dolls out to take pictures outside sometimes but other than that no. If people are that interested and want to see my dolls they can come to my house. Now I had thought that I might take one to a dolly meetup but reading thru this thread has made me think that I might enjoy myself more if I don't bring a doll. I would be heart broken if anything happened to any of my dollies cause they were so expensive. I especially would not take one to any sports event because people are so rowdy there anyway. I would be seriously furious if one got stolen and would not be able to get over that.

 

I do want to take them out but not everywhere. When I go to doll club and move around I will either leave my doll with my friends dolls so she can watch them, or I could just carry my doll around with me. I wouldnt mind taking them to a park or other places that have a doll meetup arranged or such. I think its just important to watch over them like you would a child. Also I feel alot more comfortable not passing them around the tables at doll meetups, luckily my doll meetup I go to doesnt do that anymore ^^.