Omg... I actually got PERMISSION!

Since the whole deal with x_kazakai_x my moms become a lot more...uuh I guess loving? She hasn't been critizing the fact Ame (chiwoo) wears a skirt and such.

However -- She probably will never openly admit that she likes them and as for permission. Reila was my first, when I got Ame I had got money back from a car accident (yeah I was over 18 but was supposed to be saving for a car). After pulling out the tears she let me get chiwoo 8D As for my next.. I"ve learned not to tell your parents until a huge box arrives.

 

I think it is wonderful for younger collectors to be saving up to buy their own dolls. You appriciate the doll much more. If you paid for it and your family is not in any extreme financial problems, don't worry about your parents. To all of you who have problems with their parents accepting the doll YOU bought, trust me ALL parents have things they will never understand about their children. Do what makes you happy, try to communicate with them and try to see things from their point of view (you don't have to accept their point of view, just view the situation differently). Parents are worried about bills, medical cost, insurance, mortgages, college costs, clothing and feeding their kids, repairs to the house/car etc. This is why they think it's crazy to spend so much for "just a doll". As a parent and a doll collector, I see the issue from both sides of the fence.You will never be able to please your parents no matter how hard you try. Just do what you think is right for you. Biggest piece of advice, don't go into debt for a WANT not a NEED!
Good luck and best wishes to you all!

 

My parents also surprised me. Instead of the usual Are you out of yoour f******* mind?!" it was more like, "I think it's a great waste of your money, and don't come crying to me if you run out of spending cash in college." (College is less than a year away). So I technically bought the most recent addition to the Luts family that I could find, and paid a hell of a lot, but it's totally worth it. I can't wait until he comes.^_^

 

Mhh... I've to say that my mom surprised me when I told her I was going to purchase Yoric (which is currently on his way to Italy so I don't actually know if she's going to like him or not)...
At first, when I showed her pictures and stuff, she was pissed because of the price and because she thought they were "useless" stuff. And also because I'm already a weird girl, doing live roleplaying games and buying funny objects just because I like them...
But then I waited a few months (five, actually... a real pain, believe me ç_ç) and then I simply said to her "Tomorrow I'm going to the bank, I've to pay for the doll I just ordered"... And at this point she offered to help me, to give me some money and she really supported me through this.

My dad will never now of this doll, however and my granny neither (she lives with me and mom)... they would kill me since they already think I spend too much on books and stuff...

Yep, long and not very interesting story... I guess there are just my two cents ^^

 

Congrats!! ^__^
I don't really live with my parents anymore, so...

 

My mom likes the idea of getting my own BJD as long as I pay for a majority of it ! Which is expected of course....But she seems sort of open to it since she likes the idea of me not going crazy and spending money!

 

I haven't gotten a doll yet, but when I do I know it will cost a lot. My mom likes collecting dolls with me, but if she finds out the price (regardless if I was 12 or 30 yrs old) she would freak out on me.

But what she doesn't know can't hurt her, right?

 

My mom and I both collect dolls. At first she didn't care for BJD, but now we both collect them! It's nice not to hide the prices from her!

Of course, my dad and my husband are not totally aware of the costs. But then I'm an adult with a full-time job!

 

I bought my doll without even bringing it up to my mom. I was spending my own money and I'm an adult, so I could waist my money on whatever I wanted to. I don't think she minds it too much as long as I don't get any more. ^^;;

 

Well,fortunately I am an adult and can earn by myself now.Or else,I don't think my parents would support me to get into this hobby.

 

My mother nearly killed me when she found out about my first doll purchse. I lied to her saying the price was 1/3 the price of a $900 doll and she yelled the crap out of me and told me to go return it. lol As time went by, my mom realized how much I love my doll and I think she cares about my doll more than she says she does. She would say stuff like, "Don't put her over there, it's dangerous!" or "What if you get her dirty?!" and stuff like that...

I took my mom to Tenshi no Sato in Japan and there were prices displayed of other dolls but she still didn't find out about the real price for my doll untill one day she dug up the receipt under the couch. She yelled the crap out of me again. lol Now she doesn't mind them unless I bring in new ones.

 

My mom doesn't care either way. It's my money

 

At first my mom was all "You can save the money, but you may NOT HAVE ANOTHER DOLL." But I kept persisting (and using the "lalalala i'm not listeninglalalala" method), and now she says I can have the doll, but all aspects of her coming (like saving and ordering) are between my dad and I.

She did offer me back-up ideas for how to butter up my grandma for doll money, though. Thankfully, I never had to use them.

 

My parents have said that they think doll collecting is a good hobby, but that was before I fell for BJDs. I think the idea of a doll that costs many hundreds of dollars might just send them into shock. xD I'm trying to ease them into it, though, before I get my first.

 

I'm an adult and get nervous when I talk to my mother about my SD, considering its cost, and I feel guilty when I could have bought something like a new lounge or something equally boring and domestic rather than a doll. Now I'm thinking of getting a Catish Vnu and I've just told my mother and it's the 'can you afford it?' routine. I feel like my love for BJD's is a guilty pleasure. I just wish my daughter was interested in them though. I bought her a Little Apple Doll and I don't think it's left the box it came in. The poor thing is neglected. I'd be over the moon if she told me she was saving for a BJD.

 

No matter how old you are, most mothers (parents) criticize purchases they don't understand or care about themselves.

 

I think Im rather lucky on that topic...my father dosn't care (it's my money, and I am free to spend asI choose) but my mother is not to happy about my hobby's, but she dosn't say a word

 

Oh god I like begged and begged for my first one........My mom cant resist my willpower though cause i have a stronger will then her tehe ^^. So yeah now um i have 4 dolls, just ordered my tiny, and mum got me another large one that costed way more then i usually get for xmas, she opened up quite nicely to the idea tehe ^^ she says its better then smoking or getting drunk

 

Congratz for getting the permission.
For me it was a bit hush-hush at the beginning. What now having a I-work-at-army father and your average boys-are-not-ment-to-own-dolls mother.
Granted it was my money for which I have worked for, but still.
When the strange (and big) box arrived, I snuck it past my parents. (Like you could sneak something like that to anywhere...) So I mentioned that I had got one and they mostly shrugged.
And given a moment of time (not long) and then my father (who's your stereotypical fin who thinks army is good for boys) started asking when they could see the doll.
...
Just guess if I could believe what I was hearing back then.
...
Thou it might have helped that they have never found out how much it actually cost...

 

My mom was never really against it, but she's been gradually getting more accepting of it. At first it was "NO TOO MUCH FOR A DOLL EVER" and now it's "Hmm, well maybe, if you do this, this and this, I can help you out a bit. =3"

My father, were he still alive, would be against it, I'm sure.

But he was cheap, and uberly logical.