Omg... I actually got PERMISSION!

My mom at first was hesitant at me buying Andreas; but I had my own job, and bank account, and was already over 18. If it were her money, it'd be a no. Besides, I'd never ask her because we don't have a lot of money.

She loves my doll though, and told me never to sell it. She's grown on her. I've even discussed my want for a boy Luts, and she had no argument.

 

Oh lawdy. My mother knows NOTHING of me and any of my hobbies; I doubt she'd approve! Instead, XD I run to my friend's house where she's making checklists and approving with her parents left and right. Hehe. So now I can buy one and store it at her house, too! Lucky!

 

Congrats on getting permission to get your doll.

I know my parents aren't too happy about me wasting money on dolls, and whenever I do something stupid I always get harassed for wasting my money on dolls and being too obsessed with them or something.

 

Congrats!! It's nice when kids are open and honest with their folks and it turns out so positive. I for one wish my DD would save for her dolls, and not just spend her money willy nilly as she does need to think about moving out one day, she's 29. Living at home has been a bit of a luxury as no rent is paid and yet we allow it because we can afford it. Better then her getting a place and going into debt. But wish she was saving something for moving out one day, and not just buying every little thing she finds on ebay.

But again congrats any young adult who saves for a goal is okay in my book. Shows the world has a chance.

 

well when i first saw BJD's i told my Mum, but she just kinda brushed me off a bit, so i forgot about them for a while till i stumbled across a doll meet whilst in London... and that changed everything!! When i got home Iwas very interested, when i eventually asked Mum about getting them she just replied with "your money your responsibility" whilst my Dad just tried to laugh me out of it by 'trying' to embarass me, which i just thought was funny as i really dont care what others think! im lucky that my parents accepted the idea way they did, as my friends Mum just repeatedly brushed her off saying "yeah right of course".

Right now i have my two first boys on their way over! ^-^ 3

 

My larger boy (who is the only one my family knows about) has fit in quite well. When my mom knew I was looking at them, her only input was, "I'm not buying you one." They still don't like it when I leave him in places naked and eyeless, but hey. He really became accepted when I started sewing for him...and used my experience with him to fix the eyelashes falling off my mom's doll. (Not a BJD, sort of a....sewing model? We grew out of the kind of clothes Mom makes.)

 

My parents agree with it that I'm saving for a doll. They even bring me to meetings sometimes. And they help me saving, but don't give money to me :P

 

My parents are fairly clueless about my dolls. My mom has seen my Cherishdoll limited Alley and immediately loved her, but that's it. My older sister has seen her and my Eileen, but price was never mentioned. I think they know I bought them, but have no idea how much they cost. They just know I've been buying this and that off the internet since I got Paypal. However, I haven't been spending everything I get, so I still have a decent sum saved up for future needs. =3

 

I know exactly how you feel

When I first told my mum I wanted to save for one, she just laughed and said 'not a chance' - didn't even take me seriously. Well I was kind of put out buy that reaction, but I waited til I had saved the money and brought it up again. This time the reply was - 'its your money. If its what you're sure you want hen I'm fine with it. Remember you can only spend the money once.'

After the first reaction I was surprised to even have permission. My parents still aren't really enthusuatic about my new hobby, but my sister likes them a lot I'm glad that at least she enjoys me going on about them!!

 

It's tough, but money, especialy the green stuff you earn yourself helps grease the wheels of family relationships. I had pay my Mom $300 to help pay our summer energy bill, before she would even think of looking at the doll catalog. When I was 13, I took all the babysitting jobs I could get to help pay for want I most desired. Even then, my Father opened a bank account for me & gave me lectures on saving $. Hardest part is the waiting: for your $ to grow & for your parents to accept that you have your own $ & you want to spend it your way. Good luck!

 

Um....nope? ^_^' When I first told my dad I was looking at dolls, he didn't seem to think too much about it, but mentioned I was too old for them. Mwuahahaha, little did he know I wasn't talking about any ordinary doll. x3 It didn't take long at all for him to love them as much as I do after I showed him some pictures of a few. He knows I've always been very 'artsy', and with so many options and freedom with these dolls, I think he understood why I wanted one so, and was so supportive when it comes to saving for them now, and loves to see every time I sew them something new.

My mom.....eh, I showed her Nazomi, she stared at him for a bit, asked what I did, and then shrugged. It think so long as I have the funds, she doesn't really care what I buy xD I think she's long since accepted that her daughter is a dork x3

 

sounds like my mum
she has only just come around XD
but i don't know if she would let me get another one XD

 

My mum has agreed to let go of my 130USD debt to her in exchange for a Christmas gift. She saw how happy my boy made me so... :heartbeat

 

I do exactly as I please, and my parents say nothing They know I'm sitting on a small fortune I've saved for travelling over the past year and a half (despite two trips to visit my friends in Tokyo in the meantime)... I do get that "look" when I buy a new one, but at the end of the day, they want me to be happy, and they know how my dolls make me smile.

Sometimes they act as if it's a really creepy hobby and say I'll become a crazy cat lady one day; but others, mum will sit with Scara or Figgy on her lap and croon about how much she loves them, so I guess I can't really complain.

 

My mum knows how desperate I am for a BJD and being a student I don't have much money, so she bought me my first one, although I have to wait for Christmas until I get her
She seems to approve of my interest in dolls and always encourages me to buy new ones. She always tells me that there are a lot worse things I could be spending money on. And my dad couldn't care less what I was into!

 

My parents have always HATED my doll hobby. I started out collecting SD's, and they really hated it, but, now that I've sold my SD's and started collecting mature minis, they don't mind those as much. My Mom actually LIKES my Unoa!

Sorry if this is kinda OT. But, congrats on getting permission to get your doll!

 

i live on my own, so permission is mine ;p.
Still though, I had to get them to understand that it was for creative purposes and with sewing,art and all the stuff that follows BJD's that I could easily make it back ;p.
In some ways permission kinda leads to them not bailing you out of possibly being short 50$ on rent...although thankfully I was fine.
The seem to kinda get it ...although i am waiting a REALLY long time before I get another one.

 

My dad is not so happy about me playing with dolls and toys, or well, he doesent brag about it, but he doesent understand how i can waste money on it, and that it makes me happy.

My mom has no problems at all with this... i guess when i first wanted a my little pony a few years ago, she thought it was silly but she is used to it now and like dolls and ponies. She has some ponies in her room, and she has also thought about having a pullip

 

Congrats on your permission, it feels great to have acceptance from others around you. To be honest my mom and I had similar reactions to bjd at first. Though my mom never really wanted one, we both agreed they were so expensive ther was just no way I would ever own one, despite my iminant obsession with them ^.^;;
But...
Around Christmas time last year I happened to see an AngelRegion Ami go up for sale on ebay and I was ecstatic. (this was before I even had joined DoA so all of my first dolls came from ebay). I wanted her sooo bad and I felt "well, she's not so expensive as the others T_T not $600 or anything". and to my shock, my mom got her for me as my Christmas gift that year!! I was so thrilled. So it started that dolls in the $300 range were acceptable. After a while though I spotted my Niki (Special Nikita Asha) and went googoo eyes. I spent $600 to bring him home, and my mom was actually just as excited as I was.
Lucky me, my mom is a doll person (though more vintage dolls, she doesnt have intent to own a bjd herself) and she gets totally excited now every time I have one on the way. Its funny cause now I can bring up much more expensive dolls and she will browse with me and I actually caught her the other day saying "Hey, thats a pretty good price, isnt it?" to a doll $700 plus ^.^;;; which cracked me up.
My dad was a much harder nut to crack, but now I catch him looking at them, and he even contributed to my doll family, much to my surprise. I try to explain it as "They arent toys. They arent JUST dolls. They're art peices: hand assembled, hand painted, and completely customized." My dad understands art, so that is how I finally convinced him that they are worth it, and above all, worth it to me!

 

Whenever I've mentioned BJDs to my mom she's always seemed somewhat uninterested. Kind of like "that's nice, honey." And while I'd like to talk more with her about it, I know if I asked her to she would buy me one, because my parents are way too nice about stuff like that. And I know they're already saving up to send me off to college so I don't want to put more stuff on their plate. So at the moment I'm fine leaving them in the dark and just saving my own money.