Overwhelming support of your hobby?

Most of my firends are kinda just like "...uh, okay." My one firend is actually afraid of dolls and won't let me bring them near her. And some of them, when they hear they're anatomically correct from one person or another, will demand I depants them. X_x

However, I do have one firend is really supportive in general because she's supportive of anything I do. And then my other friend I actually encouraged to get an account on here. :3 I don't really know her screen name, but usually she'll just post on my journal when it comes to my pictures and probably lurks around here. It's fun when she tells me about the dolls she saw that she liked. I'm going to hopefully bring her to the next meet-up in my area.

Aside from friends, my mom was kinda encouraging because I NEVER spend my money on like, anything. So when I finally found something I liked and really wanted and had the money to pay for, she let me do it. And kinda helped me too. She would make me wait for a few weeks before ordering to make sure it was really what I wanted.

My dad... Well, we didn't tell him for a while because I was afraid he wouldn't. But after Miles came home, we had a discussion about it and he seemed to equate me spending on dolls to him spending on his motorcycle. XD So, yeah, it was a weird sense of acceptance.

My brother hassles me every chance he can get, but now my sister is planning to get one. And I have to assist her in saving because she goes through money like crazy. X_x Hole-in-Pocket Syndrom.

 

The most negative feedback i've gotten on them is a simple "oh, Cool" from a friend and that's about it. Everyone I tell is very interested in them, but then again, i do pick who i tell it to. I'd rather not broadcast it to the world

 

I haven't had anything negative said about my dolls as of yet, but then the only people to have seen them so far is the people in my office (and only then, incomplete, blank dolls) and my family.

My mum adores my dolls almost as much as I do, she's even bought a necklace for Adrian as a supprise a few weeks ago. Bless her she keeps a list of all the key words to use on ebay when she's looking for stuff for them, I'm thinking about buying her a baha or Bambicroni for her birthday

I think my boyfriend is kinda scared of them, not in a 'cos they're creepy way' but because he's scared he's going to break them but I think he's just happy that I'm happy.

 

Same as my fella, the eyes spook him!

 

Nancy, one of my coworkers, collects barbies and other dolls, obsessed with clothes for them. Every sunday she brings in a bag of clothes she picked up for a dollar or so at goodwill or some other store and I get to take them home and see which ones fit on my dolls. She also crochet's dresses for my and some of my friends' minis. ^^

 

well, i wouldn't say overwhelming but i've never had anyone say "don't get one!" except one of my friends...she said i should get the cheapest one(she's a cheapskate >.>) but i berated her so she left me alone XD("why would i get one that's cheap if i don't like it!? then it would just be a waste and i'd end up spending more money!") but yeah...my mom's okay with it and i do have you guys on DoA for support too so i don't need anyone at home to support my saving habits! ha ha

 

Ahh, my boyfriend thinks it's funny. He wants one himself, so we're probably going to save up and buy two at the same time. I don't know what my parents would think, but they know I already collect "action figures" of various video game characters... So it won't surprise them too much.

 

Right now, my dad is the one whose behind me on this 100%. ^_^ He really liked the pictures of Kirill that I first showed him, and was even able to tell he was a boy without my even telling him! xD So yay for no awkward explanations. He's helped me in his own little ways like making my cute little 'dollie fund' and he adds his spare change to it when he remembers, so it's nice to know that he's interested and maybe even looking forward as well to when my first boy arrives.

As for my sister, my older sister agrees he will be beautiful, though I think she's skeptical because of how much he costs, and she even admitted to telling me she thinks this'll be something I'll 'grow out of', like it's a faze. >.> Although she did promise that once he's actually here and I'm playing with him, all doubt will be out the window. xD As for my little sister, she also thinks they're beautiful, although creepy. She says she wouldn't want to sleep with one in her room, but understands why I would want one. xD Strangely....I'm pretty sure my mom knows about it ( kind of hard not to anymore ) but I actually have no idea what she thinks about it. O.o' Although she did give me 20 bucks when she knew where I was going to put it.

 

My grandma loves them, My mom likes them, my girlfriend adores them and wants her own, and i got several friends into them.

but the fact my gf wants one makes me very happy

 

All my family supports me at 100%. My sister wants a doll for herself too (she looks kinda naugthy D.O.T. SHA XD). My boyfriend saids he doesn't like dolls because of things that people say,you know, like the dolls moves in the night (he said he watch this one night), and if you talk to her, someday she will answer and you're gonna freak out... courtesy of his mom -.- ... but he likes D.O.T Shall XDDDDDDDDD and supports me while I'm saving with some money, so it's Ok. My friends like the idea, so there's no problem ^^.

 

My husband is very supportive (aside from the occasional money heart failure, which I have too), and so is my mother. They have both bought dolls for me. My husband even painted one of my heads (so sweet).My kids are nice about it too.

 

My partner is very supportive and has even built things (furniture and room boxes) for them. She even talks to them and tries to remember all their names. She is a little worried about the money, but as long as I plan my doll purchase and don't give in to the evil credit card, she is ok I am very blessed that she is so supportive. The wonderful folks on the Wisconsin doll form are really supportive and lots of fun too!

 

my dearest boyfriennd is very supportive in my BJD hobby he even paid for my dollstown elysia... however he ask me not to spend too much on them :P
he also didn't want me to spend on blythe anymore coz the lovely BJD is far more attractive than Blythe

 

A friend of mine likes to look at them when she visits (which is rare). She thinks they're "cool." I also had an Aunt who was interested in getting one and wrote down a lot of information that I gave her (though I doubt she would actually get one). Besides online, that's about it. Hardly "overwhelming"

 

As I think about it, I've never had anything but positive reactions to my dolls.

My fiance' really likes them, and has bought me dolls he found on Ebay that he thought I might like.

My mom is in love with one of my girls, and so my doll spent some time just hanging out with mom. Dad told me that mom would sit her on her lap while she was watching TV.

Dad loves my tinies and builds dollhouses for them that are very customized to the character of the tiny that will be living there.

Most of my friends either got dolls, or want them. All in all pretty positive.

It's really easy to get hung up on the negative stuff in this hobby sometimes, thanks for making us take a moment to think about the positive reactions we get. Great thread!

- Wendy

 

My Mom was at first into my fashion repaints -then she saw my first 1/6 scale big busted obitsu (yes I know they can't be on the forum) she said "that's doll porn" and hasn't had interest in them since.
My boyfriend is super supportive, gives me tons of feedback and suggestions. If I didn't have him I probably would have given up after my Mom's comment.
He is helping me decide on which AoD doll I am saving up for

 

Well, I'm not sure this counts as overwhelming support, but...

The other day I brought two of my dolls with me clothes shopping. This, as it turned out, wasn't the best idea because it was difficult to carry both dolls and an armfull of clothes at the same time. My mom, who wasn't carrying anything, offered to babysit. So, for a good while she carried them all around the store and when she had to leave for the bank she took them with her. She even brought them in the bank (I would've thought she'd leave them in the car.) When she got back she said that the bank teller had given her some strange looks when she sat them down on the counter. So, I now know my mother isn't at all embarassed going out with me when I have my dolls in hand.
And I know my sister is supportive, because she wants a BF Emilie, but she has a lot of trouble not spending her doll money on designer clothing. She lacks dedication. Who need expensive real clothes, when you can buy expensive doll clothes?!... (Maybe I'm just a nerd, though. @_@)
My dad, on the other hand, thinks I'm spoiled for getting such expensive dolls. But he's generally supportive, since he hasn't had to pay anything... (Yet.)

I guess I should mention that my grandmother is supportive as well, since she has payed for the majority of my dolls, so far. ^^

 

I would say if anyone is of one opinion or the other in my life, they are supportive. Of course, I have friends whom I never even bring up the dolls with and have no idea I collect them but those who have noticed them in my house always think its so cool that I make them clothes.

 

Around here, most people are kind of freaked out by the dolls when we carry them around. Usually we just get a bunch of stares and we're given WIDE berth >.< But when we take them to conventions (specifically AggieCon, which we go to every year) its a completely different story. Most people 'ooohh' and 'ahhh' over them, and a few will know exactly what they are and start asking about what specific mold we have and where we get clothes, etc. That's a lot of fun.

The best example, though, was the time we had a meetup around easter at a park near our apartment. There was construction going on in the park, and one of the random construction guys comes wandering up at one point and stops in front of us. He tells us he just wanted to get a better look at the dolls, so we hold them up and let him hold a few so he can see. He asked a bunch of questions and seemed really interested in the entire thing. He kept saying how it was good that we had found a good hobby for ourself and how he was glad for that. It was kind of strange, but it's really nice to find someone who you don't know who has no problem with it!!