Surprisingly Positive Things People Have Said!

Ah, I have another one x3 This weekend my parents came up to visit my sister, and while it could have gone over a little bit better when my mom found out that I had a second one that somehow appeared out of nowhere xD My dad, once again, really takes to them. But what made me so happy, was when he even wondered how weird it would look for a man his age to get a doll of his own xD I told him it wasn't weird at all and of course the little deviant in me is now all sorts of excited for Christmas to get here...mwehehehe....

 

I just got out of the hospital this evening, with a two-day stay in the ICU before downgrading to a normal ward.

My husband brought Tomoe, my Volks Elena, to me to comfort me when I regained consciousness, and the nurses were absolutely charmed by her. They were a bit surprised I could pop her headcap off and change her wig and eyes, but they were very receptive, and talked about how they wished they had dollies like that when they were younger.

I did send her home with my husband mostly because I was throwing up a lot, and I didn't want to horf all over my resin baby, but her presence and the reaction of the nurses was very pleasant.

- Mel

 

This just happened now ^^ Well my mom asked me what I wanted for Christmas and well since I dont really know what I specifically want and I basically have most of the stuff I wanted so I asked for money. My mom asked what will I do with it and I told her well I want to buy my doll or save it towards a doll I want and she smiled and said "I wish I had alot of money cause if I did I would buy you all the dolls you wanted." that really made me feel good and that my mom actually cared that I wanted something so much. I love my mother haha ^^

 

*smile* Actually, I was quite pleased with the way my family reacted when I visited him in Germany last month. He knows I have strange hobbies, but I don't see him very much (sadly), and he hadn't met any of my dollies yet. I brought my Ttory elf girl and my Namu boy with me, and my Dad was quite fascinated.

We had a party for his birthday, and he told me to get my dolls and show them to everybody! I was a bit embarrassed, but everybody was excited and careful and asked me questions, it was kinda cool... I was red as a beet the whole time. My Dad said, "The little girl's alright, but he is just really cool!" That meant a lot to me.

Plus, my uncle said that he wanted Rain's boots. Just the boots. He was fascinated by the intricate little boots.

 

My best friend fell in love with Annette at first sight. In her words "You know Natty, I might have to kill you so I can have that doll! *points*" >W<

 

I've got one.

So my sister and I were walking around the Mall of America one day, and I decided that I wanted to take Salem with me because... well let's be honest, I wanted to show him off and see what kind of reactions I'd get... Anyways, my sister had to go into the Sephora store and the lady standing at the entry to the store stopped us while we were leaving and said, "I can't let you leave..." I thought she thought we stole something, but then she said, "...until you tell me more about your gorgeous doll!" I told her a bit about him and BJDs in general and left smiling like an idiot.

 

Well, I haven't got one yet, but I had two reactions that warmed my heart when I was telling people about them.

First of all was my great-grandma, who adores porcelain dolls. So, last time I went to see her, I told her about BJDs. She asked the normal questions, how much they were, etc. I should at this time mention that she loves crafts. More than anything. She has an entire room filled with craft-things. I tell her how much I'd love to get one, and she asks 'What kind of clothes do they have? Do they have alot of clothes?' The way she said it, I know she wants to make him clothes when I get him. Whoever he ends up being

The second one is from one of my very best friends. I'm pretty sure this friend has social anxiety issues (for a number of reasons), and while he's one of the sweetest people I've ever met, when you're talking to him in person he will randomly blurt out things that may be hurtful. He knows this, but only because I told him (he did ask). However, he doesn't know when he's said something mean/that will upset me. I first showed him pictures of a doll, and he said it was creepy. I asked him if he was afraid of dolls, and he said no but that one scared him. Since I value his opinion, this was hurtful, but I didn't tell him. Now, the sweet part...

Talking to him on msn several months later, I mentioned I was looking at doll things. He asked about that, and I said I thought he'd said they were creepy. He realized that'd upset me, and asked to see the doll I wanted (not the one he'd been shown originally, btw). He said the doll (Soom Kanoa) was very pretty. I asked if he'd like to help me pick a wig, and he happily agreed. We spent at least twenty minutes debating possibilities. It might be a small thing, but it made me very happy.

He's since warmed up to the dolls. They're not his thing, but he does find them highly... attractive. I once commented on how hot the doll outfit I was looking at was, and he demanded that he see it. He definetely agreed, and in a rather perverted way

 

I just went to a Christmas crafts fair today, and I decided to bring Chloe along with me. I figured it would be easier to find something for her with her being right there. I've read threads about people in general saying weird things or touching the dolls in unkind ways; so I was a little bit hesitant (I've never brought her around in public before). A lot of people I passed didn't say anything or didn't notice her, but several people said really nice things about her, and some people even walked up to me to touch her dress or say something nice about her directly to me. There must have been a thousand people there at least, and there wasn't one weird or mean comment directed toward her or me. I thought it was a really good experience for us, and I'll definitely take her out again!

 

We live about 4-5 hours away, it depends who's house we're leaving really, and who's driving... and what time of the day it is. Me driving late at night, won't take too long.

Anyways, sorry to inturrupt...

 

My family doesn't get this hobby...altough I'm already "adult" and can do whatever I want, my family still don't get it why I like these dolls some much. But I think that they've softened a little bit xD

My mom: You know, you really should try that dress at your doll.
Me: ...oooh. But it's not his style.
Mom: ...I forgot that your doll is a boy. But...I think he would look very good in it.
Me: ...thanks :'D I'll try that out sometime.

 

I had a whole flock of junior high school girls fawning over Akiya at the train station near Sato. That was quite interesting. Actually, I don't think I've ever had a bad reaction unless they hear the price :O

Laura

 

Had my bf's sister visited my room yesterday and they saw him in his open box..conversation between them and myself went a bit like this..

"oh this is him?.. Oh he's made of plastic.."
"It's resin.. bit more expensive"

"HE EVEN HAS A *(privates)*"
"Yeah! they put attention into detail!"

"He's bigger than I thought he'd be.."
"62cm's"

"oh! Yeah.. he's alright"
~grins to self~

better than the "thats expensive for a bit a bit of plastic.. its creepy anyway" thing I got from my bf's mum.. Creepy! Why do people *always* use the word creepy???

 

I'm pretty surprised that my mum isn't more bothered with them. As my dad was doing some fixing on a wall in my room she even took them out of concern that they would get dirty.

 

I actually took a picture in for my painting project in a class... I was really nervous about what people would say because, 1. I had taken the picture myself and 2. it was of my doll, Benu. But, to my surprise, after I explained to my teacher WHY I wanted to make a painting of this picture, she reacted very positively: almost praising me for finding a creative outlet for my stress. She used me as the class example, which again, made me a little apprehensive because I have had several of my guy friends give me weird looks over the doll love (and Heaven knows what a group of twenty college students that DON'T know me would say XD)

But, quite the opposite. One boy came over while I was tracing the picture on to the canvas and asked me about what I did for the dolls. Wanted to know how much I had made myself and etcetera. I was really complimented and I know feel very confident about this project now

 

I recently took my dolls to my business class. Everyone wanted to get a closer look and said really nice things. They were all really taken with them, and didn't seem at all surprised when I told them how much they cost. They thought it was a fair price.
Honestly, that was the most positive experince I've had.

 

My art teacher thought they were really interesting and kept asking more questions about them when I brought one of my boys to school last year.

 

I got a few and he hasn't com yet!!!

I was showing a friend of mine the IpleHouse collection they have with the Dollshe's and my Literature professor passed by my laptop and she scolded me for being on a Carson's website. I quickly told her it was a doll...She looked at it, then at me, then at the screen again. A few moments passed by and she said "Well good thing you found something so wonderful as these little fellows!!! I'd die to see what you can up with them. By the way, I like THIS one the most! (Points at Bernard)
So now, when I get my Bernard next year, my Literature teacher is going to make me bring him to school and show him off to the underclassmen!! I thought it was kinda sweet.

 

bump... heh

 

My godmother, who has a tendency to be very critical at times, smiled when I showed her the picture of the doll I'm planning to get. She said, "Aw, she's cute." Even though, Megi's a boy. But I wasn't expecting her to be so accepting and curious.