Taking dolls to school or college?

I'd feel.. funny taking these to my school. There's nothing wrong about taking them, but I haven't talked about these to my friends much yet. Maybe It's more natural, when I talk more about these to them

 

I'll hopefully be starting college this year, and since I don't know anybody in my class (with the exception of one girl who approached me during the interview session because she liked my portfolio), I'd have to check out my class before I consider bringing Damaran with me. I think that the teachers would appreciate him, since I'm doing an Art course and these things are art in themselves, but depending on the amount of students we'll have, and what they're like as individuals, it's something that might be debatable.

As for high school, I would have never dreamed of bringing a doll into a typical school day - not even for the sake of art classes. The amount of irresponsible people that existed in my year group alone was astonishing, so I'm hoping that I get the right grades to get into college. I guess it doesn't help that I've always been the one who gets the funny looks and the various projectiles thrown at them, even though I'm nothing unique or absurdly different in all honesty. I get the feeling that if I ever had a BJD that I could have brought in to high school, that he'd have probably ended up broken simply because he belonged to me, so I hope I don't have to go back there!

 

Hum I'm starting school on the 27th day and I'll be having a roommate, luckily we'll have separate rooms with locks on them, so I won't have to worry about my dollies beeing taken by her friends or anything... Still if there were no locks on the doors I'd still take my dolls with me because I just can't live with out them... ^^' Maybe I'd just hide them or something... But as I said, we have locks, so no worries! XD

 

Nope. go to the art institute..

 

I took both of my dolls in, back when I was in public school. Now that I am self-taught/homeschooled, they're at school with me every day! xD

As this is my senior year, I suppose I need to start thinking about what I'm going to do for my college situation, but I *know* my roomie is going to be a fellow doll owner

 

I really want to,but I am also worried about the safety

 

One thing to think about is it doesn't matter how masculine your doll is, people think they look like girls. (I mean, I know my doll has long hair, but his six-pack is hanging out!) People at school currently don't know about my doll, but they do know my sketchbook is full of "drag queens" and "dude's that look like chicks". With some people, they think that this is funny. Other people ridicule me for it. I have been the subject of pointing and whispers from people I didn't even know existed (and didn't care). People are irritating. They will laugh at you for your girly male doll, I'm sure. It does make some people very angry, but I haven't exactly associated with those kind of idiots. I'm sure they are out there, though. This will not keep me from taking my doll with me on any trips outside the city. I do plan to have my doll at my sister's dorm when I spend the night, but again, the type of people who will be there aren't the type to hurt my doll (but it's a dorm with only high schoolers taking college classes and is AWAY from the older party animals.). Any trips I plan to take my doll on seem to either be with the academically talented and the musical.

I also didn't have any problems when my doll stayed at the hospital for a few nights with me and that door wasn't locked. People may have thought he was a girl, but a lot people loved him. Sometimes it's better not to tell people the gender.

One thing I wouldn't suggest doing is telling random people how much you paid for the doll. That's just asking for him to get stolen.

 

Talk to her, and work out something. See if she would be okay with him being out as long as you are there, and keep him hidden away when you aren't (may it be in a cabinet, his box, whatever).

And I want to commend you for being so conciderate for your roommate's feelings.

 

I only knew because it was my roommate who finally gave me the push I needed to order after having wanted one for years - she got hers and I desperately wanted one too. Apparently she wanted tea parties.

 

Hmm. Back in my dorms. I'm keeping my boy in his box ... in a drawer ... the drawer under my bed. XD; Because my roommate still hasn't gotten used to the idea of him being here. At least she doesn't mind him being here physically so far. ^ _ ^;; Maybe in a few months she won't mind him being out of the draweer.

 

It's too bad your roomate doesn't like your doll. =/ I'm in my senior year in high school and I guess I haven't thought of it much... But my mom doesn't want me to take my doll with me. ^_^'' She's scared my roomate will steal him or break him.

 

I think that these dolls are the kind of thing that most outside people don't really know what they are worth and are not particularly interesting in taking it...however you can never be sure, so I would try to kept it in a safe out-of-view place.

But I'd rather just keep my doll at home, just because she would be safer there.

 

I'd suggest getting a trunk with a lockpad on it, and when you leave, keep your dolls there. I've seen them in regular craft stores for around 50USD.

 

I think it really depends on a lot of things -- your roommates and your relationship with them, your campus (open/city campuses have more crime than others) etc. I'd say just use good judgement. If you don't feel safe leaving your dolls unattended, then don't! Leave them at home or buy a secure locker to keep them in. And I would definitely always, always have them insured. (I know money can never compensate for the loss of your kid, but at least it's one less worry.) I think as long as you trust your instincts and use common sense there's no problems keeping your dolls with you at boarding school/college/uni. Of course, I live in an off campus apartment, so maybe I'm just hopelessly naive.

 

I just told my new roommates about my doll. Not only do they love it, but I've been informed that pictures will be taken wherein they pretend that he's their boyfriend. I pointed out he's a little small, but they've decided that they're going to use photoshop, because they love him and want to take photos.

So you never know - roommates can be really good about them!

 

i agree with you there, i would never even contemplate bringing my Ryuu into my secondary school with me, people there would not see his beauty but just see him as a " big barbie" and almost certainly try to brake him, plus the fact that he belongs to me. Although im not yet sure if i will bring him in when i go to sixth form, hopefully people will have matured alittle as to recognise him as something valuable to the person who owns him. I think that many people would be interessted by dollifies, if they were not constanty playing a sheep through fear to the "reckless kids" that seem to think they own the school. I think that my year would be okay with him, just unsure about those younger than me.

 

engineering school often equals lotsa tame geeks so im not incredibly worried. plus i just cant leave something im so atatched to at home

 

Most everyone I know thinks they're creepy! D:
I'm still taking mine. >_>

 

I haven't and probably won't .

I'd be afraid of breaking them and I'm not particularly in love of being the one in spotlight. But people there are such 'strange' that they'd probably all love them to death --___--. The art-class-stuff gathers rather interesting people aboard x3.

And Luel (Dollshe, c.70cm) is so big and difficult that I'd better be not having any bags or books or umbrellas with me. Aramis (SOOM, c.60cm) did be much easier... And now you have got me cosidering this! Noo! x).

 

Absolutely NO for me T_T I wouldn't bring them because I'm afraid they can get broken, people won't respect them, etc... T_T