Taking dolls to school or college?

I'm going to college next year, but I won't be staying at a dorm, so no prob for me. But if I were, I probably wouldn't bring something as valuable as my doll (still saving though). I would leave her at home, locked in my room, and try to visit as often as I can. But if I MUST bring her, I would also get a nice heavy chest (or safe! )with a sturdy padlock to keep her in (plus my other stuff). Yes, I'm paranoid like that. But I'm a "better safe than sorry" kinda girl, I guess.

 

Bring a doll to school. Why yes I do. In fact I am posting this in my Sign and Symbol class. My Little fee flora is here with me wearing her cute little school girl outfit. I'll post a few images in the Littlefee thread.

 

So an update: I'm in college now (currently hanging out in my room) and I did decide to take my boy with. I couldn't picture just leaving him all alone like that. Sadly my room mate is a drunk, party hardy, sorority girl with even dumber friends. So I must leave him in the closet where I know he won't be touched. Despite how much I love him he must stay protected from the hands of morons.

Next semester I'm moving into my friend's dorm (her room mate is graduating) so we'll see how that goes. Maybe my dolls can get some air for a change.

 

If I were you I would keep it hidden away, the risks that you talk about like having your roomate bring friends over are very real and I think that it isnt worth it to have him/her sitting out on the shelf. I've had people be very rude and rough with my dolls and so they live in boxes. I play with them when I feel like and also, I feel that this is a good way to keep them from distracting you during school.

 

Hey now, no need to be like that. I'm sorry your room mate is an idiot, but I'm in a sorority, I drink more then I should (5 times a weekish) and we throw a lot of parties. We go to one of the best colleges in the US, we chose to network in a sorority (we call them societies). This doesn't make us dumb, we are intelligent, hardworking girls. Sure some ladies are a bit air-headed or clueless, but that is the same for the college going population as a whole. I leave two draws in my drawer to keep my dolls in when I have friends that might be drunk over. The kids come out otherwise.

Sorority girl doesn't equal stupid or uninteresting. I'm a huge anime and lord of the rings dork and I'm offended by your assumption. We all love our dolls equally, no need to stereotype.

 

Yea I had a problem with my room mates and my dolls. Caught one of them playing with Elain like a ball and tossing her to and from. I had a cat.. <.< My room had a lock but apparently it didn't work. I complained and they fixed the door. My girls went to live in my closet too for a change. Don't feel bad for them. I moved their house in there too. This happened last spring. Now I live at home with my family until I get my own place.

 

My roommate used one of my girls as reference for her final Thesis... I never had to worry about anyone taking my kids... most people dont know their worth and even if they did I dont think most people realize where they can sell them off to make a quick buck... So it never worried me... my girls now live in my living room in my fiance and my apartment... it's much better this way lol

 

I dont think that comment was at sorority girls in general... just at the one and her friends.

 

My campus has a really wonderful honor policy so I highly doubt anyone would steal him in the first place but I did not bring my doll Shiki last year since I was sure he'd be safer at home and did not know my roommate very well, and even when I did know her I went "I'm not bringing my darling into a room with this person."
But this year everyone I live with (that would be my roommate and two suite-mates) are close friends. And they know about my doll and he's sort of a member of the room although his actually worth has not been all that discussed but they know he's expensive and are usually careful with him but rarely touch him without permission anyway.

 

I don't live on campus so I don't kown the safty of dorms. But I would leave my doll at home if I had to live in dorms. Not that I worry about him being stolen, but i wouldn't like him to be looked and touched at.

 

No way! I get enough weird looks at school. I go to a private school so everyone there are such stuck-up snobs! I hate it. They're so judging. I can only imagine the mockery I would endure for bringing my doll!
As for college, I'm not going to stay in a dorm, so I feel safe about that. None of my dollies will be touched or stolen! Yay!

 

From what I remember of school school, I probably wouldn't have taken a doll there. Maybe to show my friends, but high school kids can be kind of nasty and rude, so I probably wouldn't bring one along there (but depends on the atmosphere of your school). College isn't as bad, but if you're living in the dorms, and especially with someone you don't know, I would find some way to lock them up, like others have said. You never know what kind of person you're going to end up rooming with, and trust me I've had 2 that were horrible. Also, even if you're comfortable w/ your roommate, things like forgetting to lock doors and inviting their inevitable moronic friends over may be a problem. Rooming with a stranger is hard enough and you wouldn't want to end up resenting severely over your doll getting stolen b/c they forgot to lock up when they went out. Apartments aren't nearly as bad as long as you live alone or w/ someone you really know and trust.

 

I'm in high school (and a freshy at that XD) and I've brought Nori to school twice I think~ some people were really weirded out and one girl picked him up by the neck 0_0 I freaked out inside but she wasn't being to rough and he got called gross, but then Jeremy (amazing friend who is in love with my boy) who always ooh an ahhs over him makes me feel better XD and I set him on the table once and a girl started hitting him with a pen which was quite odd. I said "If you would like to hit him please pay me $400~." and pulled him back a bit, that kinda shut her up lol but I don't really care what people think about him and if he causes disturbance he goes in my bag, simple as that~

Now when I get to college and get a dorm I'm just hoping I get a good room mate XD

 

I think you all who takes them with you are brave, not cause of what others think etc, but that you arent afraid they wont get damaged. I am superscared my dolls are gonne get damaged.

 

I study in Venice far from home and I share a room with a classmate, I couldn't resist without my dolls so I tried to take my pukifee.
At first I wasn't sure to leave my little boy at home, but I'm lucky, my roommate doesn't like him, she scared XD (and he's only 15.5cm)
But I know her from the start and we shared the room from the first day (I'm at last year) so it's a different situation..

edit: in my house we've some rules like: no overnight guests. my college have a sharing program with Boston University so we've some americans guy at house (every 3 month they change). Last year we've problems with drunk unknow people who slept with americans girl so landlord puts rules.

 

I usually think people who act like that towards our dolls are just jealous that they don't have a shiny, awesome toy.

I'm long out of school, though. I take mine to the shipyard with me instead. The 40/50-something year old gentlemen there like to dote on them. It's adorable.

 

i love this thread. My parents asked me if i was taking my little girl with me and i was like yea. And my mother helped me look for a transportation box for her. She was next to me in the car on the way up. I leave her sitting out, watching the room for me and my roommate. My roommate likes her, and knows how much she cost, so she usually doesnt touch her. We usually use my little girl to scare people and its quite funny. My roommate even gave her a small box of halloween candies.
I take her to class and everyone likes her. Even if some of them are afraid of dolls. lol. She is usually in my art class.
But i have found a group of people that don't like her or any Bjds. They completely put her down. They called them stupid. I wanted to run out of that room. it hurt my feelings, and they didn't care.
My fishy, bubbles, likes bjds. he keeps trying to get close to her xD
I usually leave her in my room tho, cause i want her to be safe. My dorm does have alot of ppl(im on the 6th floor so most ppl dont come up here) but we usually keep our room locked if no one is going to be in the room.
There is 2 shops in town that might sell items the perfect size for Beka, so i will have to check those out later.

 

i keep my doll in an ammo case thats waterproofed and locked so i dont have to worry as much.

 

Well I would never dream of bringing my doll to high school normally, but I'm going on a photography field trip to a cemetery in two days and I think it would be a fantastic excuse for a photoshoot for my doll, so I'll be toting him around. It's an all day thing so he won't be going to any classes, he fits in my schoolbag (when it's completely empty and he's kneeling lolz), and the people in that class who would shun me for bringing it are the people that I despise anyway, so really there's nothing to lose!
That, and in my photo teacher's office today, I saw some pictures of Blythe dolls on her bulletin board - naturally that doesn't mean she's heard of ABJDs, but I kinda hope it does (I see a looooot of Blythe intermingling here so I hope she's seen 'em and will like mine, haha!)~

As for college, I'd probably wait a bit and get to know my roomie(s) first before bringing big ol' expensive dolls into the room - if they seemed cool I would, if not, they stay home! Unless I have to go far away for college, in which I would just put them in the closet or something. They're too pretty to leave behind~

 

Actually, interestingly enough, I got both my girls when I was in college - I had them mailed to the dorm instead of home. I live with my best friend who wants her own doll eventually, so I don't have to worry about their safety - she almost never handles them, and when she does, she's super gentle with them. So yeah, my best advice to people who want dollies in the dorm? Live with someone you like.

Our room, where they stay almost all the time, is pretty safe - last year we were in a ghetto dorm, but we kept the door locked all the time, but this year we're in one of the safest dorms on campus. They also only go out occasionally for photoshoots and every once in a while to craft club meetings, so they're quite safe. Craft group is awesome - tons of free fabric for dolly clothes, and she's quite appreciated there.