Taking dolls to school or college?

Urrrrrgh.

Different people have different opinions and different things that bug them out. It's a fact of life. Getting so worked up over someone that finds something you like creepy and screaming with so many exclamation points is just as bad - if not worse - than someone who is genuinely creeped out by someone stating their opinion as such. It doesn't matter if they "know" about the hobby or not; if dolls frighten them, it's a fact of life. It's one of the big reasons I won't bring my girls to anime club; I'd hate to be that rude obnoxious person that flails their hobby in other people's faces screaming for acceptance. Preachy biblethumpers tick me off when they do it to me, so I refuse to be that kind of person to others - thus, the dolls stay home unless I know I'm in a group that doesn't mind.

It doesn't hurt to be realistic every once in a while and know that no, the stuff we like really isn't so widely popular in the adult world and that other people might not like seeing it waved in their face. Meh! More dollies for us, then.

 

Some people have legitimate, serious phobias about dolls. This is something to bear in mind when you're taking your doll out anywhere. For me, it'd be akin to someone bringing their pet tarantula out and sitting it right on their desk next to me -- I'd probably scream at the top of my lungs and be on the other side of the room as fast as possible. I am deathly afraid of spiders of any stripe and it doesn't matter if it's the world's most docile arachnid -- it's still an arachnid. Is it rational? No. Does that change anything? No. What spiders are to me dolls are to some people; it's something worth remembering and no amount of exclamation points is going to change that.

As for the rest of it...

I approach dolls-at-school just like I approach games/mp3 players/cell phones/toys at school -- they don't belong. Period. I suppose you could make a case for a doll's presence being warranted for certain school functions (say, a class project, using it as a model in an art course, something of that nature), but I'm really having a hard time finding any rationale for carting a doll around purely for the sake of carting a doll around. I would expect a doll to be confiscated if it came out in any class in elementary/middle/high school, just as I would expect a Nintendo DS/iPod/whatever to be confiscated if it came out. It's a very strict rule at my daughter's elementary school that toys are only permitted on show and tell day, they stay in the bag the rest of the time, and that's that. In university...well, while I majored in a creative field and spent a great deal of my time absorbed in the arts, a BJD would be roughly the LAST thing I would have carried around. Setting aside the obvious logistical problems of juggling four sheet music books/three heavy textbooks/two pairs of ballroom dance shoes/one change of clothes/partridge in a pear tree PLUS doll while sprinting from one end of the campus down the hill to the other just to make it to dance class on time...I was already having issues as being the incredibly liberal fish in a ridiculously conservative pond. Perception did make a very large difference in how I was scored in some of my courses. It was in my best interests to not give the teachers any more reasons to dock me for imaginary failings. (I don't take my dolls to work, either. People tend to be disinclined towards handing over immense sums of money/sensitive personal information to anyone they perceive as being immature or juvenile, and dolls will give that impression. The G00 cellphone strap and the Naruto and Prince of Tennis keychains are the only not-exactly-professional touches I permit myself.)

As a parent, I would NOT be happy to have my daughter come home going on about the girl who brought their dollie to class even though it was against class rules and why couldn't SHE bring HER dollie blahblahblah. Or even better -- mommy, what do you mean I can't have a dollie that expensive? (Believe me, kids talk about this stuff. I hear EVERYTHING about EVERYTHING my daughter's friends bring/wear to school, and she's only 7.) As a parent I'd rather be focusing on my daughter's homework, not on trying to explain to her that no, it doesn't matter what the other girl did, she doesn't get to bring her toys to school too. Talk about a serious undermining of parental and teacher authority there.

 

I'm done with school, but if I had my doll when I was (6 months ago), I still wouldn't have brought her. I don't need the added distraction, and it's just generally unprofessional. Yes, it's nice to "share" your life with them and I know some people just like having them around.... but why the need to drag your hobbies into public institutions where you're supposed to be working on your career? I actually would go as far as to say I dislike people who bring BJDs to class and sit there dressing them and brushing their hair DURING lecture. You're paying $20,000+ a semester....pay attention! All of that would not fly when you're trying to get a salary job.

The farthest I would go would be a Puki that would sit in my bag at school or on my desk at work.
Other than that, my hobby stays at home and only comes out to play during personal outings.

 

I guess it's an interesting idea but I'm not sure if many people would change their minds if they kept seeing bjds at school/workplace etc. Like I know with my friends, they're just flat out creeped by bjds or they don't care about them. So I know that approach would not change their minds XD

I wouldn't bring my dolls to uni coz I'll have no room for them. My bag is usually full of textbooks or my netbook, so it'll be too troublesome to add in my dolls for no reason. Also lecture/tutorial times are limited and fast paced, so I want to absorb as much of the info that I can.

 

I have Lucien at school with me right now. : )
Pen abuse!

Oh noes! he wrote on the desk!


His aunt Ashley holding him xD

 

NO just no...XD with the people in my school they would try and break it...then they owe me $400 XD

 

i would never.
not because of embarassment, but because my school is violent
and i can't trust taking something so valuable at school.

 

I've brought my taeyang dolls to school thrice to be exact since my friends wanted to look at them. No, I did not display them on my desk which I'm sure will distract the whole class and I don't want to risk the doll been handled by any of the 'Four Heavenly Kings' (4 notorious pranksters nicknamed by our form teachers) . I just let them peek inside my bag during reccess/breaktime and that's about it, they stayed in my bag till dismissal time. I can't imagine lugging my future SD boy to school though
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If my friends want to see it, they'll have to either meet him outside or at my house. I might consider bringing the SD guy to school only if there's some sort of 'show n tell' thing or art classes which requires you to bring something to sketch it out. All this will come after I get my SD carrier bag though XD

 

I don't think I'd take my dolls to school, for several reasons, they're heavy, there is much change they break (or get stolen, since I have to travel quite a bit to get to school), and I'd get distracted by them if I'd take them..

 

with draco, many many times. XD but he's mostly stayed in my bag till recess, then I'll stay in class and play with him ...

faustie, not yet... cos by the time I got him I graduated from sec school. 8D he may be brought to my poly, but we'll see how poly life is like first. SDs are also huge pains to sneak around due to their size;

 

Bring doll to a public...well if it a doll meeting yes but a school on because the doll can get some damages or the worst,broken in a part (sometime we can't trust our friends = =''')

 

Nope I dont care at all honestly. For my anime club at my school, my friend and I brought both of our dolls ( at the time we each had only one doll.) Everyone was creeped out at first but got used to them. The only thing I was really concerned with was letting anyone hold her or her getting damaged. But other then that I brought her in a lot.

I did take my doll to the mall once a couple years ago, and most the time I bring both my dolls on trips with me, but Im even more protective of them then.

 

I'm with everyone that said school is not a place for toys/hobbies, not unless it's relevant to what you're studying. There is just so much that can go wrong, careful as you yourself may be, you can't expect that from others, some people are just plain jerks and actually get a kick out of being jerks.
Plus on a more personal note, I live in the south side of Chicago and the high school I attended, though not the worse, was not safe enough to bring a multi hundred dollar anything. I recall hearing about kids being beaten to a pulp just to steal their jackets or shoes and far too many times being killed. And those things didn't cost as much as a bjd, so I would never have chanced it. Though I should add that students wouldn't have been allowed to bring one to school to begin with, wouldn't have been surprised if they claimed it was a "weapon" :p
Oh, and someone else said it here, but I too would have been too busy trying to keep myself safe, let alone an expensive doll.

 

I have brought my full doll to school twice, and only a part once or twice. I would really say that it depends on the atmosphere of the school. I would have never brought my doll to any of the highschools I attended.. nor my cegep.

However my university is a residential one, so there _is_ a lot of merry making. That being said: my doll was never out during a class. The time before class when waiting for the teacher? Yes. In small offices or at the japanese club? Definetly. But rarely for longer then a few moments... and it was usually for others benefit.

The times I brought parts, it was because I was working on something. (altering a wig, so I brought my head.. Jun from resinsoul has ears that makes wigs a rather difficult proposition at times) I really can't say "Yes" or "no"

It depends on the school. It depends on _your_ conduct. You are at a school to learn, and it is disrespectful to the teacher to be playing with what is essentially a toy while they are trying to teach.

If you are especially nervous... I could see having a small doll (puki puki sized or so..) to keep in a pocket or a bag. To touch them for reassurance, or for something to do.

School isn't always a positive experience, and sometimes being alone with dolls is just.. safer, in the short term.

 

Oh i was once thinking about taking them to work but i´m too scared that everyone would touch them and then when you don´t look for just a sec, someone will break your precious because they can´t see what you see in one single doll and therefore are not handling them with care.
So no.. i would bring them to a dolly meet where i know they would be safe and taking them outdoors sometimes to make photos but that´s it. I´m a overwhelming protective dolly mummy ^^""

 

I have brought both my boys to school, though I do so rarely. Others wanted to see them, such as a couple teachers who I do not see outside of school, and I like having them with me for reassurance. That being said, I do not play with them during class. They may sit on a desk, but I don't attend to them unless it's right before class starts or right at the end when we're packing up to head to the next class. I've taken to lately, however, only bringing my yo-sd sized doll every once and a while and keeping him in his box in my backpack. He's pretty safe in there actually and can come out when I have time for him, so it works ^_^

I agree school is for school, but I have a load of AP classes and I need a way to destress sometimes, so a doll during lunch or during my office aid period really does help.

 

I dont have a doll yet, but I do bring figmas to school and carry them around in my pocket~ Bjds, though, are too expensive too D:

 

Well having been out of school for a while now, the answer is no. Even if I was still at university, the answer would remain the same. I see work and uni as a rather serious and professional thing. I paid a hell of a lot to go to uni and yes, I had fun and loved nearly every minute of it, but i took the classes and work serious. Then again, we werent allowed to have mobiles on the tables because they are a distraction and are plain annoying when they go off, so I'm pretty sure that a doll would not be allowed in either Besides, considering the fact that I require references off my lectures, I DON'T want to be seen as childish and immature ... sorry...

TBH, while I'm on the subject, I actually don't feel the need to take my dolls out with me if I go to places. I mean, I cherish my laptop, who has a name and personality (despite what some people think and say ) but I wouldnt take that out with me. I'm the type of person who hates having unwanted attention on myself. Taking a doll out in public (or to work/school) would cause just that, I assume. I know if I saw someone walking down the street with a large doll, I'd look for curiosities sake because it isn't something that happens where im from

 

I took all 3 of my ex dolls to school a few years back and to my surprise everyone loved them all~
This teacher stopped me to ask about them, she started telling me how cool she thought it was and how much she liked it.
The kids all wanted to come see it- which i only let my friends/class friends see them and they all like it except for the kids who didnt like me, like this girl -_-''. She started me stupid questions only her dumbass brain could come up with.

Also my homeroom teacher(who me and him never got along, who i later on had a secret crush on XD) saw my dolls and liked them. He had one of my old dolls sitting on his desk until the class came in.
After that at school i was known as the "dolly girl"

 

I took my Puki Pongpong in to class a few times as I was using her as a part of my project and got a few funny looks from my teacher. It was rather amusing.