Taking dolls to school or college?

I guess it all depends on your living situation. My first dorm had a lock on my bedroom door, so I felt all my things were safe there. My second dorm I shared my room with a roomate who 'borrowed' things all the time. At this point I leave my really expensive and important things at home (Except my laptop which is with me at all times) until I know who I'm living with and my living situation.

 

I a sure you if I left my dolls at home they would not be here when I got back. My Mom's already threatened to get rid of them once. I shudder to think what she'd do if i was 150 miles away with no power to stop her. Nope my dolls stay with me. if all else fails they will stay in there box when I'm not directly doing something with them, but they are where I am. I'm quite lucky now that my former roommate loves my dolls so they will go to live with her above living in their box, but still the box is an option to keep them safe.

 

I never really have had to worry about that > >
I'm still in highschool and just kept Gabe in my locker until 5th hour which was art.
I'd take him in there and my teacher would let mehave him sit on her desk even though he did sort of creep her out lol
Otherwise he's extremely protected at my house thats in the middle of the woods where people grow a fear to even tough him.
LOL so he's all safe > >

 

I didn't have any BJDs when I went to college, but I did not take my fashion dolls with me. I really loved them and did miss dressing and photographing them in my free time, but I was afraid of what my roommate would think (she would have been completely horrified, as it turns out) and worried about damage and theft. My mom took care of them for me while I was away at school.

 

Put a lock on your door, and don't allow guests into your room, that will make sure that nothing gets stolen or damaged. That's really the only way to truly keep your things safe. I would know I once had a roommate that invited over 5 different people a day! I put a lock on my door and nothing ever went missing... from my room at least.

 

I kinda cat get away from school, so my BDJ's are always with me. Among other things, people have gotten use to it around me. I am not exactly considered to be the most mature person.

 

I don't think anybody would make fun of me.
I also go to a kind of unusual school, and some of my friends also have and or are interested in having a BJD of their own.
It isn't that I'm hesitant to take my BJDs because of what people might think, like many others have said I'd just be too worried that something would happen, like he gets dropped.. I can't think of anything worse D:

 

Maybe i'll just try once to bring him to school (for photoshoot stuff ) Yes, I don't want him to be damaged but I'll do bring him just once

 

I have brought mine to my college a few times to show people, i never would have brought them to highschool though for fear of them getting damaged.

I really wish one of my friends would like dolls too so i could take them out around town when we hang out. but none of them really like them at all.

 

i have taken my dolls to school several times, and kids loved them. but i keep them with me at all times and are in a bag that i carry them in so they are safe and sound.

 

I'm about to head off to college this fall so I was thinking/worrying about this issue for when I do get a doll. If anything, I am planning on seeing how it works out with my roommate before I bring anything too expensive/precious to the dorms.

 

i am pretty sure that i already posted in this thread but i can't find it in my posts section so i am guessing it was not a recent post.

anyways i wanted to give you guys a quick update about college with your dolls. last august i was very nervous because i was going to be moving to nyc and having a room mate that i was going to have to share a small space with and i was really worried about the situation with her and my room mate.

well for most of the first semester i kept my dolls in my bigger girl's box inside of my foot locker. eventually i started to take them out gradually and leave them on my desk whenever i was home. but i would still put them away and lock my foot locker.

my room mate actually didn't have an issue with them and thought they were very beautiful, she was from hong kong and i think she had seen them before.

my room mate and i didn't start to have a disagreement about them until my second semester with her. although i didn't trust her with my computer related stuff because she is CRAZY i did trust her around my dolls especially when she said they scared her. that may sound terrible but the fact they scared her made me feel like she would be less likley to mess with them and so i just left them out all the time. no problems.

moral: i didn't have issues with my dolls and my room mate except when they started to make her uncomfortable and so i tried to move them and position them in a way that wouldn't bother her. BUT my room mate was still certifiable and i couldn't trust her with other stuff.

i hope this helps!

 

Thanks hoshinokachi264!

I don't think I would take out my doll(s) very often... I think I should keep them near me though, as I don't trust my mom with them back at home, especially since my college is almost 3,000 miles away from my home. (Depending on which one I bring-- one of mine is very safe with my close friend who goes to a college by her home and can visit them often. Her parents and older brother also don't touch her stuff, which is a relief as they won't throw the dolls outin some garage sale >_<;;;.)

I just found out I'm stuck in a triple dorm, so I hope my two new roommates will be understanding of keep my doll with me... Or in a box, depending on which they're comfortable with. As for stealing/breaking my dolls... either I hope they are BJD enthusiasts themselves and respect the doll enough and know how to treat them OR I hope they know nothing of the doll's monetary value so they will not think of stealing him.

I'm seriously just crossing my fingers at this point, as I'm just going into my college for the first year ever!

 

I wouldn't take my doll to school. Not only do I not trust most people my age to take care and not damage one, but I'd be constantly worried someone would steal him. Maybe with a smaller one that could easily be put away into a backpack with no harm done, because a backpack alone I can keep my eyes on and keep away from students when needed. But one that wouldn't fit in a backpack would not go with me to school ever.

 

I plan on it. Ive cosplayed, and wore kimono (even to a forensics meet) so this would be no different. I start college in less than a month and its art school, so I doubt I would get looks, rather compliments or another playmate for herXDI wouldnt worry about losing her because she would stay next to me as classes are four hours long and I only have one a day, so its not that big of a deal. If I were still in high school, I would bring her once to let her show herself off, but no more than that unless requested by a friend. As far as the comments go, I got sick of what people say a long time ago, (which is why I dress and act the way I do) so I welcome the comments with open arms and a smile, and walk away with it as a grain of salt. If they dont like my dollie then they dont have to get one, but I like her and thats why I have her so people can suck on her pinkie for all I care:p more happiness for me anyway...

 

It wouldn't be a problem for me considering the kind of workplace setting I'm in and that almost everyone around me at work has all kinds of toys mainly just for the sake of display (lots of gaming/anime figures). We're all adults and we don't mess with each others figurines unless we got the "ok" when asked. My cubicle neighbor has a BJD of her own as well.

 

Once I get mine I'll take them to my University classes with me. I'd be to worried leaving them at my Aunt's. Her cat has tried several times to eat my anime figures and I really don't need her to get a taste for Resin Dolls as well @_@ My younger cousins also have a habit of being brought over when I'm at uni and I've already come home to them playing with my more expensive anime figures D< I was not pleased in the slightest. £90 discontinued anime figure does NOT equal play toy for smashing against the floor. I would be too scared to leave them at home incase they came over and started trying to smash my twins on the floor O.O

I've cosplayed to Uni, worn wigs, tails, lolita/V-Kei clothing, kimonos. I've even dragged my Mizore plushie around with me all day XD So my classmates are used to it. I think me bringing two dolls with me wouldn't be anything surprising to be honest. They actually look at me weird when my hair isn't spiked up all V-kei style and i'm wearing a plain hoodie and jeans XD I think they just aren't used to me looking normal ^-^;;

If it was college I would be very worried about people grabbing them or them falling over or something, as basically no-one in my classes or friendship group had any respect for other people's belongings. They were the kind of people who thought it would be funny to take your stuff, hide it somewhere on campus and not tell you were it was till you had them by their throat. However, my uni classmates are really good. They know that all my cosplay/anime stuff isn't cheap so they tend to be careful when handling anything that belongs to me. They're also pretty nice when it comes to people being a little out of the ordinary. I'm on a Media Arts course so we're all pretty laid back and everyone respects each other which is a nice environment to be in.

Most of my chosen modules from september are photography any way so I'll be taking them in for shoots and such. My teachers are quite interested in people's preojects that aren't your normal stuff. Guess it gives them something different to mark :3

 

Take the dolls to school??? Me neverXDDDD I never carry my dolls to school in case something happened to them ... There are unfortunately a lot of bad people in the world...

 

Ahaha. I'm one of those 'awful area' people. The idea of taking anything expensive or interesting out in my area is frightening for me. Now I'm not one to insist that Liverpool is full of thieves and vandals, but my school is a comprehensive that accepts any one and everyone. I've even had my lunch bag stolen from me (as to how they managed that I'll never know, but I'm just glad that they missed the roof with it, lol) for the sole purpose of getting a reaction out of me. .-. While there are a lot of people who would probably like to see my doll, and it would be amusing to talk with my friends about (most don't know I have one), anything that attracts attention will attract attention. And if people find out he's expensive, it'd be like a huge cue to try and take him from me and break him.
Now that can only end well.

I guess I would perhaps be slightly more willing to take him into school now that I'm going into the 6th form there, if given a rhyme and reason (say an art teacher asks or something) but not just to bring attention to myself. I think things cool down more in the way of childishness froom what I've seen, but... the 6th form is still on the same part of the school with everyone else. And I'd be paranoid the whole day. Aaandd he'd probably get taken off me, brining up the 'school is for learning' point again. xD

 

I don't have one yetbut I think I'd be too scared to take mine to school in case anything happened him/her. Also I wouldn't want others touching him/her haha!
Also I wouldn't know what to do with one in school...it'd probably stay in my locker and that'd be kind of sad