Taking your dolls to school / college?

I have taken my SD girl into school twice (Once in year 10 and once in year 11, my current year).

The first time I took her was to show my best friend who was also into BJD's at an after school art class. I took her in her bag and left her in my form room unattended for about five hours (Do not do this! My school is pretty good on stealing, but I realise how bad of an idea it was!). The only promblem I had was with a girl who was I was already not the best of friends with and all she did was fake a doll phobia (Please don't think I am saying that doll phobias are stupid, I'm not, and it's a seriously real phobia. She just never seems to care when other people have dolls, only me.) But after she went home, it was fine.

I did get questions on her price, and I was honest with it, explaining how she was made and stuff like that.

The second time was for the year 6 open evening, my art teacher asked me and my friend to bring in our dolls to show off. Alot of people loved them and watched us take photos and draw with out dolls- It was very fun.

But that is my own personal experience. Like I said, people are pretty good in my school, but you still need to be careful.

 

I once took an off-topic doll to school with me in 8th grade... It wasn't a BAD experience, but she was a little smaller than a barbie, so EVERYONE kept calling her a barbie! I also took one of my YoSDs to my Japanese language class last year because a classmate wanted to know what my dolls looked like, and the assistant teacher really liked her! (She kept saying 'Sugoi!!!' over and over, which was kinda cute.) And then I ended up taking the only two MSDs I owned with me to my health-science-careers and art classes on ssperate occasions, both times because I had been introduced to a girl who was (is!) really into lolita fashion and cosplay and sewing, and was thinking about getting her own doll at some point. I ended up reshelling one of those MSDs into an SD later, but she really really loved the other one, who is on a MNF body.

I would be cautious though, and always talk about your dolls a bit beforehand, like ask around the day before what people think of dolls, tell them about your dolls, make sure there's a secure place to put your doll when you bring it in, etc. If anyone in particular reacts especially negatively at this point, I'd reconsider taking the doll in, but if you still want to, I'd take special care to avoid those people and hide your doll from them.

Personally though, I LOVE having my dolls in public with me. I don't do it BECAUSE people will think it's weird, I just like showing them off in general and I don't CARE if people think it's weird. I love them and I don't care who knows it. The only reason I don't take them ou with me all the time is 'cause most of them don't have enough clothes... eheh...

 

I would bring mine with me to school for the day randomly, but since i've got classes till 8:30PM on 2 of the 3 days i have classes, i wouldn't be comfortable with them sitting in the car for the 2 hrs i would be in class where people can't keep an eye on them...but it is fun...especially watching people go from "don't show me them, they creap me out!" to *searching doll sites to buy one*

 

im actually extremely tempted to bring my doll to class and sit her beside the window. I typically go by unnoticed at community college anyway so who cares? not me!
this is also why i'm tempted to buy either a yo-sd or some tiny sized dolls so i could set them next to me in class. like hidden beside my books.
me and my friend used to bring stuffed animals to high school all the time and shared them with the entire student body. it was a lot of fun.
isn't that why they're called pocket fairy dolls sometimes? so you can take them around!~

 

I'm in high school and I've brought my girl before. But it's not like I keep her out all day--I bring her in her box, with her cushion, and carry that in a large enough bag that I just lug around. Since you're only out of your seat for 7-minute intervals, not counting lunch, it's not a huge deal. I only take her out during one class, Creative Writing, and at lunch. The day after my new boy comes, I'm doing the same thing with him. As long as you're careful, it shouldn't be a huge deal. Having a nice, discreet carrying bag (like the ResinSoul ones) would probably be even better--they just look like instrument cases!

 

I could have brought one of my dolls to college without much issue (but I didnt have them at the time)...I was an art major. I spent all day in drawing and design classes. It was a lot of years ago but I remember bringing toys to classes all the time to draw/animate etc. I used to knit stuff for my wooden mannequin.

However, if I had brought anything dollwise to highschool, it would have only come out in the art room.

I wouldn't have brought toys to an acedemic class. It wouldn't have felt appropriate. Not to say that having something hidden in your purse/ backpack for comfort isn't ok.

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My Mother use to say "If you have to ask, don't do it". Or, "If you have to ask, the answer is no."

 

Had i owned a doll while going to high school I wouldnt take them. While highschool is a huge part of anyone's life theres so many kids who can be so very cruel and mean to others with anything that makes them remotely different in their eyes. Not to mention the rate alot of highschoolers play pranks and do things to other students. It would just be too much of a potential hazard for me. Now having just finished college back in May, I used one of my tinies as part of a display for a project. They were safe and I could express myself without too many problems. One of the girls in my class ended up talking with me about my doll and is interested as well.

 

Highschool- no. To college? Heck yeah. I don't take me boy out often simply because there is no way for him to be discreet (Mecha Angels, not for the faint of heart XD). However, I took him into my sewing class a few weeks ago to show some of the things I'd sewn for him and it was just fine. I had him curled up in the fetal position in my backpack most of the day, no extra padding or anything *shrug* I'm not very gentle with him, haha.

The reaction was good, but I was specifically bringing him to a class where I knew there was an artistic atmosphere and I expected a good response. No one said a word in my Econ class right after, and I'm assuming nobody noticed him since my backpack was at my feet next to the table. I generally only take him out when I'm going out with other doll people or if I'm going somewhere I know it's going to get a good response.

 

I bought my 2 big girls to school for one of my assignments.


And my Minifee came with me because i wanted to take her to the beach afterwards and didn't want her sitting in my car.

People really liked em, they thought they were neat, and my teacher loved them lol.


I did start in the hobby back in highschool.
I remember when i got my first head, i brought that to school and played with it with my friends during lunch lol xD

 

Taking BJD's to school can go either way. In high school, it probably isn't such a good idea. But then again, as long as they're protected and with you all the time (Not in a locker, or at any point do you leave your stuff with them in there). The reactions from others is what is hard. I've seen other people fall in love with the dolls, and then others who think they're creepy. I have only taken mine once because I was at a doll meet before hand, and didn't really have a choice, and I got mixed reactions everywhere. But nothing happened to him, so really, it's up to the owner.

 

all the dolls lived at college. People were used to it because as a sculptor I had random weird parts and pieces of projects lying around anyway, though it did not stop even other art majors from poking and touching everything. Oh my GOSH! I lost a few of my WIP sculpts and face ups to those feely hands! Luckily i was in a private room so i could lock them in, but man! Even if i said no touching, they'd touch!
Luckily they were awesome people, but definitely get a lock drawer or closet or something if you go out and about if you are really worried. Room mates scare the crap out of me so bad!

 

Taking dolls to school/college probably not such a good idea...

 

Unfortunately I'm more worried about my family back home handling my dolls than I am university roommates. My parents and little brother have a very destructive curiosity when it comes to my things especially with my more unusual hobbies. It would be like leaving my dolls in a house ruled by giant cats. It's just too much temptation for them. Plus I have a very large dog back home with a cotton obsession who likes to sneak into my room and sleep while I'm up at school.

My dolls are are small little tinies so I bring the whole gang up to school with me. Luckily I have a naturally alpha dog type personality so I've never had a problem with non-family members touching my things. (I'm a metaphorical dog living in a metaphorical cat family!)

I really like my roommate this year. She the nicest, most sane roommate I've ever had. She's really respectful of my dolls too. I'd love to room with her again next year.

 

I'd definitely bring dolls to your new campus apartment/dormitory/home. I used to have a ton of floating heads among my main dolly family and only chose to bring a few of them with me to school - the others ended up vulnerable to my parents. My father decided he was doing me a "favor" by moving them to a safer spot and while his intentions were good, he managed to scratch stock face-ups up on the floating heads severely by not re-locating said dolls with their face guards and threw them in a cardboard box without any protection. Needless to say, I was pretty upset when I returned home and saw these limited stock face-ups scratched up a ton.

Anywhere that you have more control over managing what happens to your dolls is for the better, from my personal experiences. It's not enjoyable to feel powerless when you know your prized possessions may be subject to tampering from whoever is living at the residence you choose to keep your dollies in. From that incident, I now make it a top priority to not leave my dolls anywhere for a long period of time without me being there just because others who aren't in the hobby either don't know how to properly care/pack away a doll, or can't comprehend the value of a doll thus give it less regard.

 

I sometimes on and off bring one doll to school sometimes to take pictures (Usually the courtyard, where they have lovely flowers.)

Although the chances of me moving to a college dorm is very low (Because I am planning to stay with my mother during my undergraduate years.), my mom would tell me to bring them along and I will. I just need to figure out extra security for them to stay safe.

 

I would never take any of my dolls to school or university classes with me. I can't think of anywhere worse to take them than a crowded place full of unpredictable, potentially immature and socially aggressive people, where people could easily damage a doll and then disappear into a crowd. Combine that with the fact that I get to class using public transport, and classes definitely become a no-go zone for my dolls

Living on campus, I probably would have only taken my dolls with me if I lived alone. I wouldn't trust a stranger not to carelessly damage them or possibly steal them! Luckily I don't live in the US, and so there's not as strong a culture push towards travelling halfway across the country for college and needing to live on campus while studying.

 

I'll be going to uni soon, and I've been thinking hard whether I should bring a doll or two or not......

So I'm wondering, for those who have gone to college or are going to college soon, did/are you bring any of your dolls when you left/leave for college?

 

This thread might interest you.

I think it largely depends on what your living situation will be like when you're at school. How much space will you have? Will you have a roommate, or no? That kind of thing.

 

I'll be going back to college as a junior this fall. I got my first doll last summer but I didn't take her with me to school. I was sharing a room with someone and it was rather small so I didn't have room for her and I didn't want to creep out my roommate this year I'll be in on-campus apartments so I'll get my own room and will definitely be bringing my 3 dollies (MSD sized and smaller) along! I probably wouldn't bring all of them if I had a huge collection though. Private rooms aren't necessarily spacious