The most supportive

My mom is pretty supportive, and I was surprised last week when I was shopping with my dad and found some nice dolly fabrics and he bought them for me. So far he's been on the sceptical side about the dolls (anything that costs money will initially be considered a waste of it, until proven otherwise), but apparently he's warming up to them. My sis likes the dolls and occasionally gives me miniature stuff for the girls. She's "godmother" to my IH Bianca.
My boyfriend collects Lego so he can't talk Birds of a feather ...

 

My mom and my grandma, both are very supportive. My mom is the most supportive because I did not like dolls, not until I saw bjd a couple of years ago, she is quite happy that I am showing this girly side she longed for in her only daughter XD, she even offers me to buy some things for them, calls them her grandsons and she even told me the meetings could take place at her house, so she can see all those dollies lying around . My grandma likes them but she is not particularily happy about the prices but she keeps quiet about it ^^, when Victoria arrived she made a pink sweater for her and some skirts.



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My support is my husband. When thinking of buying my first doll, I doubted. Too much money, etc ... He always told me I had to buy it, and for me to feel better, he he bought another!!
He is the best, always supports me in everything.
The rest ... my friends would understand, but are not within the hobby. My family has no interest, but it understood. And my husband's family, knows nothing of the dolls, because they would not understand anything ... xD

 

Hmm... well I just recently finally have gotten dolls after 10 years of wanting them. I don't live near my family, I don't know what any of them would think if they knew. They would probably thing they were a waste of money and I'm too old. I live with my bf and he wants me to be happy and he's supportive of things that make me happy... he has zero interest in dolls but he likes that they make me happy so maybe in an indirect way he supports them?

 

My husband most definitely...i have 23 girls all of varying sizes, but his favourite is my pukifee....he is always there to give opinions on wigs and outfits i make myself...he picks out wigs for me and shoes and i really value his opinion
He taught me how to take great photos, and keeps me topped up with tea and fed when i do my commission work

 

My brother is wonderfully supportive of my hobby~ :3 he will often help me pick wigs and outfits for them and I ask his opinions on molds and various things and value his input greatly!
Although he wants to eventually own a tiny soom centaur he's mostly into painting and assembling Warhammer 40k armies (a hobby that I'm equally supportive of in turn! xD ). He will often pose my dolls together with his "midget" miniatures though and I can't help but think this is just adorable!

 

It took my mom a long time to come around about my dolls. Granted, she's not the biggest fan but she doesn't mind it when I buy a doll or accessories for them. Of course, I am using my own money so that helps out a bit there. However, sometimes for Christmas or my birthday I'll let her know that I'm looking at a doll that I want. She never helps me completely out, but she does help me out some.

I was very shocked when I told my boyfriend about the doll hobby. He didn't seem to twitch when I went into detail about the dolls. He actually thought they were pretty neat and understood that we all have our hobbies that make us the happiest in the world. He's always supported me in any endeavor I've ventured. He's actually the one that pushes me into doing things that he knows makes me happy, and I try to do the same for him.

 

No one is quite supportive of me. But in my family. They understood but they just couldn't support me, the only one who's supportive of me in this hobby was my dad. But he doesn't care that much...

 

I told my mom, dad, and sister about buying my first doll. I have only shown them pictures since my doll is on the way. They are supportive and their thoughts are that it's my money so I can buy what I want. They don't think it's weird either. I have a few odd things I'm into so they are used to it I suppose. My friends on the other hand will be another story, heh.

 

My whole family has been wonderfully supportive. My mother and grandmother especially. I think that once they saw how beautiful the dolls are, and how I've met awesome people, learned new skills, and tried things I never would have tried before, the hobby made sense to them.

 

I don't think my dad approves all that much but he keeps quiet about it. He thinks that I like the pretty dolls because they look nice and he got me mirrors with dolls on them. He's trying but he doesn't really understand my reason behind owning a doll.

My mum on the other hand, is actually quite supportive. She doesn't approve when I actually buy a doll (because of their price) but when I expressed a wish to make stuff for them, she raided her own wardrobe and gave me her unwanted clothes and jewelry. She even helped me pick beads at the craft store. And now when she travels, she picks stuff with the mindset that I might be able to use it for my dolls - she bought me a doll umbrella. It was ugly as but I was really touched.

 

The most supportive is my boyfriend, he helps me pick out the dolls, eyes, wigs and clothes, he buys shelves with me and always picks up my dolls from the customs office for me (I would have to open them there and the always ruins everything...). Plus he lets me spend all my money on dolls. There could never be anyone more supportive than him and I will never let him go

 

I would say my mom is most supportive of my interest in dolls. My grandma is supportive too (she collects Barbies), but she lives far away.

 

My husband is wonderfully supportive. ♥ He take interest when I talk about dolls or show him pictures of dolls. He's nicely complimentary about my dolls and the way I dress and style them. He's helped me a lot for taking photos, especially when I want to take pictures somewhere that isn't at home. Usually he'll carry the dolls and I carry the camera. I count myself lucky that he does more than just "tolerate" this hobby, but is really sweet about it. In general, though, this isn't out of character for him; he's just a great guy. ♥

 

My fiance, without a doubt. He happily listens to me babble on about my dolls and the things I want to make or buy for them and has even bookmarked my Flickr account so that he can see my recent uploads and read the nice comments other people leave me.
He will probably never own a doll of his own but he will never stop me from doing anything that makes me happy. He also collects lego, electronics, movies and video games so even though we're not into the exact same things we get the other's interests.

My parents are both supportive in their own way. In the beginning they didn't care for the price, but as I'm grown and working full time supporting myself they wouldn't tell me no. But now, 4 years later I'm into dolls even more than before they realise that I'm probably not giving up anytime soon. They love seeing all the clothes I make for them though

My sister in law also likes the clothes I make and frequently will give me design ideas for things she thinks would look cute.

But the second most supportive family member? My cat! He loves my dolls and will cuddle with them, "helps" me open packages that come in the mail or wrap up packages to mail out, he even has his own chair with pillow and will happily sit beside me while I sew or paint

 

I would have to say my boyfriend is the most supportive. He finds them interesting, especially ones that have odd shapes or skintones. As an example he loves my Leekeworld Mikhaila because of her odd body shape.
My parents are meh about it. The one thing they do like is that it makes me more creative, and I branch out with my social circle, and my activities.

 

I think that my grandma is the most supportive (or actually the only supportive) family member. Both my parents put up a fight about me getting a BJD and didn't allow me to do it even though I had enough saved up and wasn't asking them to buy it for me (5 years later when I brought it up again my mom had forgotten all about BJDs and let me order my first one), my grandma although she hates the price and complains about it every now and then loves my doll and the clothes that I buy for her and even offered to help me pay for my next doll ^^
everyone else is the family either thinks they're creepy/a waste of money or both or are indifferent.

 

I would have to say my mom is the most supportive. She helps me pick clothes and stuff for my dolls.

 

my only family is my husband and son, every one else is far away. my husband is the most supportive of not just this hobby, but others he doesnt understand as well. with dolls, at first he couldnt believe how much i was going to spend, but he didnt ask me not to or criticize. now that i have her and he has seen her, he says it is really neat. he has always liked miniatures and thinks its so cool. he still doesnt understand photostories or why i take her into public, but it doesnt mater to him that he doesnt understand because it makes me happy and thats a good enough reason. i have other hobbies that he doesnt participate in, like video games, tabletop RPGs, anime, and various arts. he has his hobbies that i am not part of, like sports, war documentaries, and touch pad games (think candycrush/angry birds). not doing everything together is nice, i think i would get sick of seeing him if all of our hobbies were the same and we had nothing that is just our own. dolls is just another hobby that is all mine. as long as i dont blow our finances. since i am the money-keeper and he can not save money to save his life, i can not fall into temptation!

 

The most supportive is my grandma, she doesn't collect but had a few when she was young and talks about my mom having some too. Everyone else usually gives me that "you spend all your money on dolls" look.