the NICEST things people do or say

when I posted pictures of my Rs Mei on facebook, the one person said she creeped her out (Rayna was naked and blank in the pic) and another friend jumped right in to defend her, she said any doll would look weird with no face and if you have nothing nice to say don't say anything at all, my friend who was defending Rayna told me she loved her and couldn't wait to see her with her faceup and stuff I thought it was super sweet and didn't expect that at all

 

The nicest thing anyone has done for me is when I purchased my first doll secondhand, my friend messaged the seller and told her it was my first doll and that I was very excited. So when he finally arrived I found she had included a bunch of gifts! A wig, eyes some clothes and even some extra eye putty!
I was very grateful and it was very kind ~

 

I'm flashed now. My boyfriend just said HIS DAD asked him to tell me that he really liked my dolls (our parents came over last weekend for our birthdays in the past weeks), that they were really beautiful and individual and that he liked the way I had posed them looking all natural. I'm still having a bit of trouble believing this actually happened

 

I haven't been in the hobby for long and I was always a bit scared of taking my dolls outside with me. I usually don't care if ppl stare at me because of my hairstyle or clothes but I was a bit shy about ppl staring at me when carrying around a doll. X'D
So when deal Il_Valentino visited me for my birthday last month and we went to the park to take pictures, on the way back we stopped at a traffic light and an older couple passed us on bicycles. I was a bit freaked but then the old man said to his wife while passing by 'look at those beautiful dolls they have' and I was like ... wow, all right, I should do this more often. :3

 

My boyfriend joined my hobby. He buys me dolls I really want when I don't have enough money and finally has his very first own one on the way. It's awesome to have someone outside the internet that shares your hobby

 

I took Eva [DZ April] thru the airport going back home from Florida. I had four of the flight attends/ticket takers play with her as I was trying to get in to the check line and they let us go to the front of the line for being so sweet ! I'm so glad cause I'd been really nervous about flying with her!

 

Probably when my roommates talk to my doll and say hi or just ask where he is if they don't see him. One time my guy was just hanging out in the hall, looking sulky and they all told him he needed to get over himself and just go to bed. It was so cute because they did it without any prompting from me. And it is pretty funny to see a 2 foot doll just randomly leaning against the wall in the hallway outside of a closed door.

 

Yesterday my mother just waltzed in the room and gifted Eiji (one of my off-topic dolls) a pair of fabric/lace flowers xD I found it adorable since she didn't give them to me but to him specifically, like, walked right in and placed them right in his arms~ >v< it made me really happy!

 

I have one major one: My Fiance doesn't like my Bjd or any of my dolls for that matter. He always picks on me about them but this year for Valentines day he surprised the heck out of me by buying me a Pukifee Luna and putting her in an empty vday heart box and giving her to me. I was so shocked, and it made me so happy that even though he doesn't like them and thinks they're creepy that he did that for me.

 

When people talk about my dolls like they are people or say, 'Wouldn't your doll love this?' It's funny, sometimes when my non-BJD sisters talk to each other, one will say, "Oh, I made this really cool thing for Kellan and Teagan." My other sister will say, "....Who?" haha. And the other will respond, "Uh, our little sisters dolls! Kellan and Teagan." Like it's SO obvious. I think it's funny and cute, especially since I haven't got a lot of support from others that are really close to me. I like when my sisters simply see something or buy something because they think my doll will like it. (Well, I'm sure they think I would like whatever it is for my doll, haha.)
But, overall, the nicest thing people can do is just support me and not make fun of me

 

my mom always think earn a doll is waste of money, she insist I should buy something else "meaningful" T T
and the best words must be the support of my best friend, "its just a hobby, just enjoy it" lots of thanks to him!!

 

When I was injured last semester after falling down stairs, I was stuck in the dorm building for a week and a half without leaving. I carried my MSD around with me in the dorm during that time. In my pain-medicated state, I didn't think much of people's reactions, but looking back I'm surprised at how open-minded everyone was. I had multiple people ask me about her, but all curious rather than creeped out! Multiple people told me she was beautiful and asked what she was, they loved that she had such detailed clothing because they'd never seen BJDs, only dolls meant as toys for kids. It made me really happy seeing that even people who have no clue about BJDs were so curious and liked her.
When I post pictures of my girls on facebook, I do always get the one or two "how do they not creep you out?" responses, but I usually get far more "Your dolls are gorgeous! What are they? Where do you get them?" Honestly, I've had few negative responses to my dolls from strangers. They're usually more curious than anything. The only really mean or hurtful responses I've ever gotten were always from close "friends" or family.
However, along the way, many have grown to accept and even enjoy my hobby.
My mom used to get furious that I spent so much on BJDs, now she's helping me! She thinks they're adorable. She sews clothing for them sometimes, and she's even paying for half of my current layaway order. I never thought she'd become so open-minded about my dolls, considering just a year or so ago she said she'd never even consider giving me money towards dolls! She's even trying to gauge which ones I like for future present ideas.

 

People tend to gush over my little Aierlynn whenever I bring her out. They always want to hold her, touch her, and end up wanting to buy the exact same one. It's very sweet~

 

When I was at my first meet up everyone was so nice and I was so happy that I went. Avalon got a few compliments and I traded a little mug for a necklace he now never takes off and it was just a really good time in general. I look forward to the next meet definitely.

 

My family in general is pretty supportive of my hobby, I think because they see what a creative outlet it is for me. But the best reactions are probably from my boyfriend and my 5 year old nephew.

My boyfriend offers me his input and advice on dollie decisions and is appropriately impressed and compliments my sewing/faceups/pictures. He says one day he's going to surprise me with a doll as a present! He's so sweet

But my nephew is the cutest. He thinks they're fascinating and calls them my "pretty girls". I have a little doll-sized suitcase shaped tin and he likes to pack their shoes into it and pretend they're going to the airport to see "Different Nanny" (what he calls my sister-in-law's mother who lives on the other side of the country). He also loves picking out different wigs for them to wear

 

I've got two - the first was from when I took one of my big girls on a family holiday with me. I was at uni at the time, so my family drove down, and then a week later I flew down. I had my doll in my carry on, and I put it through the xray, and the guy who was watching the scanner called over his female co-worker (I think she was more senior than him and he wanted her opinion) and she called me off to the side. I was like oh great, thinking they were going to demand an explanation or what have you, but she just kinda asked a few questions about it, and eventually said her daughter had been looking at dolls and talking about them heaps, and she was just interested on things like price and how long they take etc. She was thinking of getting her daughter one, and I said that unless she knew exactly what doll her daughter wanted she should maybe just tell her daughter that she could have one within the right kinda price range, and let her pick cause they're pretty personal. She was really relieved that she'd found someone to ask, and I gave her a few doll sites to look at, of course suggesting she get her daughter to sign up to DoA if she hadn't already!

My second story is more recent, and kinda sad cause I don't talk to the person involved anymore, but I made a new guy friend who was a lot older than me (7 years), he knew I had dolls, and I'd chatted about them a tonne with him; he always said it was really sweet how animated I was about them. Eventually he came over to hang out one day, and he asked if he could meet them. I was kinda worried cause I'm a little private about them cause a lot of my friends don't know how to react with them (I talk about them like they're people, not objects, but most of my friends don't want to, and worry they'll upset me if they act like they're just dolls). But since he was a really good friend I said sure, and we went up to my room, and when he walked in Nyne (my MNF Ryeon) was sitting down on my desk, not her shelf, and he wandered over and was like "Well, you must be Nyne. Hi, I'm John," and just started a conversation with her, kneeling on the floor of my room so he was eyelevel with her. It was so infinitely sweet cause none of my other friends, even my really long standing one, ever treated them like that. He eventually quietly asked me if he could see how they 'worked', and I said sure, and he made sure to only undress Nyne cause its the kinda thing that her character wouldn't be upset by, where as my other dolls are more reserved, and kept apologising when he turned her upside down, and even more at the fact she was naked. It was so amazing seeing someone else other than my dolly friend or my partner treat them like people, and has to be one of the nicest things that has happened.

Or there was that one time when my Dad walked past one of my big girls who's feet were sticking off the edge of the coffee table and bumped her so she tipped over a bit. He apologised and righted her without thinking, and continued walking - it was really funny cause he isn't really that interested (or impressed, to be fair) with my hobby, and it was pretty cute seeing him worry that he'd made her topple over.

 

My fiance lets me prattle on about my doll and he is always super complimentary about the things I make for her. The nicest thing he said was when he was looking at a jumper I made for Clara and he asked if I could make one big enough for myself.

 

I've had a few nice experiences at Cons where people have complimented my dollies and it always makes me smile.
My two dolly partners in crime (jaf123188 and NeePanda) can always be counted on to compliment my dolls no matter what. Doesn't matter if we share the same taste in dolls, we always support what the other does. It's really nice to have people surrounding you like that.

 

My cousin and sister told me hes cute. My friends at school say hes adorable (Some say hes creepy)

 

My boyfriend walked into my room one day and found Kiki (PKF Pongpong) in a very adorable pose. He then went "awww.... may I give her a kiss on the forehead?" It melted my heart