Things your family cannot stand about BJDs

My mother doesn't like non-human eyes (cat eyes, eyes with no pupil and especially red eyes). Every time I show her a picture of such bjd she says it would be better with normal eyes. As for me, I like all types of eyes/horns/fairy parts etc.)

 

I really don't have any problems. My hubby considers them to be oversized action-figures, and is really supportive. As he collects model railways, he is also okay with the prices. My parents like crafty aspect and what I do with them.

 

My mom hates the aesthetics of the ball joints because she thinks it makes them look too "broken up". she loves my cloth and other types of dolls but just hates the way the ball joints look. It's too bad because we both love art and discuss projects so I'm always a bit dissapointed that she doesn't share my excitement about a new BJD project...

 

The main thing with my family and friends is they are at opposite ends with no inbetween. Either hate or like them. No middle. Thankfully this was an adult hobby when I started so opinions on cost don't matter especially when I have friends that buy Coach bags and buy the new game system the second it comes out and buys box set anime.

 

Wow [MENTION=56785]Princess_Sarah_Em[/MENTION] you would think that your dad would understand your doll hobby because of his car hobby. That's a shame. I think he's wasting an opportunity for the two of you to relate to each other.

 

My family likes all my dolls and they always want to see how they look after wearing new outfit. That is what I'm so glad and happy about! Only thing they complain, is about the price of my Volks Okita Souji 3rd ver. (My mom asked me why I didn't use that money for other dolls instead.) Anyway I don't plan to get any new big doll in the future but I will change the hobby direction to make outfit and accessories and take photos for them from now on.

 

My family is not supportive at all. My mom and brother constantly smirk and roll their eyes, saying that I'm just playing with barbies and have such a childish hobby. And my mom really doesn't like my new male doll. I've been so excited to get him and try all his new long wigs on. But she just keeps saying he is such a girl, why don't I put a bow and dress on him. It's good I have friends who understand.

 

My family is not supportive at all and I only joined the hobby a few months ago. My mother is constantly on my case about how expensive they are, how I should be saving up for other things and that "you don't know if these companies are fake and are scams! Videos and reviews can be faked!". She also thinks that its going to be like inviting "Annabelle" into our home and that the dolls are going to kill us in our sleep. My brothers think its a waste of money. My dad and his side of the family don't know about it yet but I am sure that some of them will have things to say. My dad will most likely bring up the age factor, the price, and that its "childish" which will get old quick. My best guy friend thinks that all dolls are creepy but he says he rather me spend my money on dolls than game systems I won't play with at all. My best friend Maggie though? Thinks they are awesome!!!! She wants to make clothes for mine and get a doll for herself one day! Its nice to have one person who is supportive and

 

So, the night before last, me and hubby had a very long, very emotional discussion about my doll collection. It had reached a point of misery for him and we needed to talk. To be fair, I'd been leaving my two biggest ones out on the dining room table, visible from any part of the apartment aside from the bathroom and bedrooms. So he was faced with them all the time, a constant reminder of what made him uncomfortable, with those creepy eyes, and the big price tag. He was really unhappy, and I realized I was too. So I'm making some changes to my little collection.

 

How expensive everything related to them is, that's drives them crazyyyyyyy

 

My boyfriend finds jointed hands a bit disturbing because of the holes in the joints. I guess I can understand that one. The other thing I've heard is that the guys sometimes look too much like girls, though I do quite like pretty male dolls so I don't mind.

 

My parents were weathered on the hobby by my lil sis who started a couple of years ago. They don't argue as long as we earn our money (both my sister and I live with our partners in different houses, although quite near). My partner "mocks" me for the price and telling me that he'll leave them to our dogs, but he's absolutely only joking, he even offered to help me restring the girls because he doesn't want me to hurt myself, as I am a bit prone to accidents XD (also, I read him some posts from the DoA about S rings stuck in fingers and he told me not to try it alone... after almost 10 years together, he knows me well enough for me to say that he *has* a point XD.

My grandma helps me making clothes and gave me a lot of pieces of fabric for the girls, I have several close friends nearby who are in the hobby, so I'm pretty lucky ^^

 

My friends think it's creepy to collect dolls,as for my husband ,he's not happy with me spending money on them,but mostly he's annoyed with me for spending so much time with the dolls and sewing clothes for them not for our daughter (oh,when I said it out loud it is a bit weird )But what can I say,it's my hobby ))Thank god for the internet,I would feel really lonely out here

 

Jobee, I hope you and your husband are able to reach a resolution that satisfies you both. It's no fun when the things you like cause problems with your partner

My husband isn't thrilled with how much money I've spent/want to spend, but it's my Christmas money so he can't do anything. Muahaha! He also insists there are no "boy" dolls - I show him boys and ask what he thinks and he says "that's a girl too. They're all girls"... although I guess that's something I can't stand, not him!

 

One of my sisters thinks BJDs are creepy, but the others are okay with them, besides my parents who really don't like the price, even though I only bought a resinsoul.
My grandma thinks she's cool, and my sister-in-law is the one who introduced me to the hobby.
I do have one sister who thinks my doll is cool, and will accompany me to doll meets as she is really indifferent about the hobby.

 

My brother think they're creepy. I use to have my minifee shushu sit on my bookcase, he use to come in, look it her and give me this exaggerative shivering motion.

 

I also have a MNF Shushu. My husband thinks she is not a creepy sculpt and is not creeped out about her, but he is afraid of how fragile she is and does not like it when I ask him to hold her as it makes him tense.

 

My older sister, who thinks all dolls are female regardless of appearance and this includes nude male dolls with visible erect penises, just so happens to collect baskets and has a basket that cost her more than a Volks fullset LE would cost me, so she really has no leg to stand on about my weird collections.

It's the cool part of being an adult. No one can tell me no or complain the stuff I buy.

 

When I got started in the hobby about 3 years ago and showed my mom one of my dolls she made a crack about needing to get out of the house more. (This from a woman who collects anything that can be collected... teddy bears, snowmen, owls, dishes, etc). Back then we lived in different states so it made no difference to me what she thought. My life. My hobby. Well my job layoff and return to college made it necessary to move in with mom for a while so now she's seen most of my dolls and while she keeps most of her comments to her herself she's creeped out by my dolls. They're too real looking and too beautiful. All of my dolls are male and most are pretty boys so she thinks they're girls and when I say they're boys she looks confused. Soooo, I keep them in my room away from my mom and the rest of my family. And I don't dare tell her how much money I've spent on the hobby. She'd faint.

 

My mother is very subcstitutios and she fear devilry. I don't show her my sculptors and dolls because I am keen on demons and mutants. It is not big problem, but it disappoints us both.