Things your family cannot stand about BJDs

I don't live at home so my family isn't bothered by naked or dismembered dolls - my boyfriend was only a little uncomfortable at the beginning when loose heads were lying around.
Otherwise only the money I guess. My mother always get big eyes when I tell her the price (which in truth is still a little bit higher) and my father looks at me in disbelief. But it isn't that bad so I can't complain :P

 

The problems with my family are as follows:

Mom: She supports them, but the price sometimes kill her a little. She tried her best to be supportive, but just sometimes you can see the small pain in her eyes when I announce the price. I know she silently wishes I would spend my money on something else, but of it makes me happy she's okay with it.

Dad: Has no idea what the price is. He believes they are around $100 or whatever. Nothing to outrageous or awful. Though, if he knew the real prices behind the dolls we would be at his funeral right now. He was upset when I spent 1.5k on a dog. Now, imagine a doll? He would certainly send me off to the Looney bin.

Brother: Seriously cannot believe I am willing to spend money on dolls. He believes I should be out meeting people and falling in love. He believes I hide behind the dolls due to my own insecurities. He also thinks dolls are creepy and wants nothing to do with them. Though, of they make me happy...So be it.

And that's my family's problems with my dolls.

 

I love pretty boys too actually haha... My mom and boyfriend also make fun of my boys for being "too girly" but they're cute that way. I think the main issue my parents have (mainly my mother) would be the crazy high prices

 

Mine are actually down! Well, when I say "my family" I don't mean my mother or father or whatever because I've not lived with them for years and don't talk to them very much (my father not at all and my mother visits only rarely, and we're only just starting to be able to have normal conversations....) I mean my beautiful household - my two boyfriends and Stunt Girlfriend.

Boyfriend (t) has mixed feelings about my dolls. He loves them when they're cute and smiley (his favourite is my Juri '06 because of his little smirk) but is upset when they look sad. And my god I love sad boy dolls. My other boyfriend (N) really loves my sad boys, and has a big preference for my larger ones. Neither of them care about the cost because we're adults and it's my pay cheque! My Stunt Girlfriend (S) likes dolls - the grosser and more terrifying the better - and helps me hand-sew bits for them because I have dexterity problems. We trade - her sewing skills for my drawing abilities

As for Things They Can't Stand - I put them all over the house in inappropriate places and the dining table is frequently covered in pastel dust. So it's not so much things about my dolls as things about my slovenly habits.......

 

I'm waiting for 2 BJDs. My husband knows the cost of one of them, but not the more expensive one. Like most who have posted, it is the cost and the perceived lack of utility. I can easily justify the cost since I don't buy expensive clothes for myself, I have 2 pairs of shoes and I borrow most books from the library. I have always spent more on hobbies because it makes me happy, and life is too short to always focus on utility. I think my youngest child will find them creepy when they arrive. My husband is an excellent photographer and I am hoping to involve him. My biggest fear is that when I die, my boys will put all my hobby stuff in big green garbage bags and hall them to the curb!

 

It's definitely the price that my family hates. I have showed my parents some of the sculpts I like but when they see the price, they are aghast and tell me to save my money. But it's my money and I will spend it as I see fit. I only have one doll and I am planning on getting a second next summer. So I have plenty of time to contemplate my decision and make sure it is the right one.

 

Though I have not gotten my first doll yet, I have already talked a lot about her with my parents. At first they both seemed a bit skeptical, as if it was just some weird idea I would soon forget about. After they realized how serious I was, they said it was up to me if I wanted her. My mom still seems to be a bit bothered when the subject comes up, but my dad has started to seem interested, he even called her my child at one point ^-^

 

My husband isn't too fond of the price, but he has his own expensive hobby (photography) so he knows better than to say anything.

The only other thing that drives him bonkers is how doll stuff tends to get ALL OVER THE HOUSE. The dolls live in the basement but wigs, clothes and doll furniture have ended up in pretty much every other room of the house and he's not quite sure how/ why. They're taking over, slowly but surely...

 

My family is pretty okay with it all.
along with the common consensus, my mom is a bit put off by the price but this is not my first expensive hobby (and also not the most expensive) so she is used to it by now I guess. She used to collect porcelain dolls and figures (no BJDs) for a long time but as a kid I was terrified of them, now she makes jokes about me having dolls when I was so scared of hers when I was little.
My dad doesn't care much, he accepts them and did admit that he thought one of my off topic dolls was kind of cute. He is also willing to lend me his aid when making wooden furniture or props for them.
My boyfriend thinks they are creepy if they don't have eyes in and he doesn't like the price of them, but he does think the customization is really cool. He does like some of the more unique sculpts though, mostly Doll Chateau dolls.

 

I think my parents would probably find it childish/a waste of time and money. But that's hardly the only point on which we differ, so their (presumed) opinion doesn't bother me much.

 

Definitely a what my Mom said, their eyes. She said it creeps her out so much. Whenever she comes to my room, she'd throw clothes or towels at my resin boys to cover them. She also couldn't understand why "these barbie dolls"are so expensive? LOL I've explained it to her loads of times but she doesn't want to know anything about BJDs.