Treat dolls like children, friend, or simply just as an inanimate object?

I second this, but I must add, some times I say goodnight, or goodbye if I happen to be looking at them before I head to bed, or head out. I don't hear anything back of course, lol, nor do I intend to, its a self comfort type of thing. I also do this to my curio full of figures some times, its like appreciating them to me. I also will complain, like if they are giving me trouble while dressing them, or fixing their wig. I might say something like "Hinder doesn't like those eyes" if the head keeps moving while I'm trying to put them in. But really its just resin, there is no feelings in them. But the more you interact with them the more alive and vivid they might feel to you, I can understand that sure, I just don't quit particularity feel the same. To each their own.

 

I talk to my dolls, I tend to not do many things that they 'wouldn't like' or that 'I don't feel entirely comfortable doing to them' I know that they're kind of inanimate objects, but I also think that that doesn't mean that they don't have souls. I know they have 'personality' though I guess that I could just be insane and projecting my feelings about them onto them, in fact, I KNOW that's basically what I'm doing. but it still doesn't mean that they're not 'alive' to a certain extent in my head. I treat them as I would a precious doll, I scold them like any other inanimate object, I play with them as I would with a pet, and I believe that they have some 'soul' in them as I believe that I can see apparitions of souls that have passed on. so, I guess I don't really know how I see them, or exactly what I'm thinking of them as when I play with or talk to them, I know that I have formed an attachment to them goes beyond what I would normally feel for an inanimate object, but that doesn't mean that I necessarily treat them as a child... I guess I sort of see them as pets, as creepy as that makes me sound... -.-; because they're not quite human to me, but they're not completely inanimate either... Anywho, that's my opinion, sorry for the randomness of the rant... ^-^;;

 

I tend to treat my dolls like friends, sometimes as if they are alive but mainly as friends.
I see my dolls as being a friendly bridge between me and others, who are in the same hobby. My dolls allow me to to branch out to people who also collect and in most chances, give me the opportunity to make new friends. So I'm a bit grateful to my dollies for that.
Occasionally, I will fuss over them, and even say sorry to them if something hits em, or they fall or in some cases, I apologize for one doll to another when a pose goes wrong and a doll falls (it looks as if the first doll pushed/knocked over the 2nd).
xD I know it seems weird but, I guess that's just my personality :P

 

I think I treat them like friends. When I think of what my doll would call me if they talked, I always think they'd call me by my name, not Mom or Mommy or anything. In their backstories, they have moms of their own, so I don't imagine them calling me their mom.

 

I have a child. He takes up all of my time without worrying about treating my dolls the same way. When he is asleep is when I change dolly clothing or take pictures, otherwise my son is #1. And much more fun!

Oh and yeah, when I think of it, my dolls don't call me mom, they call me the lady with the camera or something similar. Like, "Hey! You! Lady!"

 

I wholly agree with you, wniny. I'm the same way with my resin children!!!

 

I think they are just my characters, you know, with "body". Of course I take care of them...Very much. I don't want that they have misplaced their wigs, or their eyes, or that they are in a unnatural position. But...they are just dolls. They are cute and I love them, but...they are dolls.

 

some what child but i still got reality on my side like a child and there teddy bear i take good care of them.
and i feel a piece like a piece of me in them like my own art work.
though my reality is they don't eat or blink or breath.

 

I don't treat my boy like a real person, persay... (I don't hesitate to wipe a faceup or re-string him, etc.)

I feel as if dolls are their own species; a little, inanimate person with human feelings and emotions inside a resin or vinyl vessel.

For me, faceups, clothing, wigs, eyes and other things help convey the personality inside the shell of a body.

I feel very strongly about my boy's personality, and I sometimes say things like "Oh, Jinlong's been feeling a bit bored lately" or "Jinlong can't wait to see you again!", etc.

I can't really help it, though. I'm a very imaginative person. Through this hobby I can meet lots of people who have similar interests. I love it! And I do talk to my boy and he "talks" to be back, in case you're wondering.

 

i treat mine like movable art. i like to dress them and take cool pictures, and them put simple stories together as if they're alive, but it's a conscious fantasy, as in even while pretending they talk, move whatever for the sake of the pictures/blurb i have no illusions that they really do any such thing.

 

I am one of those who is on the 'fence' of reality and imagination. I see my doll as a doll, yet I put feelings into her that i too share. It's like I gave her a piece of my personality to reflect as her own. I know she's not real, but it's fun to think that she has feelings. No she is not human, she doesn't do human things and she can't, she's a work of art...and as a fancy cat from "The Cat Returns" says " when a creation is created with all their heart it's given a soul" and that says enough to me. I talk to her occasionally, but not full out blown conversation. I like to play and call her my child, I think it's cute to think of her that way. I protect her and feel bad when i leave her alone or when i don't know if she's safe alone there in my room with the 'home creatures' walking about the place.

 

I get a high amount of satisfaction from looking at brightly colored things. My room is the most colorful room in the whole entire house. I have a bookshelf full of all sorts of different knickknacks and books. It also functions as a bit of a display case. I put my doll and other figures there. Most of the things I own are for display purposes and there for me to either photograph or stare at. I have an uncustomized doll who's outfit I need to make and I feel a bit guilty for being lazy. I also need to make her a custom wig. I gave her a name. Chiba, Chi for short. However, I do not regard her as a real person. I will occasionally pose her. That's about it. It honestly, scares me a bit when people refer to dolls as their children. Then again, my cats are my babies. I talk to them a lot and spoil them rotten. >.<

 

Inanimate objects. Maybe they are characters, but I don't talk to them, but about them maybe.

 

They're not living things and are, technically inanimate objects. However, my doll does have a name and a personality from me. That doesn't make her my child and I don't treat her as one, but I do think that dolls can be a sort of 'mirror' in that sense. They're not individual sentient beings but you can reflect your own personality and imagination through them.

 

I treat mine like inanimate objects, but I sometimes wish I thought of them as "friends" like some people on this site do. I don't talk to mine, but I'm the type of person who doesn't talk much in general. I have to remind myself to talk to my dog (because she likes the sound of my voice, not because I think she understands). I do always make sure they look like they're in comfortable positions, though, and fully clothed/wigged/eyed (is that a word?). But I take good care of all my inanimate objects.

 

I treat mine as special, but I don't talk to them as if they are real people. I enjoy them, and I do view them as having personalities of their own, but then, I talk to many inanimate objects at times, so...

 

Well, I must agree with Koffee, Harlequin-Elle and *Felicity*
I treat my dolls according to their personality as I believe they have one. Fussing and calling them babies seems a bit creepy to me though, as I see them exclusively as the grown ups they are.
No disrespect meant to whoever feels differently.

 

I treat them as inanimate objects, pieces of art, but sometimes 'toy-habits' form my childhood creep through. I used to tuck in all stuffed animals that sat on the edges of my bed, to makes sure they didn't get jealous of the stuffed animal that got the sleep next to me.
If I had a tiny pj for my pukipuki, I would put it on occasionally. Or when the weather is bad, I would give her a coat.
I can't leave her unclothed or bald and she needs to stand somewhere in a fun pose.

 

both of this definitions I think. for me they are a bit more than just object in the interior, I say something to them sometimes, like "hello", "come here","here you are", I wear them for the weather and handle with kind of respect you know. but I never wait the answer) and don't say they are alive/can move themselves/something like this. yes, they might have their own personality like all the things in the world, but they are dolls actually..
thoughts about they can have something on their minds makes me feel a little uncomfortable. I prefer think that they don't, but about that personality, it shows when I choose clothes for them - I really like one sweater, for example, but she doesn't(I don't feel pleased if she wears it). well, something like this.
they are such a specially creatures))

 

I consider my dolls works of art, and occasionally I'll yell at them something like "Hold still" when I'm trying to dress them, but That's about it.