What is your biggest fear concerning your dolls?

Hmm...my biggest fear is what would happen to my poor girls if I should die. But other than that, primarily is of them being stolen when I'm either out with them or when I take one on vacation with me, or if someone like my brother was trying to exact revenge on me for something stupid that was probably his own doing in the first place...but I suspect that would result in a bloody retaliation from me.....probably best not to think about that, its probably a crime >_>;

 

I suppose my biggest fear would be of breaking or loosing them (if they get stolen or something). I've taken quite a few of them to conventions for display at my artists table, and so far I've never had any incidents. But I guess there's always the risk when bringing them out in public.

Also the tough of them falling and breaking occurs to me from time to time. I have a lot of them up high on shelves in my room and the idea of them falling from such a height, scares me silly. They are all secure though and I don't think it would ever happen though.

 

Man, that's a list.
A lot of these have been mentioned already, but oh well.

1. Fire, of course. I don't think the chances of it happening in my room(which is on the second floor away from all the flammable stuff) is very likely, but either way I'm terrified of them being lost in a fire, especially since the chances of me being able to replace them is pretty slim in my current financial state. Plus, if something like that does happen the first thing I'm reaching for is my ferret. The dolls would end up being an after thought. They're in the least flammable area in my room though so I might have a chance to grab a couple of them as well.

2. Damaged face-up/chipped resin/etc., caused by them falling. Not necessarily off their shelf, but I do like to carry them around the house a lot and, well, let's just say I'm not going to be winning any awards for gracefulness any time soon.

3. A doll I bought getting lost on it's way here. I don't think this is really all that irrational since I'm pretty sure that happens.

4. Sending a doll for face-ups or modding and having them get stolen. it's one of many reasons I probably won't be sending them to anyone other than friends for face-ups. At least that way I have their address if I ever need to hunt them down.

 

I think my biggest doll related fear is deciding to get rid of a doll and then regretting it later. O.o or accidentally breaking a doll and not being able to replace them.

 

I had a friend that had a doll's head stolen after she sent it out for a free faceup. (That person has now been banned.) It made me only get faceups from nearby friends as well.

Ryu

 

One of my fears is losing interest in my dolls. I have seen people selling off their collections online because they no longer want to be in the hobby. Another fear I have is having to sell one of my dolls to pay a bill.

 

1) Doll being stolen, either from my home (not that likely) or during a photoshooting by a total stranger or on a dollmeet outside.
2) Lost in transit when bought second-hand, with a company you know they would most likely replace it.
3) My biggest fear is fire too. Just the thought of going back into my burned down room and seeing them heavily destroyed breaks my heart
I guess this would also make me stop the hobby. 5 years of collecting and so much work and money just suddenly lost.

 

Hmmm going to echo most fears here.

1. Fire or some other disaster that destroys collection. Actually I've had a close call with this... it wasn't a big fire, but last year our dryer combusted and caught fire. I was home when it happened, my mother just had surgery to remove her appendix and was asleep in her room. Earlier that day she told me to go with my dad to a party (they had planned to go together but she got sick), but I told her it would be better for me to stay home and look after her. Well luckily I did because had I not, I wouldn't have heard the explosion and found the dryer before it burned down the house. However it kinda gave me a reality check, because in that situation with the dryer sparking and burning I didn't think about my dolls. I went to get my mom out of the house, and called the fire station and we waited outside. As much as I love all my dolls and I do have some that I couldn't bear to lose... my mind immediately focused on my mother and my safety first. They did occur to me when I was waiting outside, but I wasn't going to risk going back into the house to grab all of them if the dryer exploded a second time or the fire suddenly got very big. I guess before this happened I always thought I'd have time to quickly scoop them up and get out, but that's not how it happened at all. I was happy we were lucky and our house had very little damage, but then I was also even more scared because fire's can and do happen... and for me I love my doll's but they're not worth my life or the lives of anyone in my family so if it came down to it, I'd have to leave them behind.

2. Theft/scams/recast/etc. Nothing dampens a hobby more than knowing you got screwed over by someone. I really feel for people who have had to go through this and have to fight against someone to get property or money back online. I'd also hate to have your doll physically taken from you and stolen at a con/event. That's why my friends and I have a system where we always have one of us stay around our dolls to watch them. We're very careful and now that I've gone to quite a few events I don't take as many dolls as I used to and just bring what I can handle.

3. Lost in transit/post system fail whale. Still a huge fear, and one that luckily I've never dealt with either, but it can and does happen so now I'm a bit more careful and always opt for insurance for pricier items.

4. Losing/Damaging someone else's doll. Although I'm not active, as a face-up artist I've had to pleasure to paint others dolls, and that means dolls that are much more rare and coveted than my own have come into my home... and although I'm always careful it doesn't get rid of the fear of accidentally dropping/breaking/chipping someone else's doll. @_@ I think my heart would sink knowing I was trusted with someone's doll and I messed it up. That's why I'm always more careful with them than my own... >_>

 

The usual things one worries about....bad grades, pregnancy, drug addiction, alcoholism, that they'll rebel against my music and start listening to Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber.....

 

My fear that I have had lately is a reoccurring dream about my girl that I have on layaway. I keep having dreams of getting her, and something is terribly wrong. Like she's an MSD instead of an SD. Another dream her face was deformed, looked like it had been melted. Another where she turned out to be a cheap barbie doll. I think I'm just freaking out because of the wait, and I'm antsy to have her.

 

This is probably going to sound silly, but, losing her string inside of her and having to learn restringing. I just ordered mine, but I am already having anxiety about that. I am not taking her apart - even to change her eye colour. If I want to change her, I'll just ship her to someone trusted and pay them to do it.

 

I guess my biggest fear would probably be sending a head out (or body for blushing) for a faceup and not getting it back or it getting lost in the mail.

 

I had a nightmare last night about dogs getting at my dolls. One of them had also tried to bite me, but I was more upset about the dolls (and I'm afraid of dogs), and about the fact that my family had for some reason taken in like six (destructive!) dogs with no thought to my feelings.

 

I am afraid to leave my dolls in my dorm. I am so scared the building will start on fire and melt my babies ;^;

 

My biggest fear is that my dad could burn my dolls... He says that kidding but as he doesn't like them, idk what to think sometimes

 

For me it's my doll breaking. I have a come-apart if someone walks by her wrong or when people have helped me move and move her. My second fear is never being able to make or afford to buy her clothes. She only came with a little undergarment set (including "corset" and petticoat) and a black robe.

 

I think for me...It's having my little tanned girl stained. This already happened with her little red matching outfit I made her that she had been in for weeks..Partially my fault there.

 

I'm actually somewhat facing one of my fears.

I was always too frightened to consider giving my doll away for a face up. I've been frightened that I'll never see them again.

I've decided that since I'm moving countries soon, and I'm sick of the default face up that it was time to face my fear. The artist lives close to me, so I'm not as worried.

but, if it ever does come to the worst, then I'll have to face my second fear: buying second hand and getting a bad seller and never seeing the head or doll that I spent a lot on.

 

My biggest fear is damaging them, especially in the face, such as what if they fall over and their nose breaks off or something. I actually had a nightmare maybe 2 days after having my first doll home that her face was completely destroyed, I was glad when I awoke from that one

 

The only fear, and it's not even a fear, is that I someday look back, and regret. Buying them, having them or whatever them that has happend or may happen jet. But I'm fairly sure, I won't regret. so not even a fear , more a uncertainity or a little nagging.