What to do when your parents don't "like" your dolls?

I'm not 100% sure with my parents... I don't live with my dad and he doesn't really talk about that kinda stuff with me when we meet up, even if he did I don't push my dolls on him so his opinion is null and void haha! My mum isn't massively fussed, she knows they're expensive, but she gave me birthday money to get my first BJD, so I think she's supportive in her way. I live at home when I'm not on contract, but when I am home I cook and help out where I can (I know I could do more, but I do a fair amount? I hope...). When I'm at work I work a lot, I take driving lessons, I go to the gym, pay my rent, do all my own shopping and cooking, save what I can towards future plans... I don't think buying one or two dolls a year (some more than others, some not at all) with my own money or money gifted to me is that bad! And my mum has helped with stringing and bits like that.

Biggest critic is my nan! She thinks it's childish... But she didn't like me studying a foreign language, and she doesn't like my cousin buying lots of shoes etc... She doesn't like much! I'm not a drinker, I don't do drugs or smoke, I haven't got any kids at 24, I've got two degrees and a fairly respectable, if not somewhat unstable job, if she can't always seem satisfied by all of that, I don't care if she doesn't like my dolls!

 

My parents doesn't like my dolls too. I just hide my doll in the box usually.

 

My parents don’t care.

This is mostly because I have a job, and they get no say in how i spend my money. And also because they don’t actually know how much my dolls cost.

If they ever start giving me flack for it I can just point out their own expensive hobbies. (Rc planes)

 

Only my dad has made comments on my dolls, but overall they don't care that much. They understand that I'm an adult that works full time to fund my hobbies, bills, etc.

 

At first, my mother didn't like my doll (she doesn't care about the price though, she just thought dolls are spiritual haha), but when she saw me doing the faceup, she was like "hey this looks pretty fun actually“. Now she's absolutely cool with it. My father, on the other hand, doesn't complain at all from the very beginning.

Interesting story about me and my mother: "Why do you like it?" "Then why do you like gardening?" "Well damn."

 

My mom doesn't mind but she thinks the bigger dolls are weird because of how huge they are. I can't even judge because compared to toy dolls, Dollfie Dreams are giants.

 

Sorry, dad, that's my dolls, not yours.

 

I'm a parent, and I have to say that I personally would not care what hobby my kids spend their money on.
I think in this day and age it is great if your kids have a hobby - and even greater if it's artistic and not computer-game-related.

 

Mmmh. My mom has a closer idea of what they cost than my dad does. But she's starting to accept them, has even sewn clothes for them! . Dad doesn't seem to mind, but he would also freak over the cost, if he fully knew. Yet, he has made furniture too as gifts from wood for my sister and me.

 

I have to say I got really lucky, my mom actually thinks their pretty and was touched of my future customizing plans for certain ones to be family inspired. As she says "you could've been doing drugs" and even asks what outfit I might be making next and hair do ideas for the wigs for me to try despite all the frustration.

 

I think I'd be upset if my mum didn't like my dolls.
But at the end of the day I'm an adult as long as my Bill's are paid what I want to spend my money on is up to me.

I'm quite lucky though because we are so close, I am always showing or sending her photos of current doll projects I'm working on and she always asks me about them.

As far as cost is concerned I do tell her how much they cost but she doesn't mind because she knows I'm an adult, I'm very good with managing money, I always save up for what I want and this is my only expensive interest

 

I've posted this story on the vinyl forum as well.
Parents have mixed reactions.
My Mom collected Barbies (Black; Gold label and such), and had a few bisque dolls as well. Before I collected dolls, I collected anime figures. Mom thought they were neat; they were more complex than her X-Men figures from the 90's.
My first 3 dolls were all anime style (Volks DDS Karin, MDD DH01; Luts HDF31 Coco. I chose these ones because they were like my figures, only much bigger.
One day I was setting my dolls up on my hobby table when my Mom walked by my room, stared at my dolls for a moment, then stated "they're creepy" and moved on. How do you find them creepy when they're literally the next step up from my figures
My Dad's mom, my Nana, had an entire room filled with dolls. The biggest room in the entire house for that fact.
He disliked dolls then and dislikes my now (although he does buy stuff for them).
Step Dad thinks they're neat tho. Dad's wife hasn't said anything about them.