When, or if you do have children, do you intend to give your dolls away to them?

In my opinion, I'm still a bit young to be having kids. I have friends my age who have had kids, but I want to get a good job before I start considering children. I can't land a guy anyway. Haha!

When I have kids, I want them to like dolls, but giving them my dolls, well, I keep thinking that if they were interested in them, a could put them in my will for them. Let them have something of me to remember me by. I dunno.

 

My first thought was "No way! That's my little creation." I'd rather buy them their own first doll if they asked but wanting my first dollie? I'd have to think about that maybe put it in my will that "Whoever wants my beloved dollie, will have to fight for it" or if Hendrix can bury himself with his guitar so can me and my doll

 

hmmmm, I dont know if I would trust my children with my dolls if I ever had any. Atleast until they were old enough to understand that they were very special dolls.

 

If my children show interest in them and I still have them when I am much older then yes I will give hand them down. But I won't be giving them to little kids!

 

While I don't intend to have children for a very long time, I know I won't be giving my dolls to them. If they want to get into the hobby, and they show they're responsible enough to handle the dolls (at any age) then they can earn their own. These are mine. It's not like I'm going to have kids and suddenly drop all interest in any hobby I've ever had.

They can have them when I'm dead. xD

 

This is a question i have been asked repetedly.

Each time it baffles me, especially if it comes from someone who knows or can make a reasonable estimate of the total costs of my collection.

 

Well, I don't think I'll ever have kids .3. But if I had...I don't think I'd mind as long as they can show me they can be responsible and treat them nicely C: Not all of them (if I have many at that point), but one or two, I don't see why not. It'd be a first step for them to see if they like this hobby and if they'll stay interested. After that, I think they'd want to earn their own dolls on their own anyway ^ ^

 

Definitely depends. I don't like children, but I think eventually I'll have one, thus is life.

If my children show great interest in my dolls as they grow, I'd either get them their own and then write mine into my will, or slowly but surely give one away every once in a while. Say my lovely daughter absolutely adores one doll of mine, I'd consider it...

I would not however give my dolls to my children who do not have a strong interest in dolls. I'd rather try to sell them to someone who knows they want them.

 

Well, I know I'm going to have kids someday, and until they're old enough to respect them my dolls are going to be locked away in childproof cabinets! I also have the initial reaction at this point of, "No way! My dolls are mine!" but I don't know how I'll feel about that ten or twenty years from now when I may actually have children old enough to consider handing a doll down to.

Most importantly, I'll want my dolls to have homes where they are loved. It would please me greatly if any of my future children became interested in and grew to share my hobby, and in that case I'd probably make a big to-do over gifting one of my resin babies into his/her loving care. And obviously I would encourage this child to make savings plans and help him/her buy his/her own dolls! I'm a fantastic enabler like that

Also, if none of my kids/grandkids/etc. are into my dolls, I don't want to force them to keep them when I die. Like I said, it's most important that they are loved, and if that means leaving detailed selling instructions in my will, that's what that means. I love my dolls, but I don't need anyone else in my family to!

 

I don't plan on having children at all, but I would be reluctant to give the dolly away unless I know the kid/teen would take the best and loving care of it. Who knows, maybe they will get into this hobby becuase of the dolly I gave them.

 

Do dolls last that long without problems? If they did though, sure! I hope my future kid(s) likes dolls

 

I'm not really sure if I'm going to have kids, if I do they'll probably be adopted, so it really depends on their interest. If they're younger I will raise them up on dolls so they're more likely to want to possess one. If they're older, without any interest, I may consider just selling the dolls in older age. Though, I have thought that I may want one doll burried with me; if that isn't too weird ^^;

 

I think it is safe to say that I will not be having children myself, I have been with my partner for 9 years this year and it has never crossed either of our minds once!
But I have thought about what will happen to my dolls in the future, and they will go to my niece or my god daughters (depending on how many dolls I end up with) I have thought about this in depth and I only got my first doll at Christmas!

 

I definitely would!
But they(my child or grandchild) have to understand how to take care of bjd. I mean they're not glass but you can't really give it to a 3 years old. I think it's great way of giving them a reward with responsibility attach to it!

"You can have her/him but you have to take good care of her/him!" ("or else I'll hunt you!" xD)

 

I don't have kids yet but when I start having kids if they show they same interest, I would probably give them my dolls but they have to prove that they can take care of them.

 

I have three daughters - none of them ever liked dolls and now I have 3 grand daughters who are afraid of dolls. They cant even have one in their bedrooms or they wont sleep.

 

cookielucy, I would not let my husband keep his doll in our bedroom when he first got it too. It creeped me out and I couldn't sleep. I have nightmares easily for other reasons, even as an adult... so I banned it from the room. They don't creep me out now, I have my own, but they are still not allowed in the bedroom, lol

I have a 2 year old little girl, and if she gets into them one day I would have her save up to buy her own. I've seen threads of quite a few younger teens and even children in other forums and sites that have BJDs. When I see them saying ''I had to save for 2 years to get this doll'' or ''I worked part time just to get her'' ''I tutored and mowed neighbors lawns'' etc... I think that it's wonderful and they are learning how responsibility can be rewarded. When I see younger folks who's parents just gave them a doll, I can't help but feel that they are not old enough to understand the concept of how much work it took to pay for that doll, and so they are not able to fully appreciate it. I know they will say ''but I do appreciate it, I love it'' and yet a few months later ''I'm not really into this hobby anymore, I'm selling my dolls''

So I would LOOOVE it if my little girl got into BJDs one day... but I would not give her my doll or buy a doll for her unless she asked for a cheap yo sd or really cheap used doll for a starter doll. I feel the same with all costly things she might want later on though, not just BJDs.

 

Good question. I'll answer it with another. Why would I give them it away to them? Sure, if they develop the same hobby, I'll gladly pass them over but I don't see having children and them growing up will change my hobby. I'll write it in my will.

 

My husband and I don't have children (if we did, I probably couldn't have afforded to get into the bjd hobby), but hypothetically? No, I would not give my dolls to my children.

If they were interested (and old enough to properly take care of one,) maybe they could get one of their own. That way, they could have more of a choice.

When I was in my teens, my mother forced me to give all my Barbies (w/ clothes and accessories) to one of my young cousins who was visiting. She said I was too old for them, etc. It still bothers me.

 

I'm not ever going to have kids, it's medically impossible for my wife.

But if I did, no. I would not give my kids my dolls. They are my dolls. If they wanted my dolls, I would politely tell them they would have to find ways to earn them, and then to pay for them.

I got an allowance from my parents as a kid, so it'd be easy for my kids to earn a doll, because I would give them an allowance. It'd take awhile, but they'd eventually get a doll, if they'd like, because they'd have saved up.

I don't think there is any difference between having my own kids VS. friends' kids. I wouldn't give my doll to my favorite neighbor girl, or my wonderful niece. Both of them have asked me if they could have my doll, or, if I could buy them one.

No, I wouldn't. And that's just because I don't give my dolls to anyone. Even if I did bring them into the world :P

I'm 100% for children earning their allowance, and I would be delighted if I ever had a child, to see them have a responsibility like that. I think it would be wonderful!

As for my leaving my dolls to somebody in my Will...My dolls would go to my wife, as she has been with me and my dolls before my kids If my wife was passed away before she could inherit my Will, then, sure! I'll give my kids everything. But my wife came first :P

Although, honestly, if my wife had passed away, I would consider my only niece to get my dolls. She's five now, and she really really wants a BJD. I think when she gets older and less destructive, yes, she will get a doll. But she will be in my Will for a lot of my toys. She has told me several times that she wants to be a toy photographer, just like "Uncle Jack"!!