When You Can't Take Them With You :(

I haven't had a situation that would require me to not be able to take my dolls with me for a long time but several times I have tried to take Anemone with me when the husband and I go out and he asks why and I sadly put her back because it frustrates me when he keeps questioning why in a way that says "put the doll back you're too old for this to be seen in public" >:Y

Can't a girl just enjoy the presence of her pretty doll while browsing her favorite shops?
The doll isn't even huge and she's carried in a clear acrylic bucket so she's no hassle to wag around.

 

I think it's better doll will be in a safe place. She's still with you. And all weekend you can communicate with her ..

 

If there's a risk where you're going, I'd certainly leave your doll somewhere safe. I know I'd never take mine travelling with me overseas or anything (they aren't really gentle with luggage), but then I don't really take mine away from home for the same reason: I don't want the risk of them getting damaged or stolen (more damaged than anything).

 

When I have to leave my dolls at home for a longer period, for example when I'm going on holidays, I just put them away in their boxes/carriers in the coolest places of my appartment.
I don't like to leave them behind, but I guess it's safer than taking them along. Same with work, taking them would be a recipe of doom...

So yeh, I never take them along unless I'm certainly they are safe

@Eevee, I had the same happen a while back; Me and my bf were going to buy some new fish and I just had some dental surgury done, which still hurt me a lot. I took my tiny with me because I felt a lot better having him around. Bf wasn't too pleased, since he thinks it is emberassing to have an adult girl/woman next to him carrying a doll... urf

 

i got to a fiew festivals so i spose about 10-20 thousand drunk people a hella lot of mud and the fact peole can get in to your tent easily makes me happy that i dont take them with me tho too much of a risk lol so my friend taydr looks after them for the week so they dont get lonely or what not lol

 

i go to most of the west coast anime conventions for work and I've only taken Ahikito once with me to Fanime since we had a photoshoot there..but honestly I wasn't very comfortable with him being in the booth cuz I have to constantly worry about him disaapearing or getting damaged while working...so after that whenever I go to conventions I just have him put on his pajama and tuck him away in his box, this way i know he is safe and sound ^^

 

I've been wondering about this myself. I'm going to Dubai for xmas to see family and my mother in law is pretty interested in my dolls so I was thinking of bringing an MSD for her to see in person. She's never seen one and they are rarely ever over here to visit. I really want to bring my girl, I'm planning to carry her on with me not put her in luggage. I'm just worried about going through airport security with her!

 

If it's on vacation for a week or two, I can handle leaving my dolls behind for that long. I don't know how I would feel being in a situation where I will be away for years, but I doubt it would happen. I'd probably take a few photos of them and use it as wallpaper for my desktop.

 

Mine all stay at home-- I don't have a roommate or insecure dorm situation, I have my own apartment-- so I just cover the collection with a drape, lock my door, & off I go.

I go away for 2-3 weeks at a time. And when I come back & lift the drape, those guys are all smiling back at me happily like I've never left (which is one of the nice things about being greeted by dolls).

But of course I do miss them while I'm gone. Vacation activities keep my mind off them just fine, but... at night when I'm settling down to bed... and need a little fix... I take out my camera & look at the stored doll-photos that're still on my memory card. The camera is compact, it's got tons of pix on it, it's a fine way to take the whole collection with me.

 

I'd definitely prefer safety over risk with anything I own, so instead of taking my dolls with me, I buck up and leave them behind. I used to take my dolls everywhere, but doing so really only lead to frustration and damage. Every once in a while I'll take one out with me, but they stay in the carrier until it's safe to remove them, and sometimes they don't come out at all. I rent a house by myself and it's in a safe enough neighborhood, so I don't typically worry much about leaving them all in their boxes or drawers, or under their blankets. I may end up either taking them with me or locking them in a safe for the first few weeks when I purchase my own house in the city I spent my younger years in here in a short while until I feel comfortable with the neighborhood and the bigger city again.

 

I left my dolls with my mother for a while. When I moved out I was living in my Uncle's basement for about 5 months while my home was being renovated. My Uncle has a 4 year old, and a somewhat nosy 11 year old, and I didn't have the space to really do anything with my girl, so I left her with my mom, wrapped up in her box.

 

I'm going away for five months in January, to England.. I can't take my large dolls with me, but my incoming puki will definitely join me.. 60cm just won't work, not just because of safety, but also for travelling.
So Lili and Kari will remain in their doll drawer.

 

yeah... I feel sad when I can't take Nori with me places.. I get strange looks when I do. I take him to the fabric stores when picking out stuff to make his clothing out of but in general men just aren't seen with dolls. He's going to come with me to conventions now though but I have to be careful with him so he won't get lost or stolen.

 

I don't have much of an urge to take mine on trips or casual outings like to a store. I'd worry too much or feel too self-conscious to enjoy it. I did move the whole darn collection home (Japan to Canada) in August by taking all the SD-sized ones apart, wrapping them in a whoooole lot of bubble-wrap, and putting the bodies in my suitcase. Heads and the smaller sized ones went in my rolly carryon. Absolutely everyone made it home fine, which was a huge relief.

I plan to move again when I get into grad school next year (confidence!), and I plan to take them all with me. I doubt I'll be living in a shared dorm, so it shouldn't be a problem. I don't want to be without them - right now, at my parents' place, I rarely take them out of their boxes. It's all just a little crowded and awkward here at the moment and the lighting in my room FAR too bad for pics.

 

I think I've only taken my dolls out casually (Outside of conventions)... Once, maybe twice? It was go pick up some takeout. Normally when I go away holidaying, there'll be periods when I'm in this fabulous area and I think "Damn, missed photo opportunity!"
I don't bother because they're a bit of a hassle to haul around. I have strapped my little MSD in the passenger seat of the car a couple of times for laughs.

 

If you're talking about a college dorm, I honestly don't believe that anyone's going to steal your doll unless they know about bjds. That said, if your roommate is akin to a small elephant in that kind of restricted space, then the doll might be in some danger of getting knocked over, but that's probably it. I've had three dolls with me in a tiny two person dorm room, and half the time my roommate didn't eve know they were there. The other half of the time, she thought they were creepy. So honestly, if you want to bring your doll with you, don't worry about it. The only place I wouldn't take my dolls for fear of their saftey, is actually a con. Funny enough, the one place where people'd actually know what they were and find them interesting, terrifies me because of that very reason. People are faaar more willing to steal an unwatched doll at a con, or break one with their grabby hands than anywhere else.

I guess I'm not one for taking my dolls with me anywhere really, unless I'm going to do a photoshoot for them. Otherwise, it's a hassle and it just looks weird.

 

I had things get damaged when I lived in the dorms, so I wouldn't want to risk it.

 

I only have one of my dolls with me, my Elfdoll Tasha, in my current flat whilst I'm at university. This is because I have no room and also because we have no space, the flart is often messy and I would fear for my other dolls getting damaged (especially my beautiful Sard!). I miss them a lot but it makes sense to only have the one with me.
When I was in halls (dorms) last year, I only had my IH SooRi with me instead. He lived in his bag under the bed as I had no space

 

i'm in Germany for a year, and i do miss my dolls a lot...especially because of all the lovely photo opportunities and the Doll Festival in France i will go to. Now, i have a different situation in that my work set me up in an apartment, and the same sort of 'risks' exist here as they would at home, but i only brought 2; a Pipos Bao and a good luck present from my sweetheart, who is a little bitty Dollfamily fox doll. Although both of these dolls are important to me, i was ok with the risk of bringing them , if only because A: neither are limited release dolls and i could feasibly replace them or parts of them something TERRIBLE happened, and B: they are small enough and unobtrusive enough to roll up in a soft cloth and tuck in a shoe box if need be.

who knows? maybe once you get to your new college, you will find that your roommate and your situation is a good mix, and you can bring your doll with you. give yourself time to scope out the situation first and then maybe bring her up if you feel secure later on.