Would you lie about your BJD?

I would never lie to anyone about them, I actually yearn for people I know to talk to me about them and possible be secret bjd owners but of course I've never met anyone like that yet! I really don't care what people think about me so I wouldn't mind if they thought I was weird for having this hobby!

 

I wouldnt lie to my mom, but my mother in law i would just not say anything about the price. My mom on the other hand has spent about the same on things like purses and computers, so she can partially understand but still thinks i am crazy, that didnt stop her from getting me one for xmas.

My mother in law i really dont wanna say because it was my husband who bought my first two. Plus i am still in the stage of trying to get her to like me. I dont call "not saying" lying, because if they dont ask they dont need to outright know.

My friends on the other hand dont ask too often and i try to explain what all goes into the price and why I like it, they accept it pretty well so i dont have a lot of issues.

 

I've lied about the prices of my dolls before. My Heliot..haha, My mum bought him for me for christmas last year, and actually SHE lied about his price to my aunt, grandfather, brother.... I think either she didn't want them to know what she spent on me...or what she spent on a *gasp* DOLL.
I still live with my parents and when I bought two soom tinies, I was keeping them to myself but when my parents saw them and asked the cost admittedly I lied on what I spent on them.

 

Oh man, I usually tell people how much I spent on my girls because the reaction is hilarious. I don't care what people think about my dolls because I adore them.

 

Two days later, and I'm still chuckling, so clearly I have to share...

My boyfriend and I were talking about time management (I'm horrible at it, he isn't) and he was helping me create a task list of everything I need to do. Under "hobbies," I started rattling off all of my hobbies, including 5 or 6 things related to my dolls, including "order bodies" (I have one extra head and one on the way). He stopped me and asked, "how many of these things do you need?? They're expensive!"

It's not reaaallllyyy lying if I said I only needed 2, right? (for now...)

What little white lies have you told to justify your hobby?

 

I don't lie, but I do keep my mouth shut about details, should someone ask.

 

I told my parents that the first doll I was getting was going to probably be the only one; that all I needed would be this one doll, and I'd be set.

No one knows I'm saving for my second...

 

-0- i dont just go around and tell people abou bjds. cuz i might think im CRAZY that i have spent so much money and time into them.

-0- but love to share everything with my mom even the price.

 

I've never lied about any of my BJDs, but nor do I see the need to go around telling everyone about them. I don't see the point. Anyone who looks at my website will know how many I have (and I give enough info there that it would be easy enough for anyone that curious to find out how much they cost), and anyone who visits the house will see them because they all sit on a shelf in the living room in plain view. But I don't discuss prices - you wouldn't go into someone's house and demand to know how much their sofa cost, for instance, would you? - and it annoys me when my OH feels the need to boast about my dolls to complete strangers and go on about the prices.

 

Well, depending on the person. If it was someone I didn't know very well, or someone I did know was suspicious, I may lie to them about the cost. I've never lied to any friends or family about their existence or cost though, so it hasn't had to happen. The only thing I may do eventually is... neglect to mention that I got a new one, or WHEN I ordered one. XD; But that's just not providing information that they don't need in the first place, considering I don't live with my parents anymore.

 

My mom has yet to find out that I have two dolls and a floating head as opposed to just the one doll she knows about. I'm not entirely sure how I'm going to tell her at this point. My boyfriend doesn't know about my Crobi Yeon-Ho head arriving yet since I'm supposed to be saving for car insurance

 

Everyone that knows I have them knows how much they cost. I kinda use it as a means to say "hands off". :P I have no reason to lie about it. I'm a grown person. Thought, I don't really go out of my way to show them the draw full of doll clothes I have. >.>

Most of my relatives don't know and they never ask. You can't lie if they don't have a reason to ask. But that may change for some when I start to post about them on my blog. >.>

 

I wouldn't lie if someone asked, but I wouldn't nesessarily tell them if they didn't ask... It doesn't really matter to me if they think they're too expensive or whatever, if they ask, I'm not going to lie.

 

I've not lied, unless you count lying by omission. I see no need to tell anyone how much I paid for them - it's not anyone's business but my own. Now, if they were serious about getting into the hobby and asked as a research question, then yes, I would share that info. But, to the casual observer, no.

 

I never really lied about them but I change the subjet if I see others are really not bothered... ('coz they would probably flip backwards when knowing what I spend on dolls... yes d-o-l-l-s! how old are you my lady? .... ehhh going toward forty???) But I use my excuse of sewing for them!!! hee-hee!

 

I can't lie, but I don't tell everyone about them. My entire family loves bjd's. They are art... but when I took my doll with me to the store, people thought she was creepy. I wasn't being creepy about her or anything, I simply set her on the shelf to match fabrics. So random people, no I wouldn't tell them. But I wouldn't lie if asked.

 

So do I...
But unfortunately, my mom has knew the price because my first doll came as a gift my mom gave me years ago after I graduate from high school.

For other people like my cousins and friends, I might tell them the truth if they are BJD fans too, but if they are not, it's just easier to not tell unless they ask about it.

 

I don't want to lie.
But I had to lie.
When my first boy arrived home, I told a story that it was a gift from friend.
I really feel bad about lies. However, I'm afraid they would never accept the cost.

 

I've lied. And it infuriates me that I have to, you know? My friends spend ridiculous amounts of money on video games, and going out to parties, and eating. But for me, to spend comparatively the same amount of money on a Doll is just wrong. Hence, I've stopped talking about costs.

 

I hate lying, so I prefer to just omit, but I can definitely see myself doing a little "truth-bending" if or when the need comes up.

I'm an adult, I have a stable career, my own home, my own car, but my mum still thinks she needs to oversee the things on which I spend my money. ^^; I get it, she's my mum and she cares. I've also got a sister with a history of terrible financial decisions, so I'm sure that plays in.

Even so, she was completely aghast over how much each of my Pullips cost, at less than 100 each -- and I only showed her 3 of them, leaving the other 8 in different room. I've already had several lectures on how I'd better not buy any more of them (which I have, since that time.) I cannot imagine how she would react to a full BJD.

Rather than put myself into a difficult situation, I'll probably just leave the dolls in a spare room and not take people in when they come to visit. It's sad, as I'd be overjoyed to share them with people, but so far the reactions I've had have been negative enough that I don't see myself bothering.