Would you lie about your BJD?

I have no qualms lying to my family about my dolls, or anything else for that matter. My mother thought it was a stupid idea to buy expensive dolls. Her capacity for stupidity rivals mine and she knows it. I don't ask people about their spending habits, and I expect the same consideration.

 

I'm more of a "Don't ask don't tell" kinda person and if my friends or family don't ask how much they cost, I'd probably never tell them unless they are handling them then I'll just say that my dolls are really expensive and ask them to handle them carefully.

My mom knew the price range of dolls seeing as she helped me pick out my first one so...there isn't any point lying to her. ^^;

I mean if its alright to spend so much on a psp/ps3/xbox and get bored of it soon after, it would be alright to get a doll instead (and a doll doesn't harm one's eyesight).

Once one of my mother's friend asked and found out about the price of my doll she was stunned but understood that because of the material etc. it's reasonable so...yup :3

 

Nahh~ I can never lie about BJD especially to my parents. Because of them I own a BJD (so basically they know the price). When my friends asked how much my doll cost, I said "Do you really want to know?", then they backed off. XD

 

I haven't told my parents about it yet u_u;; We're in the same house for...2-3 days now, but I can't bring myself to bring Yuli out of her bag ;A; I know, I'm terrible, but I'm really afraid of what they'll think of me owning a doll (even if I tell them she costs 10$ u_u; ). That being said, I'll obviously lie about their price to them. They were never reallly the very supportive parents when it came to my hobbies u_u;
But to my friends I didn't lie. I told them clearly their price, they were surprised and all but they understood it's something I want and won't tell me to 'stop' or 'no don't get it, it's not worth it'. UvU

 

Well, i do believe there is a difference between leaving things out and lying.

For example, during my jobinterview last year, when they asked for my hobbies, i did not mention the dolls.

 

I would only ever tell my close friends that I collect dolls. I have mentioned it to my parents but I would NEVER tell them how much they cost. Mostly because I would never hear the end of it!

 

Yeah, I would never tell my mom. She saw my first BJD while visiting, when he was the only one I had, and she complained about how much she disliked him. (She also insisted on calling him a 'she,' though he was only wearing pants and his torso makes it clear he is not female.)

She likes to nag me and pick on everything I do. Also she thinks that ordering pizza on the weekend is an extravagant waste of money, as we were very poor when I was a child and could rarely afford to eat out, so to tell her I'm buying thousand-dollar dolls from Asia would probably cause her to try to have me committed to a mental institution. That's just how she is.

 

i don't usually talk about my hobby [outside of others who share it] unless someone asks. the exception would be my s/o since even though he has little interest in dolls, he doesn't judge me for it and will occasionally ask me questions about it. heck, without his help i would never have been able to get the head on my first BJD ever- she came with her head unattached from her body, and was so tightly strung that i couldn't get the S hook on. here is where i am thankful for male strength. even if he has no real interest in my hobby, it shows he cares!

anyway, i'm relatively guarded about my life and hobbies when i meet someone who does not understand them. if i'm talking to someone i don't like, there's no reason to bring it up, and if i did there would be no reason to care if they thought negatively of me. but, i am aware that people WILL form judgements about you based on your pursuits- and when people know how much money you spend on something they can't understand or consider frivolous, they will make a personal judgement.

like i said, it's not necessary to always care about people's judgements of me, but depending on the situation i might want to make a good impression on that person, in which case i would be cautious about how i present myself since i don't know them well yet. when i can figure out how they might respond to knowing more about me, is when i would open up about my interests.

oh, and since people brought up the subject of parents: mine seem accepting of it since they've sent me money instead of actual gifts for birthdays/xmas so that i could buy dolls and other hobby items. then again, my parents collect expensive things (like paintings), some of which would probably make the prices of my dolls appear to be a pittance (although i have never actually once asked them how much money they've spent over they years). i guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

 

My parents and friends are fairly used to me dropping a lot of cash on a single item (lolita fashion, yo!), so I doubt they would be entirely shocked if I told them how much any given doll costs. Plus I have a reputation for having odd tastes, so it would be silly to avoid telling friends and family. I wouldn't mention it to coworkers or anything unless they asked, because I'm fairly sure most of them wouldn't be interested in any of my nerdy hobbies.

 

My family knows I collect dolls. I've been a doll collector for many years. My closest friends know about it because I LOVE displaying my dolls in my home. In other words, my inner circle absolutely know. Of course, the cost is not something I shared unless I'm asked about.

I don't share my doll hobby with people at work. I don't want to. I feel hobbies are very personal. My dolls give me a place to "escape" from the mundane. It is a world that is mine to share with people that I trust and share the same interest.

I considered BJDs works of art. These "objects" are touch by many artisans to make the final product.

Unfortunately, there is a certain preconceived judgement about doll collectors. I suspect that my doll interests are considered inappropriate for someone in my profession. So I keep it to myself.

 

I lie about their cost. But I always tell true about their cost to my parents(:

 

Were my parents still alive, they would not know about the cost of my dolls. I don't know that I ever would have told them about this hobby. My mother used to get ugly about what I spent on my clothes -- forget about a hobby!

My niece, who got me into this hobby in the first place, most certainly knows what I spend. And the people I work with only know that I "make dolls' clothes." I rarely see my friends any more, so they don't know about my hobby at all. I don't know that I'd tell them either.

 

I don't tell my relatives but I would show my doll to them and let them guess the price, ususally at the second look they would give a price 1/10 real cost of the doll.

 

I've never had to lie to anyone. My parents know about how pricey my dolls are because my mom helped me buy my first doll and my aunt had to come with me several times to rescue my doll from the customs. Most of my friends don't even know about my dolls since we don't really discuss our hobbies. If they come over to my apartment, I usually hide the big ones and leave the small ones out so they look like decorations and unless they ask me about them, I don't even bring up the topic or show them my other dolls. I have no problems telling how much money I spend on dolls because its my money and its my business what I do with it but I usually don't mention it, again, unless they ask...

 

Most of my friends are really masculine, so it's weird to them that I like dolls, let alone collect them, paint them, and sew for them. I find I tend to avoid the subject when I'm around them, and some of my newer friends don't know about it at all. It's not that I am embarrassed or ashamed of it; rather, they wouldn't share my interest and probably wouldn't get why I do it.

I tend not to share cost with anyone (friends, family, my bf) even if they are supportive/accepting of my hobby. I am of the belief that money is personal. As long as I am responsible (take care of bills, save money for the future, etc.) it doesn't affect anyone but me and shouldn't matter. I earn my own money, so I'll decide how I spend it. :P

 

I already play warhammer 40k, my Space Marine army is worth well over a thousand bucks. It was bought piece meal and over time but the over all cost doesn't surprise my friends. To go from model war game to doll was a bit of a head scratcher for everyone but since im the wierd one of the family I need to do very little explaining. lol

 

I would keep dolls a secret from my friends as best as possible. They would just freak out and be weirded out by it, so it's best to just not tell them than try to explain it.

 

I can't imaging telling specific friends of mine. Others, are sorta chill so they already know, but I can't imagine telling anyone else at school or 1,2,3 of my friend. :/ No family needs to know either (besides my brother). Yep; I hate secrets and yet I have so many...

 

I'm honest about them, although I do get a little tired of explaining what they are, I guess you have to get used to that though. I don't tell people how much they cost coz it's no of anyone else's business, it's my hobby and my money. It's no more expensive than some one spending their money on new games consoles and video games.

 

I've never had to lie about my ball joint dolls. My whole family has expensive hobbies and my mother and Grandmother collect dolls. Even if I didn't tell them the price, they would surely guess. I only tell people I know if they ask about price. If people I don't know and don't specifically tell me they're interested in getting one ask I simply state: "Well, she and her clothing are insured."