Would you lie about your BJD?

My sister and a couple of friends of mine have seen my dolls. My sister found them creepy at first but she has grown to like them, on the other hand my friends still think they look creep lol.
Mom is aware that I have been collecting dolls, but since she's never home she hasn't seen them first hand; she's only seen the boxes (doll company box) where I store them.
Regarding price, I haven't told anyone how much I spend on my BJD's. If someone where to bring the topic up I might give them a price range and not an exact price.

 

I wouldnt feel comfortable sharing with my dad or close friends around me. Half is because I know they wouldnt understand and see it as a waste of money, that i'm too old and the other half is they would see it as unusual and weird.

 

I'll never tell my friends how much my dolls are! And my parents either.

 

Strange, I feel completely comfortable telling my parents and sister, but not so much my friends.

I did make a major mistake though; telling my Grandparents. I thought they'd be cool about it but... that apparently wasn't the case...

 

Lie... no, I'm seriously bad at that, but I don't want to tell anyone - and I'd like to forget about it myself (guilt trip, yay). That last bit mysteriously disappears when I hold or look at my dolls though

 

My family knows; my cousins all have dolls. We sit around and shop together and formulate doll plans. I'm actually giving one of my older dolls to my cousin, for free, because I know she'll enjoy her more than I do.

But strangers? No. I don't tell strangers much of anything about myself. Dolls are the least of my worries, but I'd still like to avoid the gushing about "omg so creepy" blah blah. I enjoy them, it's no fun watching people talkin' crap 'bout 'em.

 

Oh yes. Price is subject to this lie.

 

Same here! Price is always a problem, especially with my parents. I plan to lie about it, if they ask.

 

I can only imagine hiding the doll's value once.
When I bring her over the border and want to save on duty. :P
My parents, boyfriend and friends already know the ridiculous price tag that's coming with my newfound hobby.

 

This is an interesting topic indeed. Especially with this particular hobby being one of the notably elusive ones, it is easy for most of us (including myself), to have the tendency to keep "low key" about our participation in this hobby. I just recently became more comfortable at expressing about my dolls to my friends and family. I have been in the hobby for nearly two years now, and for me, what helped, was to have a strong support system through my local doll group in which I was fortunate to meet last Summer through a FB group. Otherwise, prior that, I found it quite challenging to relate to anyone as at the time, I knew no one who was in the hobby. To this day however, I more so, keep reserved to certain individuals and minimize of mentioning about the dolls to those who I think do not have a care of the world for them. In cases of curiosity, I seek out with the intent to inform and let them know of the creative aspects in this hobby that has attracted me to it.

 

Since I'm just getting into BJDs I'm sort of mixed on the subject. I've told my immediate family that I'm getting into it, and my Mom has been fairly interested in it herself. I wont be telling them how much they cost, but given my shopaholic shopping habits I dont think it would shock them either if it came up XD... I'm... Uncomfortable telling other people aside from friends and family though. Like I have a really close team at work and they know I'm getting in to sewing but I haven't told them that it's for BJD clothes and props.

 

I think there is a big difference between telling a lie and "omitting the truth." I choose to not talk about the price, because it's not usually anyone's business, but if I were asked up front what the price was I wouldn't lie about it. And if I didn't want to tell them I'd say exactly that--I don't feel comfortable telling!

 

I actually am very proud of my hobby, because I just sort of know that anyone who would think it's strange without good reason ( I can't think of any reason why anyone would have a good reason not to like me because I have dolls) I don't want to associate with, and obviously are extremely closed minded and can't appreciate the art and love that is within these dolls. However, people say because I'm young it's normal to like dolls, and I'm not sure how I'll look in the future with these things... but they sure are cute and I don't want to lie to anyone about the fact that I collect dolls.
I think the only thing I'm hesitant to tell people about is the prices. Most people don't understand why I'd spend so much on a doll, but they sort of understand a teeeensy bit better if I start getting all like "these are not toys no these are srs bsns serious yes art photography serious," which in a way is true, but come on how can I not play with my dolls? I usually don't even bother justifying the fact that I buy these things to random people, but It's such a pain that to I would need to justify the fact that I spend so much money on dolls because people can't accept that I'm actually allowed to spend money on something seemingly pointless to them because it makes me happy. I don't care how much anyone pays for something I don't care if someone pays 50 bucks on a can of soda, if that makes them happy, they don't need to justify it.

 

My family knows I have a doll... but they do not know the price it was. The next doll I'm getting, I have told the price to a few people and they are shocked I'll spend $600 dollars so easily... But I have a job and I'm saving all my pennies. They can judge but in the end of the day it's my money and I'll do what I want with it.

 

I love it when my friends or family take interest in my dolls, I would happily share the cost or other relevant information with them. My mom will occasionally voice concerns about my finances when lots of packages come in :P "Make sure you add to your savings, don't spend it all!" but I know she's coming from a good place - she's just being my mom She does the same for my sister, who has very different interests/hobbies than I.

 

I'm very upfront with my parents about how much I spend on things. They help pay for my education so I feel it's only fair. My friends I only tell if they ask but I would rarely hide it from them unless they have people with them that I thought were dishonest and would attempt to steal them if they knew the true value.

 

I lie about how much I pay as my parents and my daughter would think they are waste of money. The funny thing is my mom thinks nothing of spending hundreds of dollars gambling at a casino but spend that money on a doll then she considers it a waste of money.

 

I had the biggest fear of telling my parents, largely because of the cost. I finally decided to show one or two of my crew and my parents thought they were "cute" or "neat". I avoided shipping dolls to my house for the longest time because I was nervous about my collection and my parents finding out--until my mom noticed that I had several dolls and asked where they came from... I like to avoid the subject as I'm still at home and don't like arguing. But yeah, some people I don't talk about the hobby with.

 

Ahah, I share the same fear with most of the doll owners. It is unwise to disclose the actual cost of your dolls to parents unless you are willing to risk getting into a World War II. Most of them won't suspect the imaginary figure you fabricated, unless they Google for it

 

I kinda lie to my partner at how mch they cost he knows they cost alot but he doesn't know how much LOL as long as I keep ontop of the bills he don't care