Would you lie about your BJD?

I don't go out of my way to share my love of BJD's with those who don't show an interest in them but am always more than happy to talk about them with those who ask. My husband and son are very supportive of my love for the hobby. My mother would never understand it and would probably chalk it up to another one of my "crazy" hobbies. I'd never tell her how much I'd spend on a doll. It just wouldn't be worth the grief I'd get for it.

 

I have lied about the cost of my doll my parents (knocked the price down by so much) and I am only truly honest with my sister, though besides close family I flat out lie about even owning any dolls to other people.

Just recently my sister vaguely told someone I knew about my doll and how much it costs and when they approached me about it, mainly about the cost, I denied knowing anything about it and just shrugged it off as my sister saying weird things again and that I really didn't know what she was talking about. It wasn't because I was embarrassed, it was more that I'm not a very open person and that I could already hear the disagreement in the other person's voice about what I spent my money on.

 

For me, I think it just depends on the person. It’s sad to say but I have a hard time trusting people. I’ve been stolen from before and don’t really want most people knowing what I have in my home, so I’m not so likely to lie about it so much as just not talk about it to people outside the hobby. That being said, my parents don’t know because they’d freak out about it “being expensive”. I just don’t bring it up and they have zero interest. My boyfriend and my sister both know about it and sort of raise an eyebrow at me but otherwise are supportive.

 

The only people who know my love for them are my husband and daughter but they both love them too (my husband is slowly getting into them he's ordered himself an obitsu to play around with before taking the leap into a luts or volks and my daughter has a couple of hujoos and has her eye on pretty much every yo-sd she can find lol). My mother in law knows about my original doll but she doesn't know how much she is and when my little girl was talking about getting one and mother in law said she'd get it for her birthday I was like "oh uhm you don't know how expensive they are" she nearly had a heart attack when I told her, I think she expected it to be the price of the dolls my little girl normally gets (monster high).

 

I probably wouldn't lie about my dolls' costs. I'm going to get the "crazy" treatment just by owning them, so what's the difference? I definitely wouldn't lie about owning a doll though. Like, I'm a collector, I own a ton of different types of dolls. I love them and they're a part of me and if friends or acquaintances can't accept that or find me weird then that's just their problem. :/

 

I feel like it would be wrong if I lied to my parents about the costs, especially since I earn my money through them. But as for friends, if I get the impression that they won't be interested, I just don't bring it up. So no, I don't really think I'll ever have to lie about the hobby to anyone. Although I do understand that others may be in a different situation than me, and may have to lie about some things.

 

No lying, but I don't feel any need to justify what I pay. Unless I'm borrowing money or taking it out of my joint account with my husband, what I spend is my business. Of course, I never buy what I can't pay in full and bills come first. Im a big girl lol.

 

I am always open about all my dolls (I mostly have Blythes) and I don't care if it freaks people out. I am very open myself and I won't easily judge someone, so if someone wants to judge me or think I am not normal, that's ok. It tells me more about that person than about me. Just let me be ;-)

 

Not lie, I don't like liars and don't like the fallout between people that deception causes when the truth eventually comes to light.

If someone who I didn't want to explain to was asking how much I paid for her, I'd say "I don't want to talk about the number, but the price was fair for the work that the artist put into her. There was no middleman to pay, and I'm completely satisfied with what I got for every dollar." In my mind, this is what I own instead of a TV. All the movies, media players, gaming systems, home theater, cable subscription that some people put their fun money into, it's not for me. I've lived happily without it for 8 years already. This is something that makes me happy and keeps my mind and hands busy. So no, I wouldn't feel the need to lie about the cost. It'd take a lot to get to that point.

I wouldn't like to readily admit how much of my time I spend thinking about or working on something related to the hobby though. Only the one person closest to me knows that.

 

I don't even yet own a doll, though I have bought one, and have barely told anyone that I'm getting it. A few friends know exactly what it is, my dad and step mom know I'm getting a humanoid art doll, and my nana knows I am buying some sort of doll. I am keeping it well and truly secret from my sister and especially my brother. I just know my brother would be horrible about it all, and would tell me off for spending my money (which I have earnt 100% by selling art dolls that I make). He actually took my ipad the other day and saw a post on here I had open of a photo shoot and I had to lie and say I was researching it for university

 

I don't lie about my dolls or collecting them. But far more people I know, who are not doll collectors love to tell other people about my dolls, what they cost and so on. I would rather they don't - not because I'm ashamed of collecting but because I am sensitive to people who think dolls are creepy, clearly have no interest or don't have much disposable income for hobbies. I've seen people re-act badly to dolls and/or their cost and I'd rather not have that energy around me if it's easily avoidable.

 

I have definitely avoided the doll subject with my dad and brother. I did post a picture on facebook and my mom saw it and said she liked my doll. I don't think I would ever tell her how much they cost, though. I would just tell her she didn't want to know if she asked! My girlfriend knows and thought I was nuts at the beginning. Now she sees how happy they make me and is actually encouraging the hobby

 

I don't volunteer what my dolls cost, and might not tell my children the truth--even if they asked, which they don't. I don't tell them how to spend their money & they don't tell me how to spend mind.

 

I don't really like to admit how much money I spend on my dolls, but if people ask me about the prices then I'll usually tell them a price a bit lower than the real one so that they don't judge me too hard

 

when i bought my first bjd, my parents already knew about it but i didnt tell them how much it costed. they eventually knew about it when they searched the internet about balljointed dolls. xD

 

My parents are conservative and in their 80s. Though I am 60, have my own home, and have worked all of my life, my parents would flip out if they had any idea how many thousands I have spent on my dolls, their clothing (mostly custom couture from many countries) , shoes, wigs, wigs, wigs, eyes, eyes and more eyes. They worry about my retirement. Mom is more frugal while Dad does tend to go overboard when it comes to salt water fishing gear. But if they had any idea of the investment they would just flip out. Sometimes, when I lay out another $1300 (like just this week for a Popovy Sisters OE doll) I kind of wonder about my sanity also. My super cool niece is going to have quite a collection when I am gone lol.

 

As all of you,i don't like to tell people,because always tend to think I'm crazy. My parents knew how much it would cost my boy,but well,my money stills comes from them so they had to know... They also freaked out when I bought my rollerblades,that did cost A LOT.More than my BJD...
To lie with money is a bad idea :S .

However,if you have other hobbies,more "normal",better considered... like going out and waste your money on drinking every weekend,they don't panic.It's ok. (It's something I don't undestand from people nowadays... and hey,don't think I'm too old,I'm just 21!)
But I don't fell really embarrased when people ask me how much they cost,I tell them the truth (I dont want to lie,but I say it only if they ask) and if they say whatever bad,I reply that they spend money on which I told,drinking and stuff (which is true). Others,spend more on Playstation 4 and a lot of games or gaming stuff for PC...
I don't see the difference between me and them.Real hobbies usually are really expensive >_<. But they still think I'm weird. u_u.

 

I don't straight out lie to someone when they ask how much I paid for my dolls, but I kind of... "bend the truth"(?). instead of blatantly saying how much my doll cost I usually respond telling how much an average doll (with no clothes, wigs, extras) costs in general. In the end, a curious person that's not familiar with the hobby will freak out no matter what you say but they tend to be more fine with "around 300-500&#8364; depending on the store, size...etc.." than with "1300&#8364; with shipping and taxes". As for my family... everyone in my family have "weird" expensive hobbies so they aren't in a position to judge me anyway :'D

 

I also avoid the subject of cost whenever I can
What does help in not having to lie about it, is saying it's not *that* high a price for a work of art... or compare t to your friend's music collection which probably also is worth quite a bit.

 

I've never told lies per say, but I do withhold info about them or how long they've been in my possession. They're aware they're expensive and because I use my own money and so long as they can see me holding my interest on the hobby then they're fine with it.