Your dolls and your family

My little brother is remotely interested in the hobby. What he really wants out of it all is a manly SD centaur and a small, stout yo-SD to turn into a dwarf character of his. I can't say our tastes are the same for everything but he loves most of my dolls and isn't bothered by anything in particular.

My mom would like to see me owning more girls, but she'd never get one herself. My aunt on the other hand found anything smaller than my SSDF to be uninteresting yet she was smitten with him to the point of contemplating to own one. My cousin, said aunt's daughter, loves them all to bits and pieces but is finicky with saving money and so I can't see her owning one anytime in the near future.

 

My family is pretty neutral about my dolls. Though some claim that my dolls move when I'm not here! My smallest sibling really wants one but she is too young and doesn't have enough money haha c: She is settling for an off topic tiny sized doll right now though! Its probably best since its made from ABS plastic and won't be as fragile as a resin bjd! I can see her becoming a collector in the future though.

 

My sister is in the hobby with me, she got her first doll a week after I got mine! My husband owns a doll, but he's not actively involved in the hobby. Nobody else in the family is in the hobby, though my mom sometimes sews for our dolls, and my dad likes to make furniture for them!

 

My mom loves the smaller dolls, she just adores tiny things. My dad (strangely enough) actually is very excited about them and really gets into the customization aspect. He was always into model cars, carpentry, etc. He usually provides me with any tools I need and is excited to buy me sandpaper, nail files, etc. He occasionally makes doll furniture if I ask.

My little sister (who is an adult) used to hate dolls until recently. Of course, she has to have everything I do (yes, even as an adult) so it is a little bit annoying for her to copy all of my dolls and customization. She doesn't have a BJD yet, though it will only be a matter of time until she gets one, I feel - no doubt the same ones I have. T_T

 

When my first doll came home, my parents just asked for the price of it. My mom has friend that collects porcelain dolls so she has some idea how pricey it can be. So I told them the price and nearly got hit by flipped table uh. They went over it quickly, but still the price is for them a real pain. My mom was really sceptical, my dad doesn't care But then I lend her my doll for a moment and I saw that little change in her expression. The next day I found my doll sitting on kitchen table with new knitted socks, hat, gloves and sweater. I thinkI won this round
My second win was when my mom saw the boy I planned to order and she just commented - No you cant buy him, he is smaller than Siva. He must be taller than her. I told her that it means that the doll will be more expensive. She had a frown on her face for like 5 seconds and then told me: I dont mind the price as long as the boy will be taller.
So...yeah. Now she really likes my dolls and Im slowly getting into it nor only her but my friends too. Infection is spread muhehe

 

My mother was actually worried I was going through some kind of weird childhood regression or something. XD;; My dad he didn't really care...My mom started to warm up to it when I got my first doll and wanted her to show me how to sew so I could make her things. Since then she's into it as much as I am now. She even goes to meets with me and helps me buy things for my dolls.

When I chose my Song boy she was the one who also really loved him and had faith in my restringing him...She also is getting me a Bei for Christmas....One day if I can afford it...I'm buying her a Realpuki.

 

I bought my first doll as my birthday present - my family contributed but it gave them the right to vote which one I buy. The vote was unanimous - EID Iplehouse Carina. As all of my family members liked her, they accepted her right after her arrival (they were all present for her box opening - curious how she will look like in real). My dad thinks it's really cool she is bald under her wig - he jokes about it often. My mum likes her too, but she is afraid to hold her due to the fragility of resin and her price. My sister loves my Severina and wants to have her own BJD but she prefers to have a boy BJD. I am now having on layaway new boy (72 cm ), so my doll family will be a little bit bigger, but I think that my family will accept him without big trouble.

 

In 2007, I purchased a Lati Yellow as a Mother's Day gift and totally surprised her. She still loves her little Lati Yellow to this day and learned how to sew for her, it has made us as mother/daughter bond much much more through having these experiences, she also loves taking pictures of her doll. While she's not a fan of my personal aesthetic (tanned dolls with neutral or sad expressions), I still get to share BJDs with her in many aspects.

 

My husband loves tanks (/sigh). So, we have this typical girl hobby/boy hobby thing going on...

 

My mum was present at my box opening of my Island Doll Amy (named Clara) and because of how excited I was she was really excited for me. My family were going through a tough time, I don't live with them and had been visiting for the weekend when my step-dad fell and broke his hip and was in hospital. My fiance went back to our house to wait for Clara and then brought her over to my mum's house. Mum was really amazed at how heavy she is and was awed by the tiny details like finger nails. She really loved her and helping me name her and dress her up took her mind off of my step-dad in hospital. She is always really supportive of my doll hobby and loves to see what I've sewn for her. I don't think she would ever own one because of the cost but I know she really likes them.

My fiance is not interested, at all. He's happy because I'm happy and he likes to watch me sew and politely compliments my work but he just doesn't care about dolls. But then I'm not obsessed with cars, football (English) and video games (at least not to the same extent). So we each have our hobbies and that suits us just fine.

 

Only my friends like them (the bjds in general and my one in practicular). As for my family - mostly neutral opinions.

 

My Mom likes them - not quite enough to remember their names, but whenever I get a new doll she asks me to bring them over the next time I'm at their place so she can meet them in person. I do pretty much everything myself and she likes looking at the doll stuff I made.
Dad kinda gets the creative aspect of BJDs but considers them a waste of money otherwise (but that's just him, every hobby that costs money (and isn't his) is a waste of it), so in his mind one doll should have been enough ... maybe two, a girl and a boy each, but he doesn't see the point of backstories and stuff. (I wonder how he'll react if I ever get around to do actual photostories ...)
My sis loves them and would have her own if she had the money. I think I'll buy her one once I get a decently-paying job (even though my dolls would complain - it would put a stop to the random packages of little things that turn up in the mail every now and then. )
My boyfriend, while not being actively interested, gets the idea. (Well, he collects Lego, so he should. ) He appears interested in modding, but since he considers himself completely un-crafty, I can't see him attempting it himself ... he has been nagging me to make a Klingon doll (especially when I started work on my Bajoran), so I guess one day I'll give in ... and give him the doll. His parents are cool too - his Mom is a flea market regular and keeps looking out for doll-scale things, she even bought the girls a sofa once. I think she's the only one who really gets the "collecting" aspect of the hobby. His Dad called me a few days after they'd all been over for our birthdays (a mere week apart, so we had both families over for a weekend) - I had never even noticed him looking at the dolls, but he complimented me on how beautiful they were, posed all naturally and stuff. I was both surprised and flattered So all in all I guess my bf's parents "get it" more than my own.

 

I can share my passion only with my daughter , my husband don't care , and all the rest of my family, friends,doesn't know about it ...

 

I started my doll family two years ago, with some 1/6 off topic vinyl dolls, so at first my mother and sister thought I was restarting playing with Barbies XD They are both curious about my collection (like with almost all my other hobbies) and seems to like a lot to see what I'm inventing this time, but they don't share the hobby and sometimes have a critical attitude. It was the same thing when I was still making cosplay: they criticized me going around masked but they looked with interest at me making costumes and sometimes gave good advice or help too!
My boyfriend didn't like dolls and said that a lot of my dolls are disturbing (like my Dikadoll Mian Mian) or looked like streetwalkers, but now he seems to accept them, maybe because he sees how happy I am when working on a doll =^_^=
My "mother-in-law", that still have her childhood doll, is intrigued by my strange dolls.
Some friends are a bit disturbed by dolls (my best friends finds eerie that they comes into pieces!) but others love them, and two shares my hobby.

 

I got my Mom into the hobby and she enjoys it greatly. She now owns a MSD one an an off-topic doll of her own. She's thought about some other sculpts, but she wants to focus on the two for now. My Dad thinks it's really cool that we can make clothes and props for them and is interested in what we make. He's also really happy that my Mom has found a hobby she enjoys and can spend money on (he's got several costly hobbies himself). Beyond that, he doesn't really care. My brother is indifferent.

 

My sisters find them creepy. My cousin loves them with me and will come over so we can look at dolls online, since she lives somewhere without internet access. My boyfriend is supportive and enabling when I want to buy a doll. My brothers have been the most supportive. One of them just brought me two little felt top hats he found at a garage sale, in case they might fit the doll. The doll hasn't even arrived yet. My little brother is disappointed that my first doll is a boy, because I can't have excuse to buy fancy dresses now. I told him to buy his own girl doll, so he is now thinking about doing that, and asked me all about my doll's size, so he "didn't get a doll that can't play with yours". Goofball boys, but I loves them.

 

My family thinks it's a waste of money, even the few family members who think they are beautiful and creative. When pressed about what they think the money should be spent on so that it's not 'wasted', few can give any reply, and a couple say that I should save my money because I should totally save my money because saving money is important because I totally need more money. >:\ I don't show or tell them about my dolls anymore.

 

I have a weird family that isn't that much bothered by these dolls by themselfs and think they are rather good looking.
They also can appreciate the work I put onto them and mom rather admires them in certain level.

But when comes the talk about the prices, everything goes haywire and suddenly these dolls are worthless, waist of time and money and I should never get any more of them and at best, get rid of the ones I already have. I am also stupid for wasting my money on these when I sometimes have barely enough money for food and should rather use my money for "a real hobby".

My bf on the other-hand just thinks they are creepy and expensive, but yet again: appreciates what they mean to me and isn't that much interested in them in the end.

 

My family is like leXis': they think it's a waste of money. They also thought I was weird, a grown-up with dolls and thought it was childish. This changed when I started making them myself. Now, they are remotely interested, proud of what I do, although it doesn't mean that they now somehow know the name of my sculpts or the difference in size XD.

Let's be honest: it is a strange hobby, with all those weird terms. And who in their right mind would ever spend hundreds of dollars on a piece of plastic? (I would, but I can understand the raised eyebrows of some)