Your daughters?

That is such a cool story. I hope you get a chance to create your new girl. She sounds amazing!

It's funny...I'm running scenarios in my head about this doll that I really don't have the money to get, and I have priorities that are way more important than her. Still...I'm obsessed with creating a WS DD2. Damn you, Mr. Postman, and your Saber Alter!!! I totally had doll lust when I saw her in person. I'm most definitely not alone in this...she gets sold for just the most OMG crazy prices on Y!J and Mandarake.

 

The only thing about doing a Rei is that an appropriate wig is hard to find. Then again, she might be slightly different if she's an alternate universe version. She might have a different hair color...white is a definite possibility. She might wind up looking like a cross between Rei and Kaworu, because Kaworu is not a clone but a humanoid Angel. I would have to also find her a big trenchcoat, to reference Wings of Desire.

 

I do have a red pair of eyes for Yumiko...they are H-type. Hmm...that would make it interesting, that she shares some characteristics with Yumiko.

I just call my Dollfie Dream dolls "my dolls" or "my girls". The only doll that I consider to be my daughter is one of my Momoko dolls, and I have 10 other Momokos that I don't call my daughter.

 

To me, in order to call a doll my daughter, she has to need a mother or a father. Dollfie Dreams (not MDDs) are over 18 to me, and if they're over 18, then in my world they're mature women who are ready to go out into the world and do what they want.

That is a great way to look at it, Chuplayer.

To me, in order to call a doll my daughter, she has to need a mother or a father. Dollfie Dreams (not MDDs) are over 18 to me, and if they're over 18, then in my world they're mature women who are ready to go out into the world and do what they want.

 

That's an interesting way to look at it. I could see how an MDD could invoke a more parental response. Even still, I like to think of them as characters too. It's easier for me to give them a personality that way for some reason.

I like calling Azumi "my girl" it seemed to fit. I never liked calling her or my former Mai "daughter".

Well, I call my DD daughter since the first time I saw her..

I guest it's probably due to the influence of my friends...

To me, in order to call a doll my daughter, she has to need a mother or a father. Dollfie Dreams (not MDDs) are over 18 to me, and if they're over 18, then in my world they're mature women who are ready to go out into the world and do what they want.

 

That's an interesting way to look at it. I could see how an MDD could invoke a more parental response. Even still, I like to think of them as characters too. It's easier for me to give them a personality that way for some reason.

 

The only doll I have that is a representation of a non-adult is Namiko, Z's niece. She's 13 now. Z's the eldest at 28, almost 29 now. Yumiko and Mitzi are 24. Sarge is probably older than Yumiko and Mitzi but not as old as Z. And yeah, they are all adults. Mitzi and Sarge don't even live under the same roof as Yumiko and Z, and Namiko is just around a lot because she likes hanging out with Uncle Z and Aunt Yumiko. She lives with her grandfather a few blocks away from the house Z, Yumiko, and Yumiko's dad Carlos live in.

 

I really need to write up a "story bible" which nails down all the details of their milieu. And actually now that Comi-Po is being relocalized in American English, it may wind up becoming a tool for me to add some of these characters into stories that don't have doll representations. The software I've been using so far for my photomanga is Comic Life, but Comi-Po has 3D assets that render out as 2D for manga pages. It might take learning to model stuff in a 3D modeling program like Blender but Comi-Po may allow me to tell everyone's story without "casting" all of the characters in doll form.

hmmm...good question... I...I really don't know... Well my little Kyrene its easy to call her my daughter cause she's so small and cute. Rain...tends to act more like my body guard...not really sure why I'd need one, but then again it doesn't seem to bother her being called my daughter... It have a feeling that both Syann and Ash prefer that I call them "my girls" or "the ladies".

I find I still like to call them 'daughters' but most of the time it's 'my girls'. Especially if I'm talking to my non DD collecting co-workers. Thankfully most of them are fans of anime and other geek culture so they don't get too weirded out by me saying 'my girls' when I mention my DDs.

 

If I call them 'daughters' though, the conversation is almost certainly going to change course so they can figure out what the hell I'm talking about. They are usually more interested in how much they cost than what I call them.

 

**James

Another great topic!!

 

I'm married and have a real daughter so i hope my opinion can be informative.

 

Well as far as calling Aoi my daughter i really don't do that to often.(although every now and then i find myself doing it). I usually refer to her as Aoi or Aoi-chan, whichever happens to role off the tongue. But i'd say it really doesn't strike me to be weird to call them daughters, cause while they are not living, breathing people, they still could not exist without a "parent" of sorts to give em life and creat a personality within them. Would i consider her a daughter? Well in some aspects i would will other aspects i don't. I do love my Aoi a lot and am very protective of her, but being married and having a real daughter, i couldn't see myself going to the great lengths to protect Aoi like i would my wife or real daughter and put Aoi on the same level as i would put either of them. Perhaps it is easier for me to find it acceptable for people to call there dolls daughters cause of the fact that being a parent, the parental instinct to protect is a lot higher than most others and to see someone have that kind of bond and caring for something, whether it be to a real child/person,pet,doll, or whatever else is commendable in my book.

Perhaps it is easier for me to find it acceptable for people to call there dolls daughters cause of the fact that being a parent, the parental instinct to protect is a lot higher than most others and to see someone have that kind of bond and caring for something, whether it be to a real child/person,pet,doll, or whatever else is commendable in my book.

 

 

I really like this statement. I think it sums me up pretty well. I don't have real children and altho I would love to, I don't see it happening for me anytime soon. So those feelings or instincts I have for "parenting" are being put onto my girls. I have fun with it and I think it helps me with their personalities and "actions" in the photo stories I do and post online.

 

Thanks Waynio, good stuff.

 

 

Billy

Perhaps it is easier for me to find it acceptable for people to call there dolls daughters cause of the fact that being a parent, the parental instinct to protect is a lot higher than most others and to see someone have that kind of bond and caring for something, whether it be to a real child/person,pet,doll, or whatever else is commendable in my book.

 

 

I really like this statement. I think it sums me up pretty well. I don't have real children and altho I would love to, I don't see it happening for me anytime soon. So those feelings or instincts I have for "parenting" are being put onto my girls. I have fun with it and I think it helps me with their personalities and "actions" in the photo stories I do and post online.

 

Thanks Waynio, good stuff.

 

 

Billy

 

 

Thank you sir!! I hope you get to have a child of your own one-day cause let me tell ya, it's the best thing i could have ever asked for! I can see your parental instinct towards your girls, and I must say, you are probably one of the best dollfie parents I've seen!

 

Keep up the great work!!

Thank you sir!! I hope you get to have a child of your own one-day cause let me tell ya, it's the best thing i could have ever asked for! I can see your parental instinct towards your girls, and I must say, you are probably one of the best dollfie parents I've seen!

 

Keep up the great work!!

 

 

I like kids and have fun playing with them when I can be around relatives' children. One day maybe I'll get lucky...

 

Thank you very, very much for the kind remarks sir. That means a lot to me. I know I spoil my girls rotten but it's such fun to see them with new stuff! Plus I really like taking pics of them to share. I think the sharing aspect of this hobby is what's a huge draw for me. Whether its pictures or stories or friendly chit chat, that's what makes this so much fun.

 

 

Billy

I agree about Baldylox! He is fantastic with his daughters.

I think it is so sweet when people call DD's "daughters". And I agree with what baldylox and Waynio wrote, what lovely sentiments!

 

As for me, I don't call my dolls my daughters, just my girls. Instead of being "mom" or "mama" to them, I think of them more as little sisters that I love and look out for. Literally little, I suppose, lol! Not necessarily younger.

I call mine the girls when l'm chating about them to people that know about my hobby.

I am a pathological personifier. I feel like my stuffed animals are kind of like pets (but much easier to take care of). I naturally have no trouble feeling like my DDs are alive. I usually refer to them by their names to emphasize that I consider them something like a living entity.

 

 

I'll have to say I do the same thing as Mitsuki when it comes to my Dollfies. When I get home I tell them hello, when I leave for work I tell them goodbye. I treat them as little people in their own right. While not my "true" daughters, I do feel like they are my extended family and I do call them daughters online in places like this and Figurefm. Most often tho I refer to them as "My Girls" or "The Girls".

 

But I agree with Mitsuki all the way. It's nice getting lost in the thought that they have their own lives while I am away and that they are individuals. I think I show this in my photo stories.

 

 

Billy

 

This sums it up for me quite accurately. Each girl is referred to by her name, and they're all spoiled rotten. ;p

I am quite protective of them, to the point that people who don't even know me refuse to touch my girls as they fear the potential result. Only those I trust implicitly are ever permitted to lay a finger on one of my girls, and only if I'm present.

 

I have had strangers ask me if Mio was my "girlfriend" or "waifu" before, to which I say no. I care for them much like daughters, minus the title, as I would never allow a daughter of mine to dress in such a fashion.

 

All that said, I generally refer to them as my/the girls/ladies when speaking to those familiar with my hobby, or my dolls when speaking with those who don't.

If I'm talking to people about the dolls, then just call her by her name. Mari is Mari, not a completely inanimate object like a chair

The only strangers have been lil kids who wander over during a photoshot.. and in those cases saying "doll" is too redundant anyways so still Mari!

 

"daughters" implies far too parental a title for my taste, and besides, I'm allergic to children! So from day one referred to Mari as a "little sister" in stories and whatnot. It just fits so well - I play with her hair and braid it in silly ways, and she gets a slightly warped form of hand-me-downs (my bracelets became her belts, fabric from an old dress was made into a skirt for her, she claimed desk drawers and plush animals... ) so yeah.. hopefully we just aren't as bratty to each other as my real older sister and I was to each other

i don't call them that though.

 

i can or will pretend to call them by female pronouns, "girls" etc but they're just objects, i am really emotionally attached to them so it's painful if they are damaged or "hurt" but they aren't real so... i just don't feel like calling them that.

 

some people might and that's their choice.

 

my dolls do represent everything from daughters, to sisters, to girls i might find attractive depending on the type of doll. like obviously an MDD is a cute little girl, there's nothing sexy about them, so they could be a "daughter" - but that's a representation or metaphor, not a real thing for me.

 

i call them my dolls, my girls, my DDs, etc. they are covered by my house insurance ffs, so let's just remember that no matter what we call them or feel for them, they aren't anything like a real daughter. it's a fantasy...

I call all my dolls [bjd, blythe, pullip, DD] my dolly-daughters, this is because each is connected to a special memory, has their own personality i created for them.. They are just that little more precious than any other inanimate object in the house.

 

I know they arent 'real' and I dont imagine they are real little people but I consider them more than just a doll. They are much-loved, cared for dolls that I enjoy spending time with.

 

Everyone who knows me, knows my dolls were once my saving grace... Saving me from going down in a dark time of life.

 

I have a real-life daughter too, so I consider her a little person because she is.

I usually call them 'the girls' or I call them by their names. In the fantasy dorm they live in I am their Dorm Manager/landlady/Sensei. I've tried referring to them as daughters but it felt awkward and wierd for me seeing as I have a real one. Oddly enough, I call her my real life dollieh

SK and I have no human children of our own, and most likely never will, so for us our dolls and cats are as close as it gets. So yes, we do think of them as our daughters (and sons). Also, given that she is a writer, and accustomed to having characters talk to her in her head, and the fact that we have a rather animistic view of the universe, it doesn't seem at all strange for us to think of them that way.

 

That being said, we usually tend to just refer to them either by name or just as "our dolls" when talking to family about them (although I'm not really sure why, as I figure all they think we both went off the deep end years ago.)

I don't know if I have called Tama-chan my son, but I do frequently call him my little boy and sometimes my little prince. As for our other DD, When I'm talking to Raven about Yuriko I often say "your daughter" but when I'm referring to our girls and I'm talking about myself I call them my girls. I find it funny how much of the time people have said that the call their DD the girls because it always reminds me of rather busty girl body parts. I really hate having to call them "the dolls", or "our dolls" when talking to other people because to me at least, it it really trivializes who they are to me. Barbie is a doll. Strawberry Shortcake is a doll. Princess Leia was even a doll at one point. Calling our unique and one-of-a-kind DD a doll makes them seem to be as disposable or commonplace as other 'similar' things as a mob of Barbies. Or perhaps calling your own genetic child "the kid" or "the human offspring" rather than by their name or relation also presents the connotation that they are not valued and cherished. I could get more philosophical about it than that, but usually no one wants to hear it.

 

As for why I feel compelled (against my will) to call them the dolls when speaking to family is because unfortunately I have learned that they don't want to perceive me and my view of the world the way I do, they get uncomfortable and upset when I don't follow their expected view of myself. In short they try very hard to think they are normal and I'm just too weird to have to deal with for too long. More often than not I try to refer to our DD as DD, sometimes defining them by make and model (body and head type) rather than calling them dolls.

 

~Sister Kyoya

I call my girls "my girls". I just can't get myself to call them daughters. I am still trying to name my two girls.