Teh Suckz Thread

[Llwynog]

I just found out my grandma has Alzheimer's, I'm not coping so well with it.

Hugs. Both of my mom's parent had Alzheimer's. There will be times that if you don't laugh you'll cry, so laugh.

[DollyKim]

Oh...I know so much how you feel, DollyKim, money stress (and distant dollieh friends) really does suck.
With the money I have, I could probably buy some nice big dollieh, but I can't spend it because I worry that I'll fall in love with something, and not be able to get it because I spent my money... @__@

I think a big part of it is the practically instant gratification, even if I have to wait a week for shipping. While I enjoy searching for them to a degree when no other projects are going I feel good buying something. To combat this I made myself take some pictures and do some other busy work for my website. Doing something useful helped me feel better.

[thisstrangeforest]

If i had a single friend I'd be happy. There isn't anyone for miles with any similar interests to myself and my husband who works at night and sleeps all day doesn't understand why I'm so into my dolls. I have to have someone to talk to don't I?

[AlmySidaKay]

I just found out my grandma has Alzheimer's, I'm not coping so well with it.

Hugs. Both of my mom's parent had Alzheimer's. There will be times that if you don't laugh you'll cry, so laugh.

Thanks for the thoughts, at least I get to see her this Friday, she lives 800 miles away, but my parents are flying me up to see them and her.

[kurosu.chan]

I'm sorry about your grandma, Almy. It's good you get to go see her.

...I...have a "problem", too...
...even though I only have two dolls, my mom thinks it's too many.
It's a "problem" because my mother percieves it as one, but it isn't really...I know Mihika very well, and we do a lot together, but I just got my boy Alex and mostly what I know about him now that he isn't very social. I spend time with him, I just don't force him to go places with me.
My mother, however, thinks that I am ignoring him, and that two dolls is too many and--! I've tried to explain it to her, but I judge by her answers ("Mmmhmm..." "Sure, honey...") and the way she continues to pester me about it later, that she isn't really listening.
It makes me sad, because she used to find little things around the house for Mihika, and help me (a lot!) with her clothes...and while she still does stuff like that occaisionally, I worry that I'm losing her support.

Sorry about the rant...I guess it's been on my mind a lot lately.

[Llwynog]

...even though I only have two dolls, my mom thinks it's too many.

Perhaps you could find a way to get her to look through the collections in Dollieh Sanctuaries with you. And hit the Wanted of MADh Vinyl thread too.

Hmmmm. I really need to make one too.

[kurosu.chan]

...even though I only have two dolls, my mom thinks it's too many.

Perhaps you could find a way to get her to look through the collections in Dollieh Sanctuaries with you. And hit the Wanted of MADh Vinyl thread too.

The computer is upstairs, and she will come up to use it...when it suits her. I guess I'll have to use some kind of lure, like they do in cartoons with something hooked to a fishing line. Most of the time, if I try to show her something on the computer, she resists as though I'm trying to sacrifice her to an Aztec god...I'm trying to steer her away from MADh Vinyl, actually, since some of the characters are rather...well endowed, and I know what kind of things she'd say about it.
I guess the first step would be getting her to admit that she actually does think I have too many. I've heard horror stories about people whose parent/friend/significant other is terribly mean about their hobby...but I'm envious of them now. Mom tries to be supportive, but I would prefer it if she were just honest about this.

[famedglory]

I've heard horror stories about people whose parent/friend/significant other is terribly mean about their hobby...but I'm envious of them now. Mom tries to be supportive, but I would prefer it if she were just honest about this. :cry:

Trust me it's better this way because with time you can show her that you're not ignoring the new boy. Don't force him to go places with you but maybe bring him out if your just watching tv or something, so that she can see you actually spending time with him and caring about him. That's basically how I got the roommates cool with mine. Also, I find that when you force someone to admit they have a problem with something, they end up having far more of a problem with it than they otherwise would have.

[kurosu.chan]

with time you can show her that you're...spending time with him and caring about him.

I hope so.
I do watch TV with them though. My dolls, my brother and I watch Top Gear together. The BBC series, not the new one on TLC...they butchered it.

I find that when you force someone to admit they have a problem with something, they end up having far more of a problem with it than they otherwise would have.

I know what you mean. I guess what I should have said was that I wish she would say that she doesn't like it and to please leave her out of it, instead of making comments and little asides that come out in a not-so-nice way.

Thanks.

[1/6andtinylover]

I feel ya there. My mom wants me to "put away" my dolls and "quit" with the pony thing when the school starts (but I can't blame her for wanting me to study well). She says that I don't have time and that they can be up for display only but no "playing' with them (what's this "playing"?). Sometimes she's kinda supportive, sometimes she's not. I was thinking about customizing a pony for her or getting her a Hujoo or an Obitsu and making her an account here but sometimes I don't want to do that when she speaks like my BJD thing is a phase.