Help explaining love of AG to dh

[jenndon]

*amanda, speaking of acronyms, a friend of mine said that whenever her husband would read "dh" he would ask her what it stood for. when she said "dear husband," he asked if she was sure it wasn't dumb husband! [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

And I honestly don't want y'all to think that my husband isn't supportive of me, because he really is.

I think my questioning is as much to help ME understand this, which is why Robin hit it on the head--if I have to explain, you won't understand (and I can't explain if I don't feel that I have an explanation!).

[Skittl1321]

this is still on acronyms.
I am active on a ballet message board and the acronym used is DD/ DS for dancing daughter/dancing son- but most boards have it as dear daughter/ dear son. So people are constantly talking about their non-DD/DS, which I read everytime as the kid they don't like, rather than the kid who doesn't dance

[jenndon]

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That was good for a laugh.

[ponydreamer]

My husband excepts my doll collecting. He even made me a trunk for Addy for Christmas last year, and bought me Nellie for my b-day last January.Actually, he bought me Addy in 1993, too. But sometimes I think he thinks I spend too much money. He never really says anything, though. I bought him a Marisol last winter. She's in our storage closet, all ready for re-sale. I had tons of fun telling him that I bought him a doll!!!!!

My son thinks my collection is fine. He likes to tease me every once in a while, but it's really good natured teasing.

My daughter thinks I've jumped off of the deep end. I find this strange, as she and I used to collect together when she was a girl. When I recently asked her if I could put her Samantha away, she said, " No...I really like it when you have her on display." So, who knows what she's really thinking.

I often get embarrassed when people come over and my dolls are out on display. My DD is 18, so I often wonder what people are thinking. My sister has a pretty descent collection, now, and she loves to come see my stuff. My other sister just makes rude comments. But that's okay. I just ignore her. The poor soul.


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[chauster]

I thank goodness for my Fiance, he is the one supporting us and therefore my AG collection, he's even the one that got me started and bought me my first doll and Coconut, then there was no turning back. He understands that everyone should be able to enjoy whatever makes them happy, "you only live once", why not try to make it as happy as possible? Everyone sees it as he spoils me but it's not so much about that as it is that he respects me enough to support everything I do. I never have to hide anything from him, as he says "when you love someone enough, you just always want to see them happy".

It's just like how I don't really enjoy sports but I still go to games with him just to show him that his happiness means a lot to me too, I don't understand what's going on nor see anything exciting about it but seeing him so happy is enough for me.

We should just always respect each other's likes, everyone is different and have different interests afterall, and dictatorship is out of fashion! [img]wink.gif[/img]


I forgot to add that my family is a different story, they think I am nuts and that my fiance is nuts for spoiling me and driving me all the way to NY just for "dolls" all the time. They think it's a big waste of time and money.....but they say that about almost everything I buy anyhow... [img]frown.gif[/img]

<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ September 28, 2005 08:45 PM: Message edited by: Chauster ]</font>

[AGMommy]

I can identify with this one.

I've been wanting to order a lot of AG things for Christmas this year, and had originally told DH that I wanted to buy them all for DD. He disagreed with all I wanted to buy, asking 'is she really going to play with ALL of those things?' I secretly knew she wouldn't but I wanted them for ME. I finally told him one night, that they were more for me than DD. He then said 'that's all you needed to say, why didn't you just say it from the beginning.' I told him I thought he wouldn't take me seriously. He then sheepishly asked 'did you really think that? Whatever's important to you is important to me too...' AWWWW! What a sweetheart. I think most husbands and boyfriends are fine with our love of AGs, and are actually relieved to know what to buy us for birthdays and holidays! [img]wink.gif[/img]

[DominicDOESN'TPLAYWITHDOL]

Get him one, maybe he'll like it! [img]biggrin.gif[/img]