thinking of taking the "girls" out...

[Felicity_Fan85]

hmmm... I'm thinking of taking my AG's (or at least one of them)out for a walk around town tomorrow. But I've always been afraid of what others think of me (though I've been told many times not to be so worried about that). I'm afraid that someone would think I'm weird for carrying my dolls with me in public b/c I'm 20. So... should I take them out for a walk around town? (hehe, I probably know the answer already)

[Miss_Nellie_OMalley]

I'm 22 and I know exactly what you are struggling with... I feel really stupid sometimes taking my doll into public... but I do anyways... though I carefully weigh the situation.

If it is a situation where there are lots of children around... I go ahead... most people who are going to look and be likely to snicker will just assume that you are holding the doll for one of the kids running around...

I wouldn't suggest taking your doll to a food joint and seating her in a seat by herself... with out having a kid around... people seem to go to those places just to watch and make fun of others...

This can all be thrown out the window if you've got enough gumption to carry your doll where ever... many people do.. and I'm getting more and more of it...

I am the kind of person who isn't afraid to approach anyone and doesn't care if I look like a complete idiot... but when it comes to my dolls its a bit different... I become more self-conscious. I think its because I REALLY charish and love my dolls and so other people's opinion about me is raw as I want that of all things to be accepted.

[Felicity_Fan85]

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[Skittl1321]

I too am an adult who doesn't quite have the guts to walk around with my doll.

I loved the album of the woman who took molly on a disney cruise- I wish I had the guts. But if I did have the guts to do it, a disney cruise would be the place- someone would assume you were holding the doll for a kid.

So honestly, this probably isn't the answer you expected, but I wouldn't walk around with my dolls unless I had a reason. ie: I really want a picture of my doll with the statue downtown, etc. But if it is just to take a doll somewhere, I couldn't, and probably wouldn't do it.

I do love my dolls, but I am a grownup. And for my husbands sake (he handles the dolls quite well, inside the house), I feel the need to act like what society expects one to be.

I had no problem going all over town taking "Flat Stanley" pictures for my cousins, and if I was doing some sort of mission like that with my dolls (even if just for me) then sure, I'd take them. But not just to the movies.

(Now should we go on a disney cruise, the doll is coming with us.)

So for me, no, for those of you who do, brava. I commend you and will certainly smile when I see your doll.

[GreyMyst]

I'm of the "If I have a good excuse or a kid with me" camp.

If I have my 10 year old cousins with me, I'll carry my doll because everyone will think it's thiers.

If I have a reason to carry it, like making an album I will, because when people ask why I am carrying a doll(and for some reason they ALWAYS do) I can say making and album to put on the internet. Mention of the internet always seems to placate them LOL.

[Jeanette M.]

Oh, take them out! You will get a lot of smiles, and some fun comments, as well. I have taken dolls everywhere I travel. They are wonderful conversation starters! Once we took (DH, who has no qualms about going out with me and the girls) two girls - mine and traveling Arabella - to a museum in San Francisco that was having a special (meaning "pay more money to see") exhibit. The security lady at one of the doors asked about the dolls, and when I explained about the traveling doll concept, she took us to the entrance of the special exhibit and let us in for free, because "those dolls have come all this way, they need to see this exhibit!"

Another time, I took Addy to visit the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. The security guard at the top of the outside steps was a woman of color, and as soon as she saw me with Addy, she looked at Addy, looked back at the statue of Mr. Lincoln, and then looked back at me, giving me a smile and a nod that said as plain as day, "I know why you brought her here." We (the guard and I) had a great conversation about AG dolls and Addy's story in particular after Addy had paid her respects to the President.

[Felicity_Fan85]

Thanks for the replies. I will probably take some pics if I do take them out tomorrow. and there are quite a few backroads so maybe not a lot of people will notice them. There isn't much to my town, but my friend wants to see some pics of my town. and there is a site where there used to be a one room school house- unfortunately the sign was taken down a few years ago... but I still know where it is.

[TaffyCheerful]

If you are planning on taking pictures, it is actually much easier. Just tell anyone who asks that they are "props" that need to be included in the picture and you will be fine. Put them in place and snap off a picture or two and move on...

Taffy

[FelinaDoon]

My Mom is a 61 year old Widow and Elizabeth is going with her on a cruise for a mnth

[AGTeacher]

Well, a few years ago I took Felicity to Greece.. n( need to reput those pics back in imagestation) and I went with her to the Acropolis for some pics. Well.. we were stopped and I was told if I took the doll inside I would be arrested. They thought Felicity was a bomb! So, Felicity took some pics out of the Acropolis.


She did however got a huge crowd when I took this pic...

background is Athens.