Think about all the things people raise their eyebrows about !!!!! Yep - well collecting dolls is really not that big a deal is it?

The only reason you are feeling this way is because you are not 100% confident in it yourself. I used to try to hide my passion but now I proudly tell anyone who will listen. Noone seems to care (but noone buys me dolls for Christmas either - grrrr)

Once you feel fine with it you won't care what other people think. It's your money and you should do what you want with it. The way I justify my dolly spending is that I only spend what I make on selling dolls. I started picking up items at garage sales and doing them up and selling them on ebay. It became a hobby and I ended up with too much stuff. Once in a while I had a big ticket item and over time I made enough to start buying my My Child collection. Now all my dolls are my "dolly dollars". When I sell something on ebay it is my money to buy dolls or things for my collection. This way it never eats into our mortgage or bills and it's all good. Hubby can never complain and I don't need to justify it to myself.

I started just collecting everything and anything I could get my hands on and later I became a bit of a "snob" and only wanted the best. I would look at one very expensive item and think "I could buy that if I sold a few of my collection that I don't really care for anymore".

Enjoy your dolls and if you find it isn't you anymore, let that be your decision, not your sisters, or your doctor, or anyone else.

Juliette