| You Know You Are A Serious Collector When.... | |
Part IV
You know
you're a serious doll collector when
...you don't invite anyone to your house that isn't interested in dolls! JFMDOLTON
... you pack up and leave in the midst of a work crisis that requires your total dedication to attend an estate sale and a doll club meeting. CWEATHER
...you look forward to going to Annual Conferences with your hubby just so you can revisit some of the antique and doll shops in the area. ROMAMAY...you spend more on an outfit for your Tyler Wentworth doll than you did for your outfit for your birthday party. AB_COLCTDOLL
...your hubby tells you to sell your DOTW Barbie collection (that took you 10 years to complete) to pay down some of the household debt. That went over like a lead balloon. I did not say anything to him....but if looks could kill....LOL! Can you say life insurance policy.....Hehehe.... ROMAMAY
...your dolls all dress better than you do! ROMAMAY
...you decide not to renew one of your doll magazine subscriptions only to discover that there's a new doll magazine on the market that you can't live without. ROMAMAY
...The biggest thrill of your life is when you uncover a rare or unknown example of a wonderful antique doll or some hitherto unknown detail or tidbit of doll trivia. DOLLBUGGY
...When shopping in the toy store or toy department, you "pontificate" to a complete stranger convincing them that this PLAY doll is a much better choice for their child because of its superior construction and design and possible collectibility and besides, you are a doll collector so you obviously know good dolls when you see them (indications that you haunt the toy stores WAY TOO FREQUENTLY and may even be on a first-name basis with the employees!!!) DOLLBUGGY
...you have a hard time coming up with clothes to wear to work everyday, and you haven't bought new clothes in ages, because if you have a choice between buying new clothes or a doll, you choose the doll. In fact, you are so disinterested in your wardrobe that you don't even realize your hem has unraveled. Thank goodness for scotch tape! CWEATHER
...Your house is falling apart around you for lack of major home repairs and new furniture, because you are focused on dolls!. CWEATHER
...you don't know if this all means that you are a serious doll collector or a nut case. But, at this point in your life, you don't really care if others think you're a nut case--you're happy! CWEATHER
Much thanks to MaryFH for starting this thread, and to all the contributors!
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