You are my age! :D and no one really says that to me. When I wanted to save up for my CYO Annabelle last year, my mom didn’t mind and she let me save the design, and I got her for my bday! (But she came in 5 months late...)

Oh and a nice comeback for if your dad ever says you will regret paying so much for a doll, tell him “I won’t regret it if I sell it on eBay for double or triple the amount I got it for!”

I completely understand. I'm not allowed to say my age, but people are always telling me I am too old for dolls. Luckily, my parents understand. I have an older sister who still likes to play American Girl dolls with me. We also love to read the American Girl books. It makes me mad when people say that my sister and I are too old for dolls.

Yes! This annoys me so much!! My mom and dad don't mind me spending money on dolls because they know I make stop motions and such, but my friends have said some hurtful things to me about how I like dolls. I hate it when people say "Oh, you will grow out of dolls soon." because I know there are collage students that play with dolls and plenty of Adult Collectors. All those people who grow out of dolls are just really missing out.

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OMG YES THAT ANNOYS ME SOOO MUCH

One time I was talking to one of my friends who likes AG about possibly getting Luciana and some girls came over and looked at me weirdly and said “you play with dolls?!” as if there was something wrong with it. You are never to old for dolls, AG boxes say they are for ages 8+ THERE IS NO LIMIT IT IS A PLUS SIGN NOT A DASH WITH SOME ITHER NUMBER!

MeMyDolls&I YESSSSS I SO AGREE WITH U! U R SOOO RIGHT!

I LOVE IT! 8+!!!

I LOVE AG AND IF SOMEONE SAYS I AM TOO OLD ILL SMACK THEM 😂

Hi, I'm new to commenting on here, but I have been reading this website for a few years. I am 21 years old and still ❤️ my AG dolls! I started collecting when I got my first doll for Christmas back in 2004. Now I have 5 and want to get back into collecting as an adult. The only thing is, I am worried that my parents will say I'm too old if I tell them that I want to keep collecting. My dolls are still in my room, but my dad moved all my doll clothes up to the attic 5 or 6 years ago. I really want to get them out and buy a CYO doll with a gift card I got for Christmas but I am afraid to bring it up to my parents because of my age. Does anyone have any tips on how to overcome this fear and get my collection back?

If you use them for filming, you could try bringing that up. If not, just say what you feel. If dolls make you happy and you want to collect them, chances are your parents will support you. Hope this can help!

-Morgan

If dolls are your passion, no one can change that. If they don’t like that you still like dolls tell them that you can be interested in whatever you want, and no one can force you to like or not like something. And mention the 8+ thing lol.

AGdancer97 I have a sister who is your age (who still plays with her American Girl Dolls) and I know what its like to be worried to tell your parents about your interests. Even though my parents are very supportive of me and my sister's interests, I always get nervous when I tell them I like something new. My sister is more vocal and doesn't have this problem, but I have for years. Before I make my opinion known, I tend to beat around the bush by casually mentioning the topic in the middle of a larger discussion. Sometimes I go with the reverse psychology approach by putting down the topic. What I've learned is these approaches rarely work. Just be honest about your feelings up front, even though it's hard. Recently, I wanted to let my parents know that I liked Star Wars, but I was afraid that they would judge me because it seems like more of a boy thing, but when I was honest with them, I realized I had worried for nothing. Good luck! (PS You could always remind your parents if they don't support you that there are a lot worse things you could be doing at your age than collecting dolls)

Thank you for your tips, but I think I may have come up with a plan on how to tell my parents. Right now, the only person who knows about and supports my doll collecting is my grandma. She is the one who has wanted my doll clothes out of the attic all these years. She says that the summer heat is not good for them up there. It feels a little awkward for me to bring it up to my parents myself so I was thinking about asking my grandma to talk to my parents about getting the stuff out of the attic and then I come in and say how I want to start collecting again. I hope this plan works as I want to start trying filming and photography with my dolls which I realized that so many of the teen and young adult collectors around my age are into these days.

PS- Also my dolls have been dressed in their Christmas dresses since 2012!

Woah!

Good luck telling your parents! Your grandma sounds really caring! I'm sure she could help convince your parents!

Yeah! She’s one of your parent’s parents anyway!

Hey, I finally ordered my Create Your Own doll today! I felt most comfortable having it shipped to my grandma's house rather than to my house or my college, so that is what I did. I am so excited to see her when she arrives!