They don't like it. At all.
They think its a waste of money.

But they can't bitch about it anymore because I'm going to college specifically because I want to make props and armors for Hollywood someday.

So they have to deaaaal with iiiiit.

>>6831914
My mom isn't particularly happy about how much I spend on it either, but my dad sees that it makes me crazy happy and supports me 100%. He doesn't have a lot of money, but he helps however he can.


And good luck with college! I have a friend who makes costumes in Hollywood! She's my idol, and her cosplays are gorgeous. She just worked on that one new movie that just came out.. Oblivion? And she also worked on The Hunger Games.

Ahh! I love seeing cosplayers follow their dreams! It makes me all warm and fuzzy.

My mom taught me how to sew for it, which was pretty cool since she used to be a tailor by profession for decades, but other that it's just "Can't wait to see it finished! Don't spend too much money, though."

I haven't lived with my dad in 17 years.

My dad was the one that got me into cosplay, when I was like 13 or so. He knew I liked anime and games and the like, and he wanted to help me be social. (typical animu loving fat kid that didn't have many friends and no contact to the outside world) He supports me fully the best way he can, and my step mom was met due to cosplay, and she understands. My mom is interested in it, but she can't afford it at the moment. and I sadly haven't heard from her in the longest.. My grandma knows I cosplay, but doesn't know what, though she is teaching me to sew. She's glad I have a hobby and that I enjoy myself and am happy thanks to it.

My mom really likes it. Both my grandmothers were seamstresses, so she sees it as a connection to them. Her mother died before I was born, and she gave me her sewing supplies when I started to sew. My mom likes trying to help, but she's useless with sewing (if she tries to help, she usually ruins whatever I'm doing) so I just ask her for help with pinning and fitting.

My dad doesn't really get it, but he knows it makes me happy. Both of them are happy that it's a constructive hobby.

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Mostly my mom looks at me really weird when I buy a cosplay or am looking for parts to make one.
When I'm done and I wear it she's like "Oh that's it? Neat I guess."
And dad was never around that much, but he'd usually say something like "Wow. Craazy. Heheh"
So they were never very supportive, but they weren't against it much either.

My mom thinks the dresses look 'very nice' and likes it when I wear them.
It helps that my sister dresses like a wigger.
My dad is super excited about the armor.
He likes putting his leatherwork to use.
He helps me make functional suits.
We tend to disagree on cuisses and tall boots vs full leg armor though.

My dad thinks it's more weird nerdy shit.
My mom doesn't really care but will say do the typical motherly "ohh isn't that nice" shit and occasionally mention it to her friends (which is the worst).

unpopular answer:
I'm over 18

My mother hated lolita at first. Freaked out.
>WHY DO YOU WANT TO DRESS LIKE A BABY?!

My father was a lot more open minded. Didn't get it at first, but was willing to listen and talk about it. He ended up talking to my mom about it (they are divorced) which is how she came around. Now they both think it's super cool.

My mom bought me my first JSK for my birthday. It's still one of my favorite pieces. She loves to walk around with me when I'm wearing lolita and watch how people react to my frilly ass. She gets a kick out of it.

My dad sometimes drops these pearls of lolita wisdom, and I'm all, how did he know that? One year, when I had just started wearing the style, we were talking about what I was going to wear for this Halloween party and he says
>Well, anon, I don't think you should wear lolita, because it's not a costume.
I was all "Did you read that somewhere?" Nope, it just occurred to him to say.

I'm very lucky in that respect. And when I blow a lot of cash on some brand, they both are excited and can't wait to see it.

tl;dr I love my parents.

>>6832051
I just posted this
>>6832078

and I didn't start wearing lolita until I was 18-19. Sometimes it's nice to have your parent's support, even if you don't necessarily need it.

>>6832082
You don't sound over 18. You blow all your parents money on brand? That's immature high school shit.

>>6832090
I should have said my cash. I have a job, but I have to save up anyways. My parents haven't bought me any lolita in a long time.

My parents had done some minor cosplaying some few years before I got into it, doing some of the older con circuits. My mom is really supportive; she'll come home with nice pieces to work with and she's pretty awesome at helping me pick costume designs too.

My dad used to be absolutely the most supportive person ever to me when it came to cosplay. He taught me how to sew, and he helped me on every prop that he could. It's such a special experience, and he was the only other person I knew who got so riled up and couldn't sleep before a con just to make sure the prop looked perfect.

I really miss him. He passed away unfortunately three years ago, and every con season is hard for me since I miss him being such a cheerleader. Every time I sew or make something new, especially a hard cosplay or my own prop, I feel like he's there with me, happy and contstantly making sure that my seams are straight.

>>6832115
I'm sorry for you loss, but I'm glad you were lucky enough to have such an amazing father.

My dad digs it, but my mom hates it more than anything else in the world. She says dressing like a "little girl" will only result in unwanted attention and that I'm wasting time and money that I could use for college.

My dad realized how happy it made me, and that since becoming a lolita I've been less mopey and unmotivated.

I realize they want what's best so I can understand both their additudes

My mom hates the process, but loves the outcome.

Seh gets bothered when she sees me spending so much money on fabric/wigs/etc, and the mess i make when sewing/working on props, but whenever a con happens she asks me to email her pictures and keeps them all, and is always proud of the work I do.

>oh you want to dress up as a japanese cartoon character? uh.. ok

They forced me into therapy and threatened to have me committed. Shooting and gutting animals, however, was perfectly acceptable. Rednecks, man.

>mom, I dressed like a slutty version of the little mermaid at an anime convention
>that's nice, dear. when are you going to get married

My mom loves it. Sometimes we browse the comm sales and taobao together. She also does some of her own dress hunting and shoes me things she finds. She loves classic, but doesn't really like sweet much apart from a few prints.
Oddly enough, I wasn't on good terms with my mother until I finally showed her lolita and she told me that she also had a love for rococo edwardian clothing. It really brought us together.
Welps. It worked out.

>>6831908 (OP)
My parents used to be wary of it when I was younger. My mom would hate the messes I would make in the living room (I would always clean up after myself but she just complained) and but my dad would help if I needed prop help, no questions asked. It was kind of weird in the beginning but I've been doing it for a few years and now it's just become the norm. My mom gets excited when I show her a finished costume and my dad's more than willing to help if I need tools or supplies. It's just a hobby and I'm very thankful to know that they support it even if it started out as an unusual thing.

My parents didn't mind it too much. They were quite impressed with what I could make out of nowhere though.
My dad helped me make some of my props and even offered ideas and different things to use to make things. (Like helping me choose what to use to make Mami Tomoes flintlock rifle.)

He also taught me how to do basic sewing with the machine we had at home. He was rather notorious for fixing holes in clothing , etc.

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>(parents are divorced, live with my mom)

Mom thinks it's great and helps me sew, she's also really helpful with keeping me on a budget/helping me plan things out.

Dad thinks it's awesome and always tries to see me if he's in the area.

Initially, my mom was really skeptical about letting me go to conventions until she went to my first one with me as a sort of loose chaperone (my friends and I were 16) and ended up having a great time. She basically hung out in the general con area and whilst the group went off to do our thing. When we came back for lunch she was in awe of some of the work that went into people's costumes and had a bunch of her own pictures to show off. It was really great.

>>6832279
>Dad thinks it's awesome and always tries to see me if he's in the area.
You shouldn't be seeing him, he's a asshole.

I'm always kind of paranoid that my parents will think it's weird now that I'm past 20, but they're always very supportive and my mum has helped me out a lot, like letting me use her sewing machine and assisting me with some of the more tedious tasks I've had to do. My dad doesn't know the first thing about sewing or whatever but he always asks about the characters I'm cosplaying and sometimes decides to call me by their names for a while, which I think is quite funny even though it's sort of one of those typical lame dad things. And they also always want convention pictures of me... I'm lucky that my parents are so awesome about it, really.

>>6831908 (OP)
Dad doesn't give a fuck.
He compliments me when it looks really good.
He thinks it is cool when I dress up in Lolita and Cosplay. Very supportive.
Don't live with my mom but she has the same kind of mindset.

My mom thinks it's dumb and shits on my hobby all the time. My dad is cool as hell, encourages me, and always asks me about them.

Lolita here. My mom thinks I look really cute but she worries about me being assaulted by scumbags or something. My dad is mildly confused about the whole thing but he doesn't really give a shit either way. Feels okay, man.

Made a My Little Pony cosplay right on my parents' kitchen table. 25 at the time. Basic reaction was "welp, you have a real job and aren't a fuckup like the rest of the people you went to high school with."

As for my sister's case, she's only allowed to ask for "real clothes" for holidays/birthdays after a few rounds of asking for lolita from 'rents.

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My mom originally was confused by it, but now gives me sewing advice. My dad thinks it's neat but doesn't understand conventions too much. He's asked if it's like job fair where I can network with professionals.

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My parents have been fans of western comics and sci-fi since they were in high school, and they attended Star Trek conventions when they lived in California in the 80's. They're also huge fans of Doctor Who and other such nonsense so my fiance and I are really lucky because we can relate to them in so many ways and we all have a good time talking/debating with my parents.
That being said, my dad used to think that anime and manga were the dumbest things on the planet and he probably would've preferred I wasted my time and money on weed or something like a normal teenager. He used to be in the active pursuit of preventing me from drawing/watching/reading anything that looked even mildly Asian, and I was constantly grounded because he'd find an InuYasha doodle in a sketchpad and it would make him so insanely mad. His problem was that he thought I was using it to avoid school and he was blaming anime and manga for my "poor" grades. Note that he defined "poor" as A's, B's, and high C's; the only class I ever failed in high school had nothing to do with my hobbies and everything to do with being in the hospital and missing a lot of work in a class that had very few grades. The fact that I just didn't care about school as much as he did really rustled his jimmies and it took me about 5 years to convince him that it had nothing to do with "those bug-eyed cartoons" I always drew.
I'm really glad things have changed though, despite the fact that I don't currectly have an active cosplaying hobby they'll suggest characters that I should dress up as to go to cons and it makes me happy. The lolita thing is still pretty new to them but my mom and grandmother (who lives with us) love the frilly dresses and the variety of elegant and fun prints, hahaha. If I wanted to start sewing my own dresses or costumes I know I'd have their support.

>>6832701
My grandpa on Comic Con:

>So are you guys going to your, uh....comic congregation...presentation... this year?

>>6832707
both my parents call them "conferences" even though I've never used that word

My mom hates it; she's gone so far to rip up my cosplays and wigs before. She changed tactics after I got seriously pissed when she ripped up a ballgown I had slaved on for months, though; instead, she just takes all my materials and wigs away from me before I can make anything.

My dad doesn't really say much, but he doesn't like it either. He'll threaten to tell my mom if he sees me working on my stuff sometimes.

>>6832719
Sounds like you're Harry Potter and cosplay is magic and your parents are the dursleys and there's no post on sundays

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When I was in highschool my mother found it strange. Since I've graduated she no longer cares, always asks for pictures after cons and for me to take pictures of certain characters she likes.

Dad did drag for a bit, he thinks its cool. Always asks for pictures as well. I go to him for makeup and wig advice sometimes.

My mom thinks I look like a princess when I am in lolita and always wants to take a picture. My dad just muses how I didn't need to be all dressed up and talks about how I need to sweep my skirt under me when I sit or something. I talk about lolita dresses all the time with my brother's girlfriend. I even got her a bodyline dress but it doesn't fit her. I don't tell my parents how much it costs though and just throw out some low-ball number (like $50, which is true for the bodyline stuff) in case they freak out about how much I am spending on this stuff.

My mom loves lolita and cosplay, despite knowing little about them.
She likes to buy me a lot of lolita clothig and really anythin I want. But I feel guilty so I end up only asking for things around my birthday or Christmas. My dad is more of a "that looks fucking cool but not on my daughter she'll get raped and hit on and nononononononononononono" type of person. Overall my parents are pretty cool about it. I feel kind of bad that I moved a tad far away from them though...

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>>6832719
You should move out
asap

cause that's just messed up

>>6832731
My mom used to do the same shit, but in passive aggressive ways:
Find something unhemmed and throw it in the washing machine, BUT SHE WAS JUST TRYING TO BE HELPFUL AND WASH MY CLOTHES JEEZE.
Make sure it fell on the floor somewhere where the cat would piss on it.
"Accidentally" sort through my clothes and pack up my things she didn't like and put them in storage and completely forget what she did with them, BUT SHE WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP ME ORGANIZE MY CLOSET, WHY DOES EVERYONE ALWAYS BLAME HER WHEN SHE ONLY TRIES TO HELP????
She's also a fucking kleptomaniac and steals things from everyone in the family when she gets the chance.

I'm a lolita and jewelry maker

>mom I'm learning to sew for fun
>stop that, that is not going to get you any money
>mom I'm using my skills to make stuff for other people who give me money
>that's cute, now get a real job
>mom I'm running an onlineshop for jewelry and fashion accessoires
>so what, should I be impressed or something
>it pays good money and is fun
>a job shouldn't be fun, sitting on the computer is not a real job
>mom I also have a part-time "real job" now
>so what, you think you're better than me? get married

It took me years to realize she's a manipulative, jealous and bitter bitch. People aren't automatically good people just because they're mothers.

>oh that is such a lovely painting you are such a good artist, hey everyone, come and see my talented daughter's work
>WHY DO YOU NEED SO MANY DIFFERENT BRUSHES I'LL THROW 99% OF THEM AWAY
>WHY IS THERE PAINT ON THE FLOOR
>you are such an amazing designer and seamstress, I am so proud of you you should be on TV, your dresses look so beautiful
>WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO WEAR IT YOURSELF
>I HATE THE SOUND THE SEWING MACHINE MAKES STOP SEWING IT GIVES ME A MIGRAINE STOP STOP STOP
>WHY IS THERE A PIECE OF FABRIC ON THE FLOOR
>I understand you have a deadline and you have many projects going on and you need to spend the weekends in your room making stuff
>STOP WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING, COME HERE AND SPEND TIME WITH ME *NOW* BECAUSE I'M LONELY BAAW BAAAAAAAAAWW

This woman will burst into flames once I move out

>>6832719
Your mom is a fucking bitch --- who does that? who honestly does that? wow. I am afraid to ask how old you are.

My parents think its pretty cool, I started learning to sew and going to cons towards the end of high school and they've never criticised me for it. I used my own money as a kid though, went through college and have a serious full-time job now so that probably helps.
Sure they think a bit of a money sink, etc. but they've never seriously criticised it or any of my other hobbies, interests, or life decisions because in my family nobody's really taken the conventional path to a successful life but everyone tends to exceed the expectations for one anyway.

>>6832751
geezous christ, who are these sociopathic moms? i mean, if you hate your life so much, do something about it, not ruin other people's stuff. People like that need a good backhanding
So glad both my parents were supportive of me when i started cosplaying at 17. Now i'm 27 and moved out and dont need to worry about anything crazy like that

>>6832754
exactly. For some reason, some people think if someone is a mother they are off limits of being a fucking psycho bitch. I know too many friends who moved out in a hurry to get the fuck away from their mothers. I have crazy stories to tell..

Mom is sompletely supportive, and even lent me her sewing machine when it kacked.
even better was a few years back, when she came across pictures of my Mai Shiranui cosplay on facebook, and confronted me on how skimpy it was. we were cool after I explained I was not even the least dressed there, and at least I looked good in the costume.
She nodded, and told me she doesn't mind me cosplaying, as it makes me happy, but no more slutty cosplays, as she worries I might get raped.
> tldr, mom loves me, and wants me to be safe and happy.

I don't really think my dad cares. He asks me questions, but I think it more because he never knows what to talk to me about, so it gives one more think to ask.
My mum generally seems supportive and has helped me out on quite a few occasions. But I also know she doesn't like how much money I spend on it.

Also, that picture OP is amazing. I wish that was my dad!

Why are the mothers always noisy bitches and fathers are either wayyy too eager or don't care if their kid lives or dies

>>6832822
do tell.

>>6832883
nosy, obviously. Though mine is pretty fucking noisy

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>>6832773
>>6832754
>>6832751
I sympathize with these to an extent, but clearly these are mothers that need to loosen their grip.

Moving out sounds like a priority

My mom loves lolita (she hates the name tho) and dislikes cosplay and extreme fashions (too bad because I love shironuri).
She says I'm too old for going to cons, even tho I'm 18.