I am happy to say that doll shows still give me hope.
You can not have helped but notice the amount of drama and negativity around the reborn community these days.
So it is nice when something comes along that gives you hope that at its core the community is still what it always used to be.
That it still has the values that made me first want to join.
I know that the community is changing, we are seeing more and more nasty elements in it.
But what I have seen in the run up to and during the doll shows gives me hope that all is not lost.
The general generosity and kindness that artists show each other and the friendship that is among the guests is what helps the strengthen our community, not tear it down.
I admit that we can not all agree all the time, after all if we did it would make for a pretty dull world.
But I have seen generosity in the form of many people donating dolls and accessories to the shows to be given to others.
There is also the times when dolls are given to deserving people who will benefit from owning them.
So thanks to this I can maintain hope that the core of what was the community is still there.