Comments on: Pet Please #70: Keeping Your Favorite Stuffed Animal Through Adulthood

By: Ansley

Ansley — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:32:23 +0000

I had a blanket my Me-maw made me as my coming home blanket. I had kept it, traveled with it to 17 countries, sewed up rips and loved it through every frayed thread….until my bag was lost in Malaysia. I’m was HEARTBROKEN and actually cried when I realized I’d never get my Me-maw blanket back.

I also had a Humpty Dumpty that my mom and dad gave me as my first stuffed animal/toy. All four of us got them…mine was red and the boys got blue ones. Mine spent so much time with me, it was constantly being washed. Finally, one day when I was 13, Humpty disintegrated in the washing machine. R.I.P. Humpty.

So, after Malaysia, I had an empty spot. So, Mom bought me an Ugly Doll (his name is Gato) and he still sleeps with me. He cuddles up right under my arm every night and becomes a very handy travel pillow on long car or plane rides.

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By: Jamey Stegmaier

Jamey Stegmaier — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 03:16:07 +0000

Ah, Totoro. Still my favorite Miyazaki film!

By: Jasmin

Jasmin — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:20:36 +0000

Totoro. That was my go to. My parents threw him away before we moved. Now I have a replace, but it’s not the same.

I still miss it from time to time.

By: Jasmin

Jasmin — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:18:13 +0000

Penguin and your baby will be the best of friends.

Congratulations!

By: Red

Red — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:10:08 +0000

I liked Christmas Toy much better than Toy Story. For me, and my generation, Muppets just do it better.

By: Jamey Stegmaier

Jamey Stegmaier — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 05:49:45 +0000

Jen–Koala isn’t really into noozles. She has accidentally hit me with her hard plastic nose in the past during twirlies, but she always apologizes profusely and buries her head in my arm.

Pillows are a perfectly good comfort object! I totally know what you’re talking about with that musty pillow smell. I like my pillow to smell like me. For some reason that’s better than the smell of a clean pillow.

By: Jamey Stegmaier

Jamey Stegmaier — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 05:47:28 +0000

Melanie–Thank you for sharing this dear, dear story about Pandy and George. They both sound like remarkable creatures, and I’m glad you took Pandy back from your daughter. As you say, under the bed is no place for a senior gentleman.

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:45:47 +0000

Koala is so kawaii! Did you ever press your nose up against Koala’s nose? I don’t know if you remember this cartoon called “Noozles” but it was all about the magic of pressing noses with your ‘Noozle’ or Koala.

Sadly, I didn’t have a stuffed animal that I held onto growing up. But, I had several ‘little pillows’ one of which got lost in a hotel room on a family trip. It was very traumatic. Now I’ve had the same pillow from Taiwan since I was 18. I wash it every now and then, but not unless it’s musty. TMI?

By: Melanie

Melanie — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:39:45 +0000

Ok. So, I have a confession…. I am a wife, a mother and a working professional and I have a panda bear. His name is Pandy. I had a seizure disorder when I was a kid, and Pandy was given to me during a hospital stay when I was 2 after a grand-mal. He is special because he is a gift from my dad. From that first night in the hospital, through my childhood and even college, Pandy was my BFF. He listened patiently to my secrets and knew all of my corny jokes, he caught my tears when I cried and comforted me when I was scared. He slept snuggled securely under my arm every night up until my wedding day and still holds court in my closet with other remembrances from childhood. When we had our daughter 7 years ago, I decided to pass down my most cherished friend, but she didn’t see as much attraction as I did to a 30 year old smash faced bear. I rescued him from her room one day and placed him back in my closet after finding him shoved under the bed…. not a place for a senior gentleman.

Our daughter, has formed her own attachment to a Curious George doll that she received, ironically enough, at the age of 2. George used to go everywhere with her and slept with her every night. We are now on our 2nd George, however, as we lost #1 at a hotel in Texas earlier this year. Major tears (from both of us, especially closer to bed time) prompted her dad to find a replacement. New George is well guarded now, and sleeps with her exclusively at home. A cheaper, smaller monkey- Generic George is the travel pal. She also has a George fleece blanket that I made for her around the time she received #1 which she sleeps with every night wherever she goes. Lord help us if that ever goes missing.