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Like people become THAT attached to their stuffed animals and action figures in REAL LIFE. PFFFT I SAY.
HELLO, HAVE YOU MET ME AND MY DEVILBUNNY?
hides 12 Rubbermaid bins of stuffed animals, dolls, and action figures that date back to 1974.
Ha. Ha, I say.
Our stuffed toys include a panda, a naked mole rat purchased at the Cincinnati Zoo, penguins of varying ages, a couple of Beanie Baby owls to celebrate the occasional graduation, and a variety of echidnas, including one of about 17 years' vintage called Wilbur Wonklefoot. Oh, and Ryan has some stuffed toys too.
Pfft. Like people become THAT attached to their stuffed animals and action figures in REAL LIFE. PFFFT I SAY.
BUT THE TOYS MIGHT BE SAD!
I was actually quite surprised that Gramma kept them all. My Gare-Bear (a Paddington) that my mom's boyfriend gave me when I turned 1 and currently sits on my bed, my stuffed dog whose tail was cut off (by me when I wanted a raccoon's tail) that I got when I was 2 or 3, my Gus that my godmother made me, my Audrey doll, and my Kwepie doll called Popeye.
Then again, maybe I shouldn't be. My mom has all of her dolls from her childhood. Including the Poor Pitiful Pearl that is missing her nose because my Uncle Kurt got mad at mom and bit the nose off.
BUT THE TOYS MIGHT BE SAD!
They also get upset with the other toys you sleep with if you don't rotate them on an equitable schedule.
I still have the yellow bunny that my father threw out after my bout with rubella. It's pretty sad, post washing machine, but I just can't give it up. I probably have a dozen stuffed toy from the ages.
I have my stuffed goat and stuffed tiger that I've had since I was six. They're packed away with the rest of the dust-catching plush that I can't get rid of.
oh yikes. mac saw it today with Uncle G and I know there were tears. He is never letting me de-clutter his stuff again, is he?
Oh no! Is it like the Velveteen Rabbit?
I still have my felt alligator "The Professor" on my bed (at the end of it), though he lost his professorial spectacles decades ago.
I also have a knit snake that I don't think I ever named, but he was always more of something I'd drape on something rather than have as a snuggle critter.