The barbies are long gone as are all of the board games, but I saved my favorite stuffed animals, and my mom saved a lot of the books and puzzles. When I gave my bears to my kids to play with, I introduced them by name because they DO have names.

I do have a lot of my childhood books.

I have the first book I ever read,(children's Bible stories as mandated by the grandmother...Earned me a D in deportment for trying to teach my kindergarten classmates how to read) plus Richard Scarry nursery rhymes and children's stories. (Pierre Bear, specifically)

Tangentially on topic. I never read a Disney book or film 'novelization' until I was an adult.

I can't exactly remember which was the first movie I saw, but I'm pretty sure it was Barbarella. Yeah, that was my childhood.

What's the crying factor like? I ask this as someone reduced to sobbing EVERY TIME by "Jessie's Song".

There were moments near the end that really got to me, but the movie is overall less concerned with making you cry and more concerned with being a hell of a lot of fun. But it also wants to make you cry.

This translates to me as "Worst of the three, but worth seeing anyway."

Ha, I know! I mean, "worst" is such a strong word. But some of my opinion is colored by the numerous reviews that are like OMG MASTERPIECE BEST OF THE THREE OMG. Sometimes I have reactionary opinions.

I do have to give them props for the mother of all callbacks. THAT was not tortured at all, it was simply excellent.

Which one do you mean?

I have...a crib full of Steiff and artist-made teddy bears. In my living room. And a stuffed pig I bought because it looks like my dad. And the rag doll my mom made me when I was two. I also have a stealth teddy, a 10cm Steiff that's been carried in my purse for...a very long time. His name is Timiny, and he has a nameless even smaller bear of his own. Both wear sweaters.

I can't wait to see this movie. But I may have to take a larger bear than Timiny to sob on.

I basically agree with Polter-Cow. I don't think it's better than the first two, but it's definitely an excellent film. Not that Pixar makes anything else.

I cried a good bit at the end.

Jessica, what callback are you talking about?

You guys, seriously?

THE CLAW!

a naked mole rat purchased at the Cincinnati Zoo

Represent!

Richard Scarry nursery rhymes and children's stories. (Pierre Bear, specifically)

Richard Scarry rules.

I have Brownie, my teddy my mom got at a baby shower. I couldn't sleep without him as a kid, and I remember worrying as a teenager how I was ever going to be able to sleep without him as an adult.

I am just fine without him, but I will still very occasionally pull him out of the closet and cry on him.

Represent!

I should holla now, right? Is that right? I'd hate to get it wrong and lose all my 'cred'.

HOLLA!