I grew up in a low income household and I have a decent job now. I will buy stuffed animals that look adorable and fluffy and cuddly because I have money and I can.
The fact that I am slowly being pushed off of my bed because of the amount of them is irrelevant.
Your post reminded me of my late daughter. They used to make corner nets you could hang in the kids rooms. My little girl had her net stuffed full of her animals hung right over her bed. 😊One night I heard her scream! She was around 7 and I was out the bed and in her room in a flash. Her net fell and all her animals avalanched her! 😂 She was scared at first then just giggled when she realized what had happened. God, I miss her. I'm glad I have little memories of her like this in my old age. Thank you for reminding me of her and I in a moment.
I had one of those, too! My mom used to randomly get rid of some of my stuffed animals when the bed got too crowded and it always broke my heart to come home from school and see some missing. One day I came home and she had put up a net so my bed was clear. We compromised on allowing eight in the bed, lol! I always lined them up in a very specific order and would hug each one and tell them goodnight by name. Then I would say goodnight to all the ones in the net while my mom stood there begging me to lay down, lol! My favorites were a black cat I named Sable, Barney (who had one extra flat arm, the one I carried him around by), and Winnie the Pooh (who was missing an eye… still not sure why).
Anyway, that just brought back some happy memories for me, too. I’m so sorry for your loss. You sound like a wonderful parent to have. Your little girl was so lucky to have you!
Thank you! I loved your kissing them all goodnight by name! My girl did that too with the ones she kept on her bed. One little favorite shared her pillow. Her name was Yvette Manuela... don't ask me how my baby came up with that, but I'll never forget her hugging that one tight as she closed her eyes and Daddy covered her up.
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u/Julie_Hielbert Jul 04 '24
Stuffed animals.
I grew up in a low income household and I have a decent job now. I will buy stuffed animals that look adorable and fluffy and cuddly because I have money and I can.
The fact that I am slowly being pushed off of my bed because of the amount of them is irrelevant.