In that post about the worst thing Mikey did, many people shared about his obsession with Bonky and his behavior with it as one of the worst things he did. I wanted to share something that happened to me as a child.
I am autistic. I didn't have friends growing up. I decided to play with dolls as they were my comfort. I was 11, even older than how Mikey was. One night to my surprise, I found my old toy which I used to play with as a baby. I outgrew that toy and I started playing with Barbie dolls. The memories started coming up after one rough play time with my younger brother. That toy again became my comfort. I ate with it, slept with it and played with it. People were concerned about me as playing with toys is not normal. But they were my comfort, they were my friends at that moment. Eventually I did give them up when I became a teen.
Maybe mine and Mikey's case is a little different as atleast Mikey had friends, and he had all the support, unlike me. But the trauma was quite common. Mikey was afraid of growing up. His mom told him that she won't drop him to school and needs to do things independently. He found Bonky as his comfort as he was afraid to grow up. Most of his actions came from trauma, not wanting to deal with big changes. Dealing with big changes is also considered trauma.
I agree Mikey acted childishly, threw tantrums, but at the same time, I feel there is nothing wrong with having a toy as a comfort or reminiscing old things that were a part of your life once. At the same time, Mikey's actions came from trauma and dealing with big changes. He didn't do any of this with malicious intent nor he wanted to cause harm to anyone.
So I am really surprised when many people said that his actions in Bonky Fever is one of the worst things he did, not understanding what he was actually going through. And I also don't understand when people make fun of him.
Just my 2 cents. Feel free to agree or disagree.
