Jill Smokler, AKA Scary Mommy
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If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you might be familiar with Bo-Bo, Ben’s Velveteen Bear.
If not, let me catch you up: Bo-Bo is a bear who Ben became highly attached to several years ago. Like any other mother, the thought that my child was this attached to a single easily losable stuffed animal terrified me and I frantically searched for a backup. Of course, he had since been discontinued, but after weeks of looking, I finally found a second Bo-Bo on e-bay. Much to my dismay, the spare bear was discovered and Ben became immensely attached to two bears instead of one.
Life with two bears was peachy for months, but then suddenly, one of them was gone. Poof. Vanished. We searched everywhere we could possibly think of and came up empty. Ben was devastated, but I may have been more so. Bo-Bo number two was a member of the family, and life just wasn’t the same without him. Once night, we went to Marshall’s to run some errands and the amazing happened. There, among the grubby clearance toys which amazingly had yet to be donated to charity, was a familiar little ear. “It’s Bo-Bo!” Lily yelled and we all darted over. What were the chances that we would find another of the same discontinued bear so close to home? But, we quickly realized that this was no ordinary bear. This was the bear that Ben had lost all those weeks ago. The well-loved, nasty smelling, very in need of a wash bear. It was a Toy Story kind of miracle. Both Bo-Bo’s have lived, happily, with us for the past several years.
I knew the day would come when Ben would outgrow the Bo-Bo’s. A time when he wouldn’t want to drag them to school or need to clutch them both to fall asleep. I knew they would someday be stored in a trunk or a box, a sweet memory of his early days. I also knew that I would be a mess the day that day finally came.
Over the last couple months, Ben has been less reliant on Bo-Bo. I’ve noticed Bo-Bo sitting in the same spot for days on end, an entirely new occurrence. He plays with him, but more selectively. It’s not quite the same.
Last week, Evan was having trouble adjusting to school. He didn’t want to nap during the day and was having a meltdown about leaving the house.
“Here,” Ben said, “You can take Bo-Bo with you. Want him?” I immediately melted into a ball of mush. It was even more emotional than Ben simply deserting him. He was choosing to pass on a part of his history to his brother. It was the thing that sappy movies are made of and my eyes welled with proud tears.
“But, you can’t have him,” Ben went on to explain, “you can only borrow him. For a day. That’s it.”
So, maybe he isn’t quite as generous as I thought, but I’m glad.
I’m not ready for the teddy bear days to be over quite yet.
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Incredible that you found the toy! I love the line about it being a “Toy Story” moment—wonderful description. The post clearly illustrates how your son is growing up, and how hard it is for parents to see the remnants of childhood being left behind. I actually did something similar with my son’s “blankie.” I picked up a 2nd, and then a 3rd, just in case he lost one. Unfortunately, like you, he ended up finding all three, and suddenly I had to make sure that I never lost any of them. Just a few months ago, we were visiting my sister, when he decided to give one of them to her dog so that he’d remember him. He’s 6 yo. Two more to go.
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My son and his half sister are 8 years apart. When he became afraid of the dark she gave him her favorite stuffed dog and told him he was ‘Super-Dog’, he would take away all of the scary things at night.
At 15, he doesn’t need ‘Super-Dog’ anymore, but he’s still on the shelf in his room. :)
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That is SO sweet.
we had the same thing with my son’s Woof-woof. He brought it every where w/ him. Last year he annouced “I’m too big for THAT THING”. I had to leave the room and cry! He had a lot of medical issues early in life and that dog came w/ us everytime, all of the nurses remembered him because of the dog! Oh well…it’s safe and sound in my closet!
btw – my daughter wants a black hoodie (like mine), went to Dashing Bee and they actually have one….FOR $5!!!! awesome!! Thanks!
My biggest problem is that my son’s blankie is a quilt I made for him out of scrap material while I was pregnant, so there is no replacement. (ps it’s mostly white, dumbest move ever!)
Cute! Reminds me of when my nephew told me he didn’t sleep in “jommies” anymore. Big boy slept in his undies but was still little enough to refer to pajamas as “jommies.”
I had to laugh about your search for a back up. My oldest has a Snoopy head with a blanket body lovey. We found a back up on eBay and bought it. He found the back up and wanted it. So that meant we needed a THIRD. We found another and bought it. He still doesn’t know about that third one (he’s seven now).
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–>Santa Claus literally came to our house this past Christmas Eve and handed out toys. Little did I know that “Butterscotch”, the yellow stuffed animal puppy, would be a staple in our house ever since with my 4-year old.
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My 2 boys both have “blankie”s. They are little squares of soft fabric with a bear head in the middle. It’s my fault they are attached to these, I gave them to them when they were 6 mos old. It is complete devastation if they get lost. One night my 3yrolds blankie got left at grandparents house and my 6 yrold stepped up to the plate and offered his to my 3yrold so he could sleep. That was a proud parent moment for me and my husband.
My son sleeps with a white tiger his uncle bought from Thailand. I’m terrified something will happen to it as I am not trooping to Thailand to buy a replacement!
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My boy has Leo, the lion. We actually have three Leos, plus a backup at grandma’s in the US (that cost us 80 dollars on ebay) … but now he’ll only sleep with one, one specific Leo, one losable Leo, despite all my effort to have backups. In fact one of the two remaining “outdoor Leos” (cause bedtime Leo isn’t allowed out of the house – I value my own sleep as much as my child’s sleep) has since been donated to his little sister for her to sleep with. Our lovey situation is precarious. Though in my case it is very unlikely that my kids give up their loveys… ever… I still have mine from when I was a kid!
Moomser recently posted..Silent Sunday
My daughter has her binkies (yes at 3, don’t judge), her blankies (2), and her “cat shirt.” If any of the above are missing, it’s like melt down heaven. But I find it sweet and, like you, am sure I will be a mess when she doesn’t need them anymore.
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Such a sweet story. Is it totally weird that Miss L sleeps with a small plastic pig? She can’t sleep unless she’s turning him over and over again in her hand.
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Evan used to sleep with a wooden train. Like, actually cuddle it.
I feel you, I remember when my boys had to have their stuffed animals to sleep with every night and then one night I asked them if they wanted it and they said no…I was crushed.
As much as I wanted Zaid to get attached to something soothing, he never did. Zoe, however, at 8, still sleeps with a stuffed animal my sister gave her years ago. It even still makes its way out of the house w/us…in her purse. And how sweet is it that Ben handed him down (caveats of time aside, of course).
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Lily never did, either. She would just clutch as many toys as possible when she was little.
How absolutely sweet. What a wonderful big brother, sharing his love…
My Kiddo has a few animals and a blankie he is still attached. Spare blankie lives in my underwear drawer–a place he will never dare to enter. Considering he is 7, I wonder how much longer it will last.
Comfort is cherished, but sharing it is unforgettable…
Cheers.
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In this house we have a pink bunny (bun bun) & a yellow duck (duckie).
I like having them around too.
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That is sooooo sweet. We have “lovies” (bear head/blanket body) that I literally broke into a Sunday school building at a church to retrieve once. Offering Bo-Bo is huge. What a good kid.
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Love it. I feel the same way about Monkey and “Other Monkey”. When Monkey is in the wash because Mommy forgot to dry him before bed, Other Monkey comes out from the jungle to sleep with Ryan. He adores Other Monkey and hates it when he goes back to the jungle. If Ryan were to ever say, “Monkey is for babies” or “I don’t want Monkey anymore”, I may throw up.
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This brought tears to my eyes – not a good look in the office. Explainable by the fact that my youngest has started school today and therefore I’m entirely permitted to be emotional!
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We have had the same “friends”…Fluffy and Comet (kitty cats), and lion…and then something amazing. Being a “newer” family way back when with no money to spare, I made two bunny rabbits- one blue one red based on a character in a book my kids loved to read. Do you know, 12 years later, they STILL have those?! :)
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I got goosebumps and tears in my eyes. My oldest two didn’t have a lovie, but Tripp is absolutely in love with several things.
Oh that is so cute! My older daughter had a stuffed dog she took everywhere with her, well until he went MIA. After looking for 3 weeks we found it stuffed between the wall and dresser. Her two year old sister had stuffed it there to hide it from her…..evil baby!
That’s a fantastic story! I love how he was willing to offer to share but not forever. We have had the same situation where there was a backup but it was soon discovered (a laundry incidident!). So both of my kids have two of their favorite animals and love every minute of it. Glad to hear the second Bo-Bo was found alive and well!
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Yesterday…My twelve year old son was doing me a favor and playing with his soon to be step sister (5)… he was doing the manly thing… being the assassin to her royal little princess… and was dressed the part in full cloak… a sword around his waist… as well as several other spy gadgets… when he swooped sideways to run out of the room because the wicked queen (yours truely) had spotted him… I noticed something else poking out of that belt…. It was “Chick” this old beanie baby chick that he was given for easter when he was two from his uncle… He LOVED chick… he had slept with him and played with him all the way til the 3rd grade when his friends discovered they could play keep away with chick… and really push his buttons… I had thought I had gotten chick put away with his baby blanket, and baby book… all packaged up to torment him when he one days brings his future wife home… But apparently not… Apparently chick has not flown the coop quite yet…. I was a big puddle of mommy pride…. And totally didnt call him out for protecting chick.. and the princess.
Awwww lol =)
My son has a light blue blanket named “Pucky” He has started to leave the house with us more and more and pretty much just wants it at night. I did buy a backup and he can feel the difference? Same blanket but Pucky is softer to him. I have read articles it is good for kids to have these kind of “security blankets” because they do make them feel secure and whatever emotion he has that day, Pucky will know about. It’s s very good outlet for them and you’re right, they stop needing it on every car trip and every where you go and he can sleep with it as long as he wants to. He’s the sweetest child and I’m convinced he was born that way but Pucky has been on airplane rides, to the beach… It’s just automatic before bed ,”where’s Pucky?”
Very touching moment. I love that he had conditions and terms. I wish my son was attached to something so simple as a bear, but no instead he’d latched on to a kitchen towel. Yeah, you know the towels made for dishes and such, with pictures for food like pies, baked turkey or fruits? that one. He walks around the house with it and will pitch a fit if we try to put him to bed without it.
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Clutching. Heart. So. Sweet.
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Awww…our kids grow up so fast, that it hurts to watch. This also reminds me of the Pink song, Perfect. The fuzzy stuffed animal from her childhood is what saved the character in the song. We all need something like that. Thanks for the post. :)
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Awww, that’s so, so sweet. my little boy is attached to an adult size gray sweatshirt he found on the street. Not quite the cuddly lovey we imagined.
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That is hilarious.
All of my girls have their ‘B’s (teddy bears) The twins have the same bear but they have become two distinctly different bears over time. One has a bow and the other is missing it’s bow now and has rubbed it’s nose bare. Charlotte is the most attached – she carries her ‘B’ and Maddie’s AND Jordan’s if we let her. She is in love with her teddy bear. It is the sweetest thing. And yes, I am terrified if we lose one….
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Neither of my children are really attached to one thing. My daughter sleeps with her baby doll and would probably freak if it weren’t there at night, but nothing like a BoBo. I always wished that they would have something like that so I could take it away in a closet to pull out one day and remember when it was the thing they loved most in the world.
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Amazing that you found the missing bear!! Veronica (4) has Butters ~ a bunny head with a yellow blanket body. Only there are two – Tough Butters is dirtier and she chews on his ears. Soft Butters is cleaner. Both must sleep with her and both come with us on most trips. There are times when she is OK to leave them behind. My oldest daughter (6) had the same two bunnies in pink and we still have them and she plays with them, but the severe attachment isn’t there anymore. …
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That is soooooo sweet! I can’t imagine my eldest ever wishing to share Bear or Kiki and the youngest looks like tunder every time someone else touches Goose… we still have a long way to go.
Tinne from T and T recently posted..How to prepare for a trip to the zoo with two small kids
That. Is. ADORABLE.
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My son wore this OshKosh hat every day for a solid 4 years. If you tried to take it off of him he threw a fit and we had to learn a few tricks to use to get it off of him for bath and bed time.
During the last year that he wore it I made a point of finding one in a larger size that he could wear. I remember feeling so “smart” about being proactive and finding the identical hat in a larger size.
And then that boy of mine threw a monkey wrench into my plan and just stopped wearing the hat. It happened one day without warning. He took it off and said enough.
One day I’ll tell him that dad is a sappy sucker and that it sucked when he took it off. Sometimes I miss the little boy who wore that hat…
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Sucker dads are adorable. I cried when Evan stopped wearing the rain boots he wore every day for a year.
Aww, so sweet! My son has his purple toile blankie which he calls his gray army guy blankie. We had a spare too and he did exactly the same thing, became attached to TWO ‘gray army guy’ blankies.
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This is a very similar story to our “Pretty Lamb” (a discontinued security blanket/lamb that Carter’s sold in the mid-2000s. We lost our only Pretty Lamb earlier this year but have since found her.
http://thereaintnoplacelikehome.blogspot.com/2011/03/rip-pretty-lamb.html
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Gah! All discontinued stuffed animals should come with warnings for poor, innocent parents!
That’s serious generosity. I still won’t share my Cabbage Patch Kid with anyone. And I mean anyone. As in, not even my toddler. Even Piper knows “dat’s mommy’s dolly”.
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LOL. And, I just had to say that I love the name Piper.
My oldest was given a stuffed dog (she named him Ruff) by one of the Engineer’s co-workers when she got her little sister. Then, one year, the littlest dog a pink dog for Christmas, and they decided to switch. The baby renamed the dog Ruffie, and I’m glad he’s still in the family.
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That is unbelievably sweet and a perfect moment (made all the more perfect by the disclaimer that it was just a loan.)
Also, I still have my childhood Care Bear. Abbey plays with it now :) Who knows how far Bo-Bo will travel…
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How sweet! My daughter started with 1 stuffed daschund, July, that quickly grew to 4 as she kept discovering our back-ups. She rotates which one is her favorite. She’s almost 4, and I don’t see it ending anytime soon. Her younger brother lost his dog, Stinky Tony, a few weeks ago and it took awhile for him to accept the replacement. I suspect because it doesn’t smell as stinky….
So sweet.
My daughter has never had a lovey. There have been toys or stuffed animals that caught her attention for a short period, maybe even as long as a couple weeks, but nothing that lasted. And while I’m kinda sad that we’ll never have that sweetness to look back on, not having to deal with the drama of lost lovies is totally worth it.
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Wow. Note to self–the “buy a backup” plan is a no-go. Quite a few people seem to have tried this route and ended up with multiple binkies/bunnies/blankets to protect.
This post applies to my feelings about our dog. The live one. If anything ever happened to that dog…I just don’t know. Screw the binkies–my kids sleep with HIM. At this point, he’s our most valuable possession.
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Awww, that’s sweet. My kids are going to be devastated when our dog dies. She’s 11 and I fear that it’s not far off.
OMGosh! This SO reminds me of my son Henry!
I too searched and searched to find another Duck Duck and finally found one on eBay and one day Henry found it as well and he had 2 Duck Ducks :)
12 years later, he still has them..ragged and loved to death.
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What a sweet story!
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We have Puppy. Like you, when I realized how attached my son was I bought an extra. Except, I bought two extras, so we have three of Puppy. Thankfully, my son only needs two at a time, so one can be in the wash!
Genius!
The big twins had a couple of favorite stuffed animals. They loved them, needed them for years. They will be 15 next month and have long since outgrown their stuffed animals. But, the younger twinkies are about to turn 5 and they love them all over again. The favorites are the ratty old ones that used to be long to their big sister & brother. It melts my heart.
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Oh my god, that is amazing. So he left it there one day? Or are Marshall’s employees stealing into your home to take toys from your kids? That sort of thing doesn’t happen at TJ Maxx.
No one is attached to anything irreplaceable here, for which I am glad!
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LOL.
It really was unbelievable. And, it was a particularly nasty store, which is probably why nobody noticed the skanky ass bear hiding out.
I hope I won’t have that problem! My babies are just attached to their loveys in their beds, they are not attached to any one toy yet… so we’ll see.
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we have raggy the raggington rabbit…tucked up with JT as we speak….attached by a dummy/soother clip in case of seperation !! ….lovely story x
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That post made me tear up a little…It’s so difficult to watch them grow and move beyond their “innocent” years, but it’s so rewarding to see them mature into young little people. That’s amazing your son found his Bo-Bo bear! I’m surprised the store would have put the used bear in the clearance isle, tool! Lol. In any event, a great post. Very nice read, and thanks for sharing!
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Oh, how I love this and hate it at the same time! I’m the creep who never wants her kids to grow up.
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As am I. The fact that Evan is no longer a baby is KILLING me.
My son, not too ironically, named Evan, cried when I read the book, Bye Bye Blankie, bestowed upon him by his favourite Auntie for his 2nd birthday. I probably should’ve realized what was in store then, but now, at 11, Evan has a blue blankie, a black blankie & a green blankie. Each represents a phase that we celebrate & mourne. For he has grown & matured, but we are still holding onto those younger years that grandchildren will only be able to replicate.
Awww, I teared up reading that. I love the idea of the different blankets and phases.
My oldest never had that severe attachment to anything but my youngest…well “Puppy” has been a part of our family since Cman was born. Puppy has been in family portraits, on vacations to the Beach, Chicago, Disney (he stayed in the car or the hotel there.) and even to Preschool (we told him Kindergarten didn’t allow dogs in). They are now 6 and every year Cman needs him a little less. This summer he went to his first friends house sleepover and forgot Puppy. He didn’t mind, never mind that I did. Puppy slept in my room that night. I have told him that puppy is real, and he reminds me that puppy is a stuffed dog, at which point I say “Yes, but he talks to me”. I can see that Cman secretly adores that and believes me. A few years ago he found the back up, hidden at Nanas. Plus he found/adopted a smaller version at the other grandmoms house, so now we have Puppy, Puppy’s baby and Puppys cousin. Thankfully the cousin aka “fluffy” & “baby” don’t have as much hold on him as Puppy does.
I know the time will come that he will be able to leave him and move on, but I have swore that Puppy will come and have a spot on my dresser for eternity.
That kind of love and devotion deserves a place of honor in my home.
My son has a stuffed Doggy that used to go with him everywhere. Doggy’s not allowed in the car now because now we have Car Doggy. Car Doggy is completely different than Doggy, but he serves the same comforting purpose.
My son is five now and we’re wondering when it will be time to get rid of Doggy. Just how old were you when you stopped carrying around your stuffed animal? I’m really curious.
He also has a Wooby–a little blanket whose name I stole from the movie Mr. Mom. Wooby and Doggy are like peanut butter and jelly. He’s gotta have both. The easiest way to store Wooby is to shove him up the under cavity of Doggy. See, Doggy is also a hand puppet.
We wish we remembered who gave my boy these toys. We want to thank them for providing him with years of contentment.
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Um, I still have my bear. I don’t carry him around, but I’d never get rid of him. I remember starting kindergarten and making a decision to leave him at home.
Awwww. He’s growing up! But not TOO fast. Which is good.
My brother had a stuffed pig our grandmother gave him not long before she passed. He loved that thing and used to chew on its tail. Seriously. It was all sorts of nasty after a while. I’m not even sure why I’m telling you this.
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Awww sooo cute!! My son is 19 and his bear “George” still has a special place in his bedroom
So so sweet :*)
My children never grew attached to ONE thing that they had to have at all times–to which I was relieved. Except for a small, musical baby’s crib toy, a bunny, that my MIL gave to my son as an infant. Even today, at 9, he keeps it with him in bed, since she passed away 3 yrs ago. When my mom came to help him clean out, he made sure Bunny was safe.
He’s now passing down some of his beloved toys (aka dinosaurs) to his little cousin. But I feel pretty confident Bunny will stay with him for life.
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I am still waiting for the day when my kids can fall asleep without their ‘blankey’ which they have slept with every.single.night since birth. it will be a weirdly sad day when/if that happens.
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Awwww, Scary Mommy, you’re a real softy!
Try as I might, my daughter had no interest in having a comfort item. Then, in a gift shop on her kindergarten field trip, she found Daniel. Daniel has become our 4th child. He has literally gone everywhere with us for the past 6 years. Everybody that knows our family, knows Daniel.
My daughter is now 11. Daniel is getting very worn, & recently lost his whiskers for good. (I secretly put them in my jewelry box.) I notice him laying by himself more often lately. No matter what, though, I’ll never just pack him away in the attic. My first son’s middle name is Daniel…given to him by his big sister, with Daniel the tiger’s help of course. My youngest son’s first word was Daniel. She was always snuzzling Daniel up beside him, & made sure they were well acquainted from day one. Then of course there’s my daughter, who was given many years of inseparable, unconditional love, comfort, & friendship. I know it’s the beginning of the end of her little girl years. When she decides she no longer needs him, Daniel can gladly have a spot on a shelf where he can continue to be part of the family.
So sweet. When Ben and Evan are done with Bo-Bo, he will forever live in my room, too.
I love the word “Bo-Bo”, Ben is very sweet and he is growing up actually. This is such a great story and I love it, this is good example to kids out there and tell them this story and I’m sure they learn a moral lesson. Thanks for sharing this wonderful story, I truly love it very much!
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Oh man….not the post for a woman who is 34544 months pregnant to read!!!!!!!!!! I am bawling. I LOVE Bo-Bo – I LOVE that Ben would share Bo-Bo (but only for the day) – - I LOVE that you too ended up with multiple lovies…
We too have “guys” that have become part of the fabric of our family.
I swear it is unnatural to love innaimate objects as much as I do love those “guys.”
but nobody ever accused me of being normal:)
Reluctant Momma recently posted..Hurts So Good
My girls never really attached to any one thing, but they’ve all had a blanket that I made them 10 years or so that they all still sleep with and they’re 13, 15, and 19.
However….in my husbands closet you’ll find an old beat up Florsheim shoe box that is tied with an equally old basketball shoestring. Nestled inside is “Ted”. My husbands teddy bear from 3yrs to around 8yrs old. He’s got one eye missing and his rubbery snout has lost most of the coloring making it difficult to tell where his nose stops and his mouth starts. He’s got a few patches and stitches my MIL must have done with upholstery thread in various shades.
When we recently moved from Washington to Texas, my husband, without saying a word, pulled the shoebox out and tucked it under the car seat where it remained until we pulled up into the drive of the new house. Ted has been apart of my family since before I knew him…