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[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 70 points 7 months ago

I seldom get emotional when watching the news, but when I see a child hugging a stuffed animal in a warzone, or when you see a dirty stuffed animal in on the ground after an attack, that really stings.

Stuffed animals are symbols of innocence, love and security.

I am a 37 year old man, I have my childhood stuffed animals on a chest of drawers next to my bed, and my stuffed toad I got from my mom and have had my entire life is in the top 5 items I would try to save from a fire.

[-] Sorrow3527@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

While I don't have an stuffed animal, I do have an mood pillow that I stitched and fixed for over 20y now. I can't sleep without it, it's part of me

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[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 5 points 7 months ago

We have a moose that goes on trips with us. I recently made a tiny 3D printed version that we call his "drones". They go on the bike rides, hikes, etc.

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[-] Grass@sh.itjust.works 50 points 7 months ago

I've had girlfriends steal my plushies. Now they stay in a locked cabinet (the plushies) until I know who I can trust.

[-] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 44 points 7 months ago

Thanks for clarifying that it's your plushies that you keep locked up. Otherwise, I would have a lot more questions.

[-] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 21 points 7 months ago

The girlfriends are in the other one

[-] Grass@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

honestly I was scared I was going to be locked up by the last one.

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[-] cynar@lemmy.world 50 points 7 months ago

Both my wife's and my stuffed teddies have now been retired. They now sit, cuddled together, overlooking the bedroom. On a shelf, in pride of place. Their tour of service done, but not forgotten.

[-] TheFriendlyDickhead@feddit.org 24 points 7 months ago

Read 'both my wife and my stuffed teddies' without the 's and got very concerned

[-] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 8 points 7 months ago

Lol same. It was an emotional roller coaster. I felt sad and then confused until I reread it.

[-] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago

overlooking the bedroom

Front row seats then

[-] jupyter_rain@discuss.tchncs.de 36 points 7 months ago

Had a giant stuffed ladybug nearly all my life. Somehow abandoned it and just recently, after a few years, discovered that I now need a pillow to hug at night. Miss you, giant ladybug :(

[-] brightandshinyobject@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

IKEA has giant ladybug pillows!

[-] jupyter_rain@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 7 months ago

Brb driving to Ikea!

[-] rhacer@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago

62 year old guy.

I was given a bear when I was born. His name is Growl. I have never once been ashamed of him or hidden him away.

Much more recently (last 10 or 15 years) I was gifted a Build-a-bear Chewbacca. I will never hide him away either.

[-] Brickhead92@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Word! I'm a nearly 40 guy.

I got a blue bear when I was born. It is called bear. It has a few stitches, and a hole in it's ear. I also have a blue mouse called Mouse.

They've been sitting on the shelves in the kids rooms for many years now.

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[-] dkppunk@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

I love this!

I have a handful of stuffed animals, but my most prized ones are Teddy the bear that my pop-pop gave me at the hospital when I was born and a cat that my grandmother hand stitched, she made one for each of her grandchildren and mine is one of few that are still around. I’m 41 and I have also never been ashamed 😊

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 18 points 7 months ago

Everyone I date has so many more stuffed animals than I do. I get stuffy envy. 🥺

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[-] RedFrank24@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I would never hide my stuffed animals. I have exactly one, and it's a hedgehog I keep on my bookshelf. Not a Sonic-style hedgehog, a British hedgehog.

I will be keeping that hedgehog until I or someone in my family has kids, at which point I will pass it down to them.

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

How can you tell it's British?

[-] RedFrank24@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

I have a small figurine of an Irishman and I'm fairly sure the hedgehog is bullying it.

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[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

It has a massive hoard of stuff its grandparents stole from all the other stuffed animals.

[-] Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago

You can tell because of the way it is.

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[-] kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com 11 points 7 months ago

my blahaj is called bloop and he is soft and he loves hugs ❤️

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[-] ArtemisimetrA@lemm.ee 10 points 7 months ago

This but replace "stuffed animals" with "your friends." Nothing like someone coming along thinking they can somehow be the one to "fix" or "save" the homie and ends up separating them from longtime friends (and then they're still not happy and now we're all a little more lonely)

[-] ThatGuyNamedZeus@feddit.org 9 points 7 months ago

I'm a guy, I have a shelf of a couple of different stuffed animals. One of every dog breed I've had and one of each for each dog of that breed

I don't sleep with them or play with them, I have actual living pets to do that with

[-] Strider@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Wait - - the ones my wife has? Ah, silly me, I am not dating.

But I'd also not hide my transformers or gaming stuff.

[-] Etterra@discuss.online 5 points 7 months ago

My fiance's plushie inventory has increased since we met. It's kinda a problem but whatcha gonna do.

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