Do you still have your teddy bear?

JupiterKid

Have AHers still kept their childhood teddy bear? I had a cuddly octopus in my childhood and I'm proud to say that I still have him.:o

Or do you think keeping your teddy/cuddly toy is childish and you got rid of it as soon as possible? Share...

Mint Aero

NO.

5starpool

I don't ever recall owning a stuffed animal as a kid. I have a large stuffed dog for the last 15+ years though that was won as a raffle prize.

Sunnyisland

No as they never invited me to there picnic...

Deathwish4

Yes. Curious George.

Lost his nose in an arson related incident in the early 90's.

endacl

Deathwish4 wrote: »

Yes. Curious George.

Lost his nose in an arson related incident in the early 90's.

I'm curious...

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Zombienosh

instantly thought of this

Baron Kurtz

Deathwish4 wrote: »

Yes. Curious George.

Lost his nose in an arson related incident in the early 90's.

Are you the man in the yellow hat?

Mr. CooL ICE

Left mine on a Ferry back from holidays when I was 4. Was inconsolable for days, apparently.

Lone Stone

i do its a rabbit ! and im intent on keeping it for my own kid one day if i have one

Geniass

Not a teddy bear or stuffed toy, but I had toy soldiers that I survived many campaigns alongside. Gave them away to my Nephew when he was around ten.

He had no time for them and they quickly got lost.

*sigh*

osarusan

I have a Garfield toy that I've had since I was born. There's a bit of a 'I shouldn't really throw that away since I got it the day I was born' thought process about keeping it, but it never get's taken out of the box it was packed in.

nc19

I have a teddy dog if that counts.

It was my older sisters and then mine. Made in 1973!

It was in a sorry state but I got it redone in the doll shop in the powerscourt centre and gave it to my daughter for her 1st bday

Ghost Buster

I buried my panda as part of a pirates treasure trove then my dad ploughed the field before I got to dig it back up. I only stopped waking up in tears about a year ago.

































Im 44

The Backwards Man

A dog called Bow Wow with a wee tartan jacket, he's missing his tongue and an eye, but he's still around here somewhere.

Geniass

The Backwards Man wrote: »

... but he's still around here somewhere.

How many years now have they've been telling you that one! :pac:

Zillah

There may be a thread-bare polar bear type teddy in the top wardrobe in my room in my parents' house.

And by 'may' I mean 'if you ever hurt him it will be the end of you'.

PandaPoo

I had one for 20 years, and I slept with him every single night. My arm felt weird without him and I couldnt sleep. Then I went nuts and threw out all my belongings, everything I had ever owned. The one thing I miss is my teddy bear Still makes me sad to this day.

I've tried to replace him dozens of times but no bear is the same, my husband hates when I sleep with a bear anyway and rightly so....but its just the strange emptiness in my arm that I cant deal with after so many years of having something there

lisasimpson

Yip my 1st one is beyond repair but i wont throw him out.ive another one since the age of 4 still in my bed its suppose to be blue and white but its covered in fake tan now

JupiterKid

Well, instead of a teddy bear I had a red and yellow octopus - Ollie. I still have it and have absolutely no intention of throwing him out. He does need restuffing though!

Rubberlegs

I still have my bear Freddy, I got him for my first birthday, just over 41 yrs ago. You can see the lovely golden colour he was in his seams. I have quite a few toys, and some clothes too, kept from childhood.

Squeeonline

Mines still in my parents place. Pride of place on a shelf somewhere.

Cupcake_Crisis

When i was about 8 my folks got me a teddy from one of those build a bear yokes. When you squeeze him their voices talk. He doesn't have a name, and he doesn't reside in my bed but I'll never get rid of him. He's precious to me.There have been stand off's with my 3 year old niece over him. I always win.

No. Sooto the bear and Winnie the purple elephant were put in a box with an armful of my old clothes, and sent to Africa.

Somewhere in deepest Angola, a very confused-looking bear and his frightened elephant-wife are missing me :mad:

JupiterKid

I got Ollie the octopus from a family friend when I was 3 years of age in 1978 and Im pleased to post that I still have him 27 years later. I really have no regrets keeping him all these years since.

LadyAthame

JupiterKid wrote: »

Have AHers still kept their childhood teddy bear? I had a cuddly octopus in my childhood and I'm proud to say that I still have him.:o

Or do you think keeping your teddy/cuddly toy is childish and you got rid of it as soon as possible? Share...

No. I have pets My little cousin became attached to it when she stayed over. I gave it to her I think. I was about seven.

I would however become emotionally attached to a duracell battery considering myself to be it's primary caregiver. I know ....my mother wanted to throw it away because I would leave it on the floor and she would step on it, it would roll and she would go flying. We went into heavy negotiations about how I could keep him. I made him a shoe box house. I fed him every morning...unless I forgot. I got a kitten and he/I moved on.

I see nothing wrong with people having it. It's cute!

walkingshadow

Does anyone have teddy bears that have fruit hats?

kylith

Yep. Her name is Honey, and she still shares my bed with me.

Pinch Flat

I'm a 43 year old man, and yes, Teddy still lives on from 1971.

I've given him to my 8 year old son, who has him in his room now.

Corvo

Of course I don't, you utter weirdo.






*hugs Superted tightly*

beks101

I have a seal called Oslo, Ozzie for short. Not sure how I christened him that, pretty sure I wasn't all that geographically aware as a four year old.

He's pretty beat up, whiskers are all over the shop but he gets a monthly wash and has emigrated to US, Canada and the UK with me. I could easily sleep without the OH but would be fcuked without this little lad. Fits nicely into my arms and works as a handy make-shift pillow

Chucken

I still have my Golly. He was repaired a few times. Got new dickie bows and the like. He's slowly falling apart as he sits on top of my sons wardrobe, I wish I could could have him back to the way he was

He's 49 years old.

the_monkey

I still have some with high sentimental value in my Mams house.

qwertyabcd

Yes I have two which are very sentimental to me, one is my first Santa present and the other my cousin gave me for my first birthday (she died a couple of years later)

WinnyThePoo

Nope.

Whispered

Yep I have one of my first teddies. He's an old fashioned teddy bear in sewn on dungarees. I threw it in the wash when my son was born and its now sitting on a shelf in his room.

sky88

yes have a fred the red teddy since im 7 or 8 that still have 20 years later still love the little guy

TheBeardedLady

He's back in my parents house. Was too afraid to bring him with me when I left Ireland in case I'd lose him. His name is Bear and he is, in fact, a Racoon. My mam won him in a raffle just before I was born and I've had him since - used to carry him everywhere as a kid. He's filthy but well-loved and he wears a polo neck jumper made out of my brother's old sock.

I love that little guy.:cool:

Pumpkinseeds

I have a little brown handmade teddy bear that my aunt bought for me when I was born. He's 42 now and still in excellent condition, probably because I was never allowed to play with him.

crockholm

Yeah-Ted and he's the got the equivalent of teddy bear leprosy, Eye missing,patches of fur missing,stuffing missing,extremly weak at all the limbs, but by Christ, 30 years ago he and I used to kick de shyte out of the cylons (upturned brush).

Used to have his own car too but a fat childhood friend sat in it and broke it.

B0jangles

I still have my rabbit, imaginatively called "Rabby" that was made for me when I was born. No eyes, no nose, and only one ear left; the other one came off from me using him as a sort of flail to thump my brother when we were kids:)

Digital Solitude

When I was 4 I picked up a Daffy Duck teddy in a shop and wouldn't put him down unless Mam bought him for me. 15 years later, his arse is a bit burned from where I tried to dry him by leaving him on the fireplace I was a stupid 10 year old.

He's coming to college with me next year, along with my Dratini. I have no intentions of leaving them behind.

MayoForSam

Yes, I too am in my mid-40's, and Sooty the teddy bear is still knocking around somewhere in the house, probably under my 11 year old son's bed at this stage. He's looking a bit mangy and missing one eye, but none of his stuffing.

As for John-Joe the rabbit, alas he got turfed over the back fence into the neighbour's field around 40 year's ago and a bull trampled over him. That was the end of John-Joe.

Leogirl

Yep, still have my rabbit & sleep with it. Might pass it on to my kid but not sure I will be able to. I don't think I could sleep without it.

Galway K9

Damm people with normal childhoods!:mad: I had no bear, except having to bare my childhood.

LoonyLovegood

Yup, a ragdoll called Jemima Puddleduck. She comes wherever I go. I had no shame in bringing Mimey to college with me.

ToddyDoody

There was teddy monkey in the attic before we moved, smelt as bad as a live, ****e-throwing specimen

onethreefive

Yeah! I've a teddy rat called white whiskers

Mesrine65

I have one of these that I bought in the January sales a couple of years ago, just because I liked him...

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Don't ever recall having a Teddy as a kid, Action Man was more my thing

I have a well loved stuffed Panda. He's called Panda. He comes everywhere with me and travels in my hand luggage so he doesn't get lost. He sits on my bed during the day and keeps watch.

I also have a piece of baby blanket that stays close, it's called blankie, or if you're in the inner circle, Blan-nuu. Sometimes, if I'm in a playful mood, I'll call blankie Nu-nu, but that's just between the two of us.

It's sort of an in-joke.

gingernut79

I still have what's left of my beloved blankie