Did You Have A Special 'cuddly' As A Child...

[zilloot]

The wonderful story here about Peter Rabbit reminded me of my beloved 'Donkey' that I had as a child.

My Mum knitted him when I was about five and I was devoted to him. He was stuffed with old tights and had a red blanket/saddle and a red scarf. He was only ever called 'Donkey' although Mum tried to make me call him Dobbin??? :blink:

He went everywhere with me and slept with me too. He had a little yellow harness and a lead at one point and I used to tell everyone he was a dog (I wasn't allowed to have a dog). I'm sure he was dragged around by his lead too :teehee: He had his own bowls with some biscuits in them and I took him for walks. I remember him being repaired several times; lying across Mum's knee while he had a leg sewn back on once :clown: :lol:

Once or twice he was lost and I remember losing him once for several days and screaming the house down. I was sick with loss for days. One evening Mum and Dad took me to the library and there he was sitting behind the counter in among all the tickets. Apparently I was unable to speak with excitement and could only point at him and jump up and down. The library staff had to ask my parents what was wrong with me but luckily my Dad spotted him and he was given back to me - what an incredible feeling! I even sneaked him into school occasionally and he lived in my desk without the teacher finding out (w00t)

I still have him. His threads are very thin and his shaggy mane is gone. But he still has his red blanket. He now lives under the bed in a box and I'll never part with him.

So, anybody else have a story?.............

 

[saraquele]

i never had one and neither did my middle daughter , my eldest had a piece of croched blanket that she would take everywhere with her , even when we went abroad on holiday 8) had this blanket taking uo the suitcase (w00t)

my youngest who is 9 still to this day sleeps with her favourite "blue bear " he is as it states a blue teddy bear (w00t) , she got him off my sister in law for her 1st christmas when she was 2 months old :wub: and he has been in "surgery" many times due to naughty whippets :- " he is very thread bare and the scraggiest looking thing now but she loves him to bits :wub:

 

[k4tie-d]

i had a teddy bear when i was young but unfortunatly when i was about 7 we went down to blackpool and while having fun at the attractions, some a**** broke into my dads van and stoll everything including the toys we had brought with us, since then i have never seen it again and i still makes me tear up to think about it.

my kids on the other hand,

my little girl has a purple towel which she has had with her since she was about 2 months old. she wouldnt sleep unless somthing was covering her eyes. so we put the towel in beside her and put the corner over her eyes untill she fell asleep and then we would just put it beside her.

it now has a huge hole in the middle staying only together by the triming she hasnt lost it yet but has left it in people houses and we would have to go back and get it.

my little boy has a rabbit he has a habbit of putting it down and leaving it when he sees somthing better. he left it in clinton cards once after seeing a card with bob the builder on it he dropped it and never picked it up. that was the most stressfull hour of my life running in and out of every shop we had been in its now lost the valour on its nose and ears and the stuffing has went a bit wonky but he still love it more than anything else.

 

[wild whippies]

I had a lilac bunny, I lost it in Fine fare and I'm still too traumatised to talk about it! :- "

 

[pixieru]

I had a peticoat when i was a baby and i still have to take everywhere with me now (even on holiday to Greece) and i am 29 :lol: I call it my silky! i cannot sleep without it, it is supposed to be white but it's a bit black as it cannot be washed otherwise it would never be the same. i am a big baby and i have only just stopped sucking my thumb too!

 

[hely]

i had a little bear called coco.........my daughter betsy has it now :huggles:

 

[Zephyr]

I was given a Belted Galloway toy by Scottish relatives, which I loved with all my heart :huggles: (she often wore a gold skirt just to make her look extra special!). :wub:

(pic of Belted Galloway cow below in case people haven't seen one! :- " )

My Mum put her in a bundle of other toys and sent her off to a jumble sale one day while I was at school! :rant:

 

[Painted Lady]

i had an imaginary friend called miss beeny..my mum had to lay a place at the table for her..apparantly mum could hear me talking to her for hours...i can still remember what she looks like now....is this common or was i just bonkers??

 

[k4tie-d]

i had an imaginary friend called miss beeny..my mum had to lay a place at the table for her..apparantly mum could hear me talking to her for hours...i can still remember what she looks like now....is this common or was i just bonkers??

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bonkers!!! :- "

my little boy can talk to himslef for hours but its not like hes talking to a friend or himslef realy, its when he has 2 power rangers or somthing like that he is basicly pretending there talking to each other. it was a little funny at first as hes only 2.

 

[Flowerpot]

Oh , this is a nice thread. I had a big teddy bear called `Teddy` (w00t) but I don`t know what happened to him. My eldest son had a huge mouse my sister-in-law made for him. He was gorgeous , all blue with pink ears, pink feet and pink tail. It was nearly as big as he was and this mouse went everywhere with him...Dragged along by the chewed tail....hahahaha..We still have him !!!!

 

[pepa]

I have a not so white teddy bear with not so yellow ears that I still have and wont be without hes in my cubbard in my bed room so I see him everday.

 

[littlenell]

I had a teddy called Grumpy that used to burp when you tipped him up. I lent him to my younger sister when she went into hospital but when she came home they wouldnt let her bring him and they put him in the incinerator! I still blame her for my deprived childhood 40 years on :lol: :thumbsup:

 

[Janimal]

Yes...I still have a teddy bear the same age as me..... :lol: only 21... :lol:

hes a bit tatty now...but he sits on the side of my headboard...I still love him. :wub:

 

[Bellefire]

Yes...I still have a teddy bear the same age as me..... :lol:   only 21... :lol:
hes a bit tatty now...but he sits on the side of my headboard...I still love him. :wub:

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my cat is nearly 28, and called cat he looks like sylvester from the cartoons. my mum and dad bought him for me before i was born and i still have him. he's had a rough life; my sister plaited his whiskers and pulled his tongue off, my cousin was sick on him which resulted in a spin in the washer (i cried my eyes out for hours because i thought he would drown in there), not to mention the numerous 'operations' when he became worn and needed restuffing. he has pride of place on the shelves in my bedroom, away from the dogs!

 

[AnnSa]

I have a panda that was a gift on my first birthday )

 

I think his neck is broken as he cant hold his head up

anymore And he wears a lovely little baby dress.

 

[~Sarah~]

My Mum put her in a bundle of other toys and sent her off to a jumble sale one day while I was at school! :rant:  

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My Mum (RIP) used to do that too. :- " I had a lovely large teddy with moveable arms and legs, and he made a noise when tipped up, but he got given away (as well as my lovely dolls pram).

My son had a teddy that went everywhere with him. Sadly when he was four we went to Yugoslavia (30 years ago :blink: long before the problems there) and he got left in a playground (teddy not my son), but despite going back, we couldn't find him, so teddy stayed on holiday. :lol:

My daughter used to have a bit of blanket - it started off as a huge blanket that got cut into small pieces so that they could be washed frequently.

 

[kris]

i had a little black doll that i loved to bits and took everywhere.she was just called blackie doll and she is still in my old bedroom at my dads.my grandad threw her on the fire once when i was about 7 or 8 cos he had no patience with me crying if i lost her so to teach me a lesson he burned her.i put my hand into the flames and pulled her out and although her hair was frizzed and she was a bit melted and smelled of smoke i still loved her.

(gawd i wonder what a psychoanalyst would make of this!) :blink:

 

[Trish]

i had an imaginary friend called miss beeny..my mum had to lay a place at the table for her..apparantly mum could hear me talking to her for hours...i can still remember what she looks like now....is this common or was i just bonkers??

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my daughter had one too sarah

 

[Painted Lady]

i had an imaginary friend called miss beeny..my mum had to lay a place at the table for her..apparantly mum could hear me talking to her for hours...i can still remember what she looks like now....is this common or was i just bonkers??

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my daughter had one too sarah

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did she??? she was so vivid to me....i was chatting to mum earlier about this and she said i used to walk around the house talking to her,for hours on end....must have been a bit worrying for mum as i was nearly fifteen............................................

not really!!! was 3 years old!! what was lisa like with her friend?

 

[Lal]

I had 'Tommy' the black cat, I used to stroke his tail so much it kept needing 'surgery' to reattach it! Sadly he was lost in a house move when I was 12, I was devastated although in my early 20's I found comfort with Aussie bear, my koala from a friend in Oz, who spent a lot of time in hospital with me and I had until 2 years ago when we had a house fire.

My daughter had a floppy rabbit with huge feet - 'Barney Bigfoot' , she really loved the silky ribbon round his neck, and the silky tags on M&S vests!! Sadly Barney was also lost in the fire and the vests long since outgrown (she's 16 now!!)

My son had a fleecy Peter Rabbit who was one of the few survivors of the fire and the first thing Si looked for in the aftermath, after a trip through the washing machine he came back to life, albeit a little battered, and is still in his bedroom now.

My god daughter has 'the remains' of a lan air cell blanket with the satin edging that I bought for her when she was born, very tatty and much loved!