Did you have a favorite blanket or toy? Tell about it.

On my first birthday I got my most favorite gift that I still have today. The gift was a big stuffed teddy bear from my parents. I couldn't say much at that age, but once I started to talk a little more bear was one of the few words I knew, so I named my stuffed teddy Bearbear! Once I got Bearbear he never left my side no matter where I went or what I was doing. We ate together, slept together, played outside, did arts and crafts, played hide and seek, took naps, etc. Bearbear was my best friend. I was never lonely with Bearbear around and he kept me company until my sisters were born but even after they were born Bearbear was still with me constantly. Even as I got older he was never forgotten. I started giving my old toys and stuffed animals away and every time I thought maybe it was time to let Bearbear go I just couldn't. A part of me couldn't let go of him. I gave away all my stuffed dogs, my other teddy bears, cats, bunnies, everything except Bearbear. It seemed like he was a part of me now and I didn't want to find out if I would be okay without him or not. I decided I would keep him but maybe it was time to put him in the closet instead of sleeping on my bed with him. I kept him in a safe place and I knew he was there but it just wasn't the same. After a few weeks I gave up and decided I didn;t care how old I was or what anyone thought about Bearbear. So he came back out of the closet and he has been sleeping in my bed with me every night ever since.