20 Dec 2018, 11:40 am
SariaFan931 wrote:
I have a few comfort objects, ranging from gemstone crystals to a plushie. The one I use the most is a life-size plushie of my favorite video game character, Saria. She's 54 inches (137cm) tall, and was handmade by an plush crafter on Etsy. I purchased her as a Valentine's Day gift to myself. She keeps me company and relieves my anxiety on a daily basis. I'm going to eventually buy her a more accurate cosplay outfit based on Saria's in-game tunic.
When a video game character gets me through both being bullied in high school and to grieve the sudden death of a parent, I have to show my gratitude somehow.
When a video game character gets me through both being bullied in high school and to grieve the sudden death of a parent, I have to show my gratitude somehow.
I've never seen anything like that; the size of it. Something like that would creep me out.
05 Jan 2019, 11:52 am
05 Jan 2019, 1:37 pm
promiseimtrying wrote:
I do! She is a small pink stuffed owl, about six inches tall. I got her in 2014 or so and I've been attached to her ever since. I also have a stuffed dinosaur that's about the same size. This is going to seem extremely weird, so please tell me if anyone else is like this: I literally talk to both of them. The owl (aptly named "Owl," although one of my friend's daughters calls her "Sleepy" - the dinosaurs name is Dino, so I guess I'm not very creative with names sometimes) especially has a full-blown personality. She's really sassy. The dinosaur mostly wants to play and give high-fives. I met the owl when I worked retail and the store that I worked at was selling them. We got her as a return one day and I genuinely carried her with me throughout that shift and sat her on the desk (this was not TOO weird where I worked, from an outside perspective - we sorted returns and sat various items that we liked on the desk sometimes) and my co-workers were like "man, you're obsessed with that thing." I was like "I love owls!" She literally cost less than five dollars. I was going through a breakup with someone who threatened to kill me and stole my entire life savings at the time, so maybe that's why I attached to her as a friend?
I'm almost 25 years old. I have a job and I'm in school. I've had varying toys that I was super close to throughout my life. Is anyone else like this? I feel like I couldn't tell anyone this in person without them being completely weirded out.
I'm almost 25 years old. I have a job and I'm in school. I've had varying toys that I was super close to throughout my life. Is anyone else like this? I feel like I couldn't tell anyone this in person without them being completely weirded out.
Hi Promise (and Owl and Dino),
Welcome to WP! We need to be friends!
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12 Jan 2019, 7:00 pm
promiseimtrying wrote:
I do! She is a small pink stuffed owl, about six inches tall. I got her in 2014 or so and I've been attached to her ever since. I also have a stuffed dinosaur that's about the same size. This is going to seem extremely weird, so please tell me if anyone else is like this: I literally talk to both of them. The owl (aptly named "Owl," although one of my friend's daughters calls her "Sleepy" - the dinosaurs name is Dino, so I guess I'm not very creative with names sometimes) especially has a full-blown personality. She's really sassy. The dinosaur mostly wants to play and give high-fives. I met the owl when I worked retail and the store that I worked at was selling them. We got her as a return one day and I genuinely carried her with me throughout that shift and sat her on the desk (this was not TOO weird where I worked, from an outside perspective - we sorted returns and sat various items that we liked on the desk sometimes) and my co-workers were like "man, you're obsessed with that thing." I was like "I love owls!" She literally cost less than five dollars. I was going through a breakup with someone who threatened to kill me and stole my entire life savings at the time, so maybe that's why I attached to her as a friend?
I'm almost 25 years old. I have a job and I'm in school. I've had varying toys that I was super close to throughout my life. Is anyone else like this? I feel like I couldn't tell anyone this in person without them being completely weirded out.
I'm almost 25 years old. I have a job and I'm in school. I've had varying toys that I was super close to throughout my life. Is anyone else like this? I feel like I couldn't tell anyone this in person without them being completely weirded out.
Welcome to Wrong Planet from a fellow Portlander!
12 Jan 2019, 7:12 pm
31 Jan 2019, 11:15 pm
IsabellaLinton wrote:
promiseimtrying wrote:
I do! She is a small pink stuffed owl, about six inches tall. I got her in 2014 or so and I've been attached to her ever since. I also have a stuffed dinosaur that's about the same size. This is going to seem extremely weird, so please tell me if anyone else is like this: I literally talk to both of them. The owl (aptly named "Owl," although one of my friend's daughters calls her "Sleepy" - the dinosaurs name is Dino, so I guess I'm not very creative with names sometimes) especially has a full-blown personality. She's really sassy. The dinosaur mostly wants to play and give high-fives. I met the owl when I worked retail and the store that I worked at was selling them. We got her as a return one day and I genuinely carried her with me throughout that shift and sat her on the desk (this was not TOO weird where I worked, from an outside perspective - we sorted returns and sat various items that we liked on the desk sometimes) and my co-workers were like "man, you're obsessed with that thing." I was like "I love owls!" She literally cost less than five dollars. I was going through a breakup with someone who threatened to kill me and stole my entire life savings at the time, so maybe that's why I attached to her as a friend?
I'm almost 25 years old. I have a job and I'm in school. I've had varying toys that I was super close to throughout my life. Is anyone else like this? I feel like I couldn't tell anyone this in person without them being completely weirded out.
I'm almost 25 years old. I have a job and I'm in school. I've had varying toys that I was super close to throughout my life. Is anyone else like this? I feel like I couldn't tell anyone this in person without them being completely weirded out.
Hi Promise (and Owl and Dino),
Welcome to WP! We need to be friends!
Hi!! ! I am so sorry that I'm so late getting back to this. This reply makes my day.
YES! We definitely need to be friends. Owl and Dino say hello back! They are so happy!
10 Feb 2019, 1:50 am
