I used to think that all of my stuffed animals had their own private lives, and yet they managed to find time to be with me. I was very afraid to offend even one of them, so I had to sleep with every single one each night. I thought that if one of them became angry, it might harm me. I had quite a few stuffed animals, and managed to achieve this by making a little nest out of all my animals, and sleeping in the middle of them. I have now aquired a small collection of stuffies over the course of a relationship, and they all have to sleep on my bed with me. I'm 27! You'd think I would have gotten over that irrational fear. Now, I think it is just habit rather than terror that keeps them near me.
A childhood belief about toys
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that all my stuffed animals would come to life at night.— Carrie
- I used to believe that my stuffed animals would come alive at night to protect me.— Julie
- I used to believe that stuffed animals had blood in them as well as stuffing. Anon
- I used to believe that after I cut my stuffed animals hair that it really grew back! — Kristy
- i belive every toy and stuffed animals is alive and moving and they just dont want to admitt it.— hannah
- I used to believe that when we went to bed at night, all the animals in our house talked to each other. Anon