Her First Doll
By Sharon
@simone10 (54187)
Louisville, Kentucky
October 9, 2015 5:48am CST
When my first granddaughter was just a year old, I bought her a doll for her first Christmas. It wasn't anything fancy. It was a cloth doll because she was so young and I didn't want any pieces to come off in her mouth. The doll was just about the right size for a baby to hold and snuggle with.
As the years went by, that doll became more and more special to her. She couldn't sleep without her. There were many a night when my son and daughter-in-law had to tear the whole house apart trying to find the misplaced doll so that my granddaughter would go to sleep.
Fast forward to today. My granddaughter is 15 years old and still has this little cloth doll. It looks pretty pitiful by now. She still sleeps with her but more out of sentiment now than the security of when she was a baby. I'm really surprised the doll has lasted this long.
Did you, your kids or your grandkids have a special toy or blanket? One that they couldn't do without or sleep without?
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23 responses
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
9 Oct 15
We mostly had hand me around stuff. I know I had a few special dolls that were bought just for me though. I used to have a clown doll that a nurse gave me when I was in the hospital for meningitis. I'm more surprised I Was able to spell that correctly first try than anything.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
10 Oct 15
yes ma'am, all the young'uns went through that 'stage' 'n the eldest grands'f done the same. that reminds me...i wonder if'n my daughter still knows where her first baby is?? through'n ugly divorce 'n many moves, i doubt it
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
23 Oct 15
@crazyhorseladycx I had my first Barbie in the 50's. She didn't move like they do now. I wish I had saved her as she would be worth some money now.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
17 Oct 15
@simone10 i imagine her ex did 'way with it, hon. thankfully she did get those ol' barbie dolls though.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
10 Oct 15
Wow that is amazing that it's lasted that long. It's something she can have memory on and hopefully it will last for when she has kids also but it may not. I never had anything that I was attached too when I was little.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
10 Oct 15
My 2nd Son had to have one of my blouses poor babe was so attached to me, it had to be the one i had just worn too so i hardly ever had a chance to wash my blouses he would grab it..hahah..he is 36 now and has 3 Babes of his own now..
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
10 Oct 15
Wonderful story. My mama made me a rag doll when I was young. It is still at her house. I loved that doll. I am letting my nieces play with it now. My kids have lots of stuffed animals and sometimes they sleep with them and sometimes they don't.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
21 Oct 15
@simone10 Oh yes it was very special. She did such a good job on it and she made me two or three outfits to go with the doll and even shoes. I kept it for years on my bed when I lived with my parents. The next time I go to see them I think I will bring it home. 
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
25 Oct 15
@Shellyann36 Oh, I would bring her home. It will bring back so many memories for you.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
12 Oct 15
When my now 16 year old grandson was very small, he had a special stuffed animal that he slept with and carried around everywhere. He really wore it out, and it lost a leg but he still liked it anyway. I am not really sure at what age he didn't have it anymore, but he sure did use it for a very long time. 
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
18 Oct 15
@simone10 Yep, it sure is. I can't remember my kids ever getting attached to anyting like that. Every child is different though, and now that my grandson is 16, he has way outgrown all that, and probably got rid of his stuffed toy a long time ago.
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@allknowing (136446)
• India
10 Oct 15
One of our dogs did that. He insisted that he had his old torn mat with him whenever he went to sleep.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
10 Oct 15
I still have the thumb--mine--that I sucked as a baby! Does that count?
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
10 Oct 15
It is very heartening that your grand daughter has kept that doll for all these years. It truly represents your love. Wish I had one now!
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
22 Oct 15
@ria1606roy My granddaughter certainly feels that way.
@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
17 Oct 15
@simone10 that's the beauty of love, some things are its representatives and it is hard to give them up even with age.
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@celticeagle (166996)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Oct 15
My granddaughter had a little niteglo doll like object that I got her for Christmas I believe. She had it for many years. She is going to be having her second child and doesn't have it anymore. It was cute and lit up.
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@tessastv (273)
• Inverness, Scotland
12 Oct 15
That's so sweet she still has the cloth doll.
I used to have (and still have in it somewhere hidden) a small panda bear to which I was attached badly.
I couldn't go to sleep if I wouldn't have it right by my side. I remember my parents going crazy whenever I forgot the bear home, because I use to be so sad if I didn't have it with me everywhere.
Such great memories..
@ilovemoney1112 (8)
• Las Vegas, Nevada
10 Oct 15
I do have a valuable doll that we have it for almost 50 years or more. In fact I had some
one from a TV radio talk show looked at that and he said that possibly is worth few
thousand Dollars. We will keep for now.
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@sajid5148548 (28)
• Islamabad, Pakistan
23 Oct 15
Elder have very impotance in our life
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