Did you bring your Teddy Bear to Work today?
By Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
Canada
October 9, 2019 9:21am CST
I can just see in now..everybody sitting at work with their Teddy Bears or walking down the street carrying their Teddies. You just never know what they will come up with for a National Day.
I have a 4' Teddy that sits on the bed in my spare room. Destinee likes to snuggle up with it when she comes over for a sleepover. The cats also like it.
I don't remember having a special Teddy Bear growing up but I know lots of people did. My son has this stuffed Dinosaur that he called "No". He use to carry that dinosaur everywhere he went. I still have it. It is in a box somewhere. Someday I will dig it out and give it to his boys. I think they would like it.
Did you or your children have a special teddy bear (toy) growing up?
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24 responses
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
9 Oct 19
No, I did not. I was teddy bear challenged.
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@wolfgirl569 (106271)
• Marion, Ohio
9 Oct 19
I didnt and I dont remember my boys attaching to anything long term either. But my youngest loved his stuffed animals.
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@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
10 Oct 19
@Happy2BeMe My mom knitted several sweaters for Xiao Bai. We all love our Xiao Bai
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
10 Oct 19
Awwww what a beautiful Teddy. I am glad he is such a wonderful friend for your son.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
9 Oct 19
I had a Donald Duck stuffed animal that I loved! He knew all my secrets and fears as a kid.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
10 Oct 19
Awwww that is great. Glad you had such a wonderful friend when you were young.
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@Michellekidwell (29416)
• Sonora, California
9 Oct 19
I have my childhood teddy bear sitting on the sofa next to me, but I work from home or wherever I am, as an author!
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
10 Oct 19
That is awesome. glad you still h ave him with you.
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@Michellekidwell (29416)
• Sonora, California
10 Oct 19
@Happy2BeMe yes I still have her, a little worse for the wear! But I still have her!
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@shaggin (72131)
• United States
10 Oct 19
When I was young until my boyfriend then husband started sleeping in my bed I slept with a panda every night. Years later going through my husband's family photos for our wedding I found a photo of my husband with that same panda bear. Maybe I will dig through our photos and see if I still have both to post on Facebook.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
9 Oct 19
I had a "tiny tears " doll which was the rage in the 50's. 
2 of mine had "blankies" small blankets they carried around for yrs. like Linus the Peanuts character
one had a special feather pillow she could not sleep without way up till she had kids of her own cause "it smelled like home" 
2 of mine had "blankies" small blankets they carried around for yrs. like Linus the Peanuts character
one had a special feather pillow she could not sleep without way up till she had kids of her own cause "it smelled like home" 1 person likes this
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
9 Oct 19
Well firstly I did not go to work and secondly I do not have a Teddy. OH wait yes I do my son name is Teddy lol
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
10 Oct 19
That is awesome..the perfect Teddy to have!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
9 Oct 19
I had a stuffed animal full size Scottish terrier that my uncle gave me. He kept the live dog. . But dolls were my forte. I received them as gifts from the world travels of relatives and my wonderful grandmother.
One son had a stuffed dog named Doggie. and the other had a bunny blankie, named Bunny. They dragged them around wherever we went - California, Maine, Florida.... and slept with them until they started kindergarten. Now their pets are their precious animals. In our older son’s case, it’s his two children and two dogs. 
I bought a lamb fur teddy bear puppet on vacation in Kennebunk, Maine, and have it stored away from Doodles. Only the grandkids can play with it.
. But dolls were my forte. I received them as gifts from the world travels of relatives and my wonderful grandmother.
One son had a stuffed dog named Doggie. and the other had a bunny blankie, named Bunny. They dragged them around wherever we went - California, Maine, Florida.... and slept with them until they started kindergarten. Now their pets are their precious animals. In our older son’s case, it’s his two children and two dogs.
I bought a lamb fur teddy bear puppet on vacation in Kennebunk, Maine, and have it stored away from Doodles. Only the grandkids can play with it.1 person likes this
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
10 Oct 19
Awww such a great post...and great memories for you.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
10 Oct 19
@Happy2BeMe
I had a bear but I think I gave it away. I think it is nice to have a National Teddy bear day. I am glad your cats like your teddy bear. No, I had a blanket I loved to carry around but not a teddy bear. I have my special doll called Yisraela and my special lion I won called Alfred.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
13 Oct 19
@Happy2BeMe
Yes, the memories are special.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
13 Oct 19
Awwww that is nice and special memories to have.
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
9 Oct 19
I had a donkey - or at least, that's what I called it, though I think it was meant to be a racehorse because when it first arrived it had a green and pink plush jockey sewn onto its back. The Rider was very quickly removed and was the most hated and despised toy in the toybox. The donkey - whose name was simply "Donkey" - was my favourite stuffed toy and it survived (much patched and restuffed) until only a few years ago, when it had been so much eaten by moths and had become so limp that it was no longer worth mending.
I don't remember what my children's favourite toys were. I'm not sure that any of them were very much into soft toys, though they had their teddies and polar bears and so on.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
10 Oct 19
I love this story..thanks for sharing..what a great memory.
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@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
10 Oct 19
Nope. It sounds lots of fun having a special Teddy Bear growing up.
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@Juliaacv (51193)
• Canada
9 Oct 19
Our son had a Gund teddy bear, named Honey Bear that he would carry around, until he was about 2.
Then he got a pound puppy, Spotty, who he carried for a lot of years.
When he got homesick while away at university, he asked me to send him Spotty, which I did. He still has him in his home, a keepsake from his younger days.
I never had teddy bears, I had a lot of dolls. I do have a teddy bear that my husband bought me a couple of years ago, Walter, he sits on our bed.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
10 Oct 19
What a great story and great memory. I am sure Walter is very happy sitting on your bed.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Oct 19
Mine was a Mrs. Beasely doll.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
10 Oct 19
Oh I remember Mrs. Beasely. I never had one but wanted one so badly. My cousin had one.
