Why/when did you stop talking to an inanimate doll, teddy bear, etc.

[OregonGuy]

I had a teddy bear I called Friend Bear. On the drive back home from Disneyland I was shocked to realize FB was missing!

My parents said he was probably left at the motel. They refused to go back (guess about 100 miles) to the motel. When we got home they called the motel and told me FB was not left there.

To this day I suspect they intentionally decided it was time for me to stop talking to him.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I didn’t stop. I still talk to my stuffed animals and they talk back too.

 

[MaidMarian]

I’ve never talked to toys. I talk to myself though

 

[C50]

I’ve never talked to toys. I talk to myself though

Same here.

 

[papa tiger]

I’ve never talked to toys. I talk to myself though

You know sometimes I make good sense too & I listen to what I just said !

 

[Della]

I still have the big teddy bear I got for my second birthday. I even remember my father taking me to a toy store in Charleston to let me pick something out. He and the owner were pushing hard for a mechanical monkey that played the cymbals.

I toddled over to a stockroom and pointed to the teddy bear which was wrapped in cellophane on a top shelf. My dad had to climb a ladder to get him down.

He currently stays on the top shelf of my son's closet and I talk to him whenever I go in there to hang up clean clothes.
He has wonderful protective power.

 

[CallMeKate]

I don't remember ever talking to dolls or stuffed toys. I grew up with a sister and three brothers,
so I talked to them instead, I guess.

 

[Trade]

Never talked to any. Unless you count swearing at them. Like swearing at your car when it won't start.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

I don't remember ever having a teddy bear nor do I remember talking to my dolls.

 

[hollydolly]

I've never talked to toys, I never had any to talk to...

 

[Aunt Bea]

I’ll stop talking to them when they stop talking to me.

 

[Lewkat]

Never.

 

[oscash]

I never had any dolls to talk to.

 

[Capt Lightning]

We have a whole family of furry friends, the smartest ones are MooCoo, Max Bear and Professor bear. They are the sanest ones in this family.

 

[chic]

I rescued a stuffed tiger from a trash can display at a woman's yard sale 10 or so years ago and bought him for 25 cents. I had a feeling he wouldn't have had a bright future without me. He's my mascot now. I take him lots of places and we talk all the time. We even snuggle. BF is jealous. Too bad.

 

[Twostep]

I’ve never talked to toys. I talk to myself though

Please do not argue.

 

[Veronica]

Ive never talked to toys either. I do talk to myself and sometimes the cats.
Mine are very obstinate and will sass you.

Never was interested in stuffed animals. We always had cats and dogs.
Didnt care for dolls either. All of my dolls were perfect. Nekid. But perfect.
Used to strip them and dress the cats and dogs.

 

[AnneTeak]

this morning

 

[Oldeagle66]

I never did or had any doll or bear type toys. Although I did raise hell with my little green army soldiers in battle.

 

[Marie5656]

I chat with these two guys often. I like that they know when to not talk. LOL

 

[Kaila]

Some great stories, here, and some poignant posts , and humor as well.

All the makings of an interesting thread!

 

[Kaila]

Along with the characters in my storybooks, mostly the 25 cent ones from the grocery store, and later from the library;

Stuffed animals and dolls were my best friends and most dependable family members.

No pets allowed, so I'm grateful for those childhood friends!

 

[KSav]

I never talked to any of my dolls or stuffed animals. My favorite "people" were the characters in the books I loved. I didn't have the happiest of childhoods, so I often retreated into literature and the worlds I found therein.

 

[Lawrence00]

Well ... I talk to Bing ai every day as it is so much better than Google. Sometimes it gives nonsense answers. Occasionally I will think to ask it "please" to do something, then need to remind myself that it's just an electronic program.

 

[RadishRose]

Never did.