The article explores the author's lifelong connection with stuffed animals, particularly focusing on Teddy, their profound significance in navigating emotional challenges. The author recounts how a post-breakup purchase of a stuffed puppy not only provided solace during a difficult time as a young single mother but later led her to seek comfort in a stuffed bear. The piece reflects on adulthood's complexities and the desire for simple, unconditional comfort amidst life's turmoil, including relocation and familial responsibilities.
I held Teddy to me-his back to my belly, turned off the bedside lamp, and fell asleep.
On a late-night run to the grocery store for vodka, I saw a pile of stuffies at the counter: scruffy little puppies with colorful ribbons tied around their necks.
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