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Chaz · 10th May 2009, 09:08 PM

I feel kind of weird admitting it, but I cant't sleep without my stuffed animal. I've been doing it forever now it seems, and I can't help but feel childish about it. But hey, it helps me sleep well =]. Does anyone else sleep with a stuffed animal or with anything else?

Cheria · 10th May 2009, 09:11 PM

I'd rather sleep with a guy, but I guess a stuffed animal could work.

Wander · 10th May 2009, 09:15 PM

I think I tried it once. Didn't like it.

jsandoval1192 · 10th May 2009, 09:18 PM

haha i have a stuffed wolf on my bed.
i don't always sleep with it, but when i can't always sleep or i feel sad i either hold it or lay my head on it lol

GhostDog · 10th May 2009, 09:22 PM

I do when I'm really upset. I used to sleep next to my dog when I felt like crying, but I had to put him down recently. I slept clinging to a little stuffed corgi for a week after that. =(

But otherwise? Not really. Sometimes I put them on my bed because they're cute, but I wake up in the morning and I've kicked them off! Haha. Mostly they sit around my room and collect dust.

**Maddy** · 10th May 2009, 09:25 PM

Indeedy.

10th May 2009, 09:32 PM

Yea I have a teddy bear that always sits on my bed, I don't always sleep with it but some nights I can't sleep with out it. I don't think it feels childish I love my bear.

Markio · 10th May 2009, 10:10 PM

No, but I always liked the idea of having one. A special friend who was alive even if you were the only one who believed.

When I was in third and fourth grade, I used to pray that Pokemon were real; I had these Pokemon pencil tops that you put over the eraser, even though they didn't erase. Anyway, one of them was Bulbasaur, my favorite pokemon, and I treated him as though he were real. I didn't lift it from it's bulb, but rather from its sides and I'd place him in my other hand. They were really little, like maybe half a square inch. Maybe I didn't sleep with them, but it felt like magic to believe they were real...

RaRa · 10th May 2009, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Roswell

I'd rather sleep with a guy, but I guess a stuffed animal could work.

Agreed, just drop the stuffed animal part.

**Lexington** · 10th May 2009, 10:17 PM

I used to. Once I partnered up, they kind of got in the way, so now they glare down at me from on top of the bookcase. Weird group up there, too - Buster Bunny (from Tiny Toons), Donatello (the ninja turtle), and a smiling gorilla.

Lex

sean · 10th May 2009, 11:33 PM

I have a teddy bear whose name is Beary, hes pretty BA.

Cracked Actor · 10th May 2009, 11:43 PM

I sometimes do sleep with a stuffed animal.

Lacan · 10th May 2009, 11:51 PM

No, but I have a dachshund, so same difference.

11th May 2009, 12:18 AM

Yeah...ever since I was three, I slept with a stuffed rabbit my grandmother made me. She had to make another one when I turned 16 because the original was so ragged. I...still sleep with it. >_>;

Courtneyyy · 11th May 2009, 12:30 AM

I used to sleep with a stuffed Simba (from the Lion King), but last summer, after my dog died, I started sleeping with this stuffed dalmatian that I made at Build-A-Bear when I was like 13.

**When I made the stuffed dalmatian, I named it Lucky, my dog's name. Yeah, I was really creative to make a stuffed animal that was the same type of dog as my own, and name it the same name.

Iceeh · 11th May 2009, 12:31 AM

Hee, yeah. I have a stuffed cheetah named Buffy and a stuffed white tiger named Faith that I sleep with every night. Oh, and my furball of a cat is always with me, even though he doesn't count as a stuffed animal. <3

MusicIsLife · 11th May 2009, 01:31 AM

I cant sleep well without my giant stuffed panda named Beary Bear. Ive had that thing forever.

Just Adam · 11th May 2009, 02:41 AM

i have lots of teddys and other plush kicking around lol

Nugget · 11th May 2009, 03:01 AM

I have a stuffed duck named Howie, with whom I sleep. I also have two other stuffed ducks on the bed (Gilbert, from a thrift store, and Jake, a Beanie Baby) and my Jigglypuff from first grade.

I also have over a dozen stuffed animals looming over what should be a closet (but works better as desk space). Possibly one of my most favorite stuffed animals that I don't sleep with is Wolf, who likes to sit on my desk. I've had him since I was three.

I've just never had the heart to give them away.

Jem29 · 11th May 2009, 06:23 AM

I've had many stuffed animals over the years, though most have them have now been donated to my two doggies. One of my dogs likes to bring one or two of them to bed when she sleeps with me.

Other than that, there's a stuffed Chocobo that resides there. It has glass eyes, so isn't dog-appropriate. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

10th May 2009, 09:08 PM	#1
Chaz Nya~? Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: A few people Location: Central Illinois Age: 20 Posts: 144 Join Date: Jan 2008	Sleeping With Stuffed Animals? I feel kind of weird admitting it, but I cant't sleep without my stuffed animal. I've been doing it forever now it seems, and I can't help but feel childish about it. But hey, it helps me sleep well =]. Does anyone else sleep with a stuffed animal or with anything else? __________________ 'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony this life. Trying to make ends meet, you're a slave to the money then you die. I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down. You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet, yeah..

10th May 2009, 09:11 PM	#2
Cheria にひひっ♪ Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Almost everyone Location: Illinois Age: 20 Posts: 636 Join Date: Mar 2009	Re: Sleeping With Stuffed Animals? I'd rather sleep with a guy, but I guess a stuffed animal could work. __________________

10th May 2009, 09:15 PM	#3
Wander Banned Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Parents, aunts, grandma, counselor, online friends Location: Central Alabama Age: 18 Posts: 2,360 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: Sleeping With Stuffed Animals? I think I tried it once. Didn't like it.

10th May 2009, 09:18 PM	#4
jsandoval1192 Swimmer Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Bi Out Status: Opening up Location: That one place, CA Posts: 126 Join Date: Feb 2009	Re: Sleeping With Stuffed Animals? haha i have a stuffed wolf on my bed. i don't always sleep with it, but when i can't always sleep or i feel sad i either hold it or lay my head on it lol __________________ Live. Laugh. Love

10th May 2009, 09:22 PM	#5
GhostDog is Spartacus. Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: MAGICAL. Out Status: The hiiills are aliiive with the sound of muuusic! Location: DFW area, Texas Age: 24 Posts: 2,503 Join Date: Apr 2009	Re: Sleeping With Stuffed Animals? I do when I'm really upset. I used to sleep next to my dog when I felt like crying, but I had to put him down recently. I slept clinging to a little stuffed corgi for a week after that. =( But otherwise? Not really. Sometimes I put them on my bed because they're cute, but I wake up in the morning and I've kicked them off! Haha. Mostly they sit around my room and collect dust. __________________ <3 Kirah, who may or may not be made of delicious candy (and the lesbians)

10th May 2009, 09:25 PM	#6
Maddy Free Hugs EC Admin Gender: - Orientation: Into girls Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 7,704 Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: Sleeping With Stuffed Animals? Indeedy. __________________ how strange it is to be anything at all [Victor] 2:09 pm: and then halloween happened and I was outside in a skirt.

10th May 2009, 09:32 PM	#7
Hidden Angel Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sleeping With Stuffed Animals? Yea I have a teddy bear that always sits on my bed, I don't always sleep with it but some nights I can't sleep with out it. I don't think it feels childish I love my bear.

10th May 2009, 10:10 PM	#8
Markio EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Family, friends, and staff! Location: California Age: 21 Posts: 1,139 Join Date: Oct 2008	Re: Sleeping With Stuffed Animals? No, but I always liked the idea of having one. A special friend who was alive even if you were the only one who believed. When I was in third and fourth grade, I used to pray that Pokemon were real; I had these Pokemon pencil tops that you put over the eraser, even though they didn't erase. Anyway, one of them was Bulbasaur, my favorite pokemon, and I treated him as though he were real. I didn't lift it from it's bulb, but rather from its sides and I'd place him in my other hand. They were really little, like maybe half a square inch. Maybe I didn't sleep with them, but it felt like magic to believe they were real... __________________ Celebrate diversity!

10th May 2009, 10:17 PM	#10
Lexington The gay gargoyle EC Advisor Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Colorado Age: 42 Posts: 12,371 Join Date: Dec 2007	Re: Sleeping With Stuffed Animals? I used to. Once I partnered up, they kind of got in the way, so now they glare down at me from on top of the bookcase. Weird group up there, too - Buster Bunny (from Tiny Toons), Donatello (the ninja turtle), and a smiling gorilla. Lex

10th May 2009, 11:33 PM	#11
sean Member Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: 4 people Location: Los Angeles Age: 20 Posts: 18 Join Date: Sep 2008	Re: Sleeping With Stuffed Animals? I have a teddy bear whose name is Beary, hes pretty BA.

10th May 2009, 11:43 PM	#12
Cracked Actor Sane? Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: So inside the closet I'm in the garage. Age: 16 Posts: 178 Join Date: Apr 2009	Re: Sleeping With Stuffed Animals? I sometimes do sleep with a stuffed animal. __________________ Ensemble pouvons conquérir le monde.

10th May 2009, 11:51 PM	#13
Lacan rawr Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Some people Location: Boston Posts: 77 Join Date: Mar 2009	Re: Sleeping With Stuffed Animals? No, but I have a dachshund, so same difference.

11th May 2009, 12:18 AM	#14
Haiiro Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sleeping With Stuffed Animals? Yeah...ever since I was three, I slept with a stuffed rabbit my grandmother made me. She had to make another one when I turned 16 because the original was so ragged. I...still sleep with it. >_>;

11th May 2009, 12:30 AM	#15
Courtneyyy ColbieMarie Full Member Gender: GIRL Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: Mom, brother and close friends Location: Flagstaff, AZ Age: 23 Posts: 975 Join Date: Jan 2009	Re: Sleeping With Stuffed Animals? I used to sleep with a stuffed Simba (from the Lion King), but last summer, after my dog died, I started sleeping with this stuffed dalmatian that I made at Build-A-Bear when I was like 13. **When I made the stuffed dalmatian, I named it Lucky, my dog's name. Yeah, I was really creative to make a stuffed animal that was the same type of dog as my own, and name it the same name. __________________

11th May 2009, 12:31 AM	#16
Iceeh Faux-Tara Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Friend of Sappho ♀ Out Status: Anyone (besides my parentals) who asks Location: Bellingham, WA Age: 19 Posts: 115 Join Date: Nov 2008	Re: Sleeping With Stuffed Animals? Hee, yeah. I have a stuffed cheetah named Buffy and a stuffed white tiger named Faith that I sleep with every night. Oh, and my furball of a cat is always with me, even though he doesn't count as a stuffed animal. <3 __________________ Earth below us, drifting, falling, floating weightless, calling, calling...

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11th May 2009, 01:31 AM	#17
MusicIsLife EC Addict Full Member Gender: Not even sure anymore. Something in between. Orientation: I like girls :) Out Status: Everyone on orientation 7 people on trans issue. Location: Montréal, QC Age: 23 Posts: 1,595 Join Date: Dec 2007	Re: Sleeping With Stuffed Animals? I cant sleep well without my giant stuffed panda named Beary Bear. Ive had that thing forever.

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Just Adam Just passing through Full Member Gender: Something Orientation: Dunno Out Status: If they ask i will tell them Location: Wherever Age: 23 Posts: 6,002 Join Date: Mar 2009	Re: Sleeping With Stuffed Animals? i have lots of teddys and other plush kicking around lol __________________ There Used To Be A Point Of Things.

11th May 2009, 03:01 AM	#19
Nugget No Artificial Preservatives Regular Member Gender: Female Location: Northeast Posts: 389 Join Date: Sep 2008	Re: Sleeping With Stuffed Animals? I have a stuffed duck named Howie, with whom I sleep. I also have two other stuffed ducks on the bed (Gilbert, from a thrift store, and Jake, a Beanie Baby) and my Jigglypuff from first grade. I also have over a dozen stuffed animals looming over what should be a closet (but works better as desk space). Possibly one of my most favorite stuffed animals that I don't sleep with is Wolf, who likes to sit on my desk. I've had him since I was three. I've just never had the heart to give them away.

11th May 2009, 06:23 AM	#20
Jem29 Member Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Not sure (still trying to figure it out) Location: London, UK Age: 24 Posts: 15 Join Date: Apr 2009	Re: Sleeping With Stuffed Animals? I've had many stuffed animals over the years, though most have them have now been donated to my two doggies. One of my dogs likes to bring one or two of them to bed when she sleeps with me. Other than that, there's a stuffed Chocobo that resides there. It has glass eyes, so isn't dog-appropriate. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.