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At what age does it become problematic to play with/sleep with stuffed animals?

10 years or older
8
4%
13 years or older
14
7%
15 years or older
8
4%
18 years or older
4
2%
19 years or older
1
1%
21 years or older
1
1%
25 years or older
1
1%
30 years or older
2
1%
40 years or older
1
1%
It is not a problem ever in and of itself (stuffed animal toys for EVERYONE)
155
79%
 
Total votes : 195

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Foxfound
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Postby Foxfound » Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:10 pm

Hatterleigh wrote:
Foxfound wrote:... Okay, so I once brought it in for comfort because I was nervous about a test and that sort of became a thing for a while. I am not exactly a very strong-willed person. And in this age of memery I'm surprised most of my classmates have gotten past things like pokemon.
...
The sad part is that the zorua was more popular at school than I was.

You are only digging stuffed animal fans like yourself in a deeper hole by giving me such information. I am sorry that you are weak willed and not popular, I wish for your situation on those fronts to improve.

Sorry. Sometimes I guess I say too much.

I don't think I'm really unpopular, I just need to work on talking with people better.
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Aaaaaa
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Postby Aaaaaa » Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:22 pm

Hatterleigh wrote:
Western Vale Confederacy wrote:
The three Smurfs that keep a close watch on me when I am sleeping (and thus vulnerable to otherwordly entities) from the highest bookshelf have also given me their guarantees of well-meaning intentions.

You would be much better off using a cross. Smurfs are weaker than you, they cannot protect you from anything. Jesus on the other hand, branches from an infinite hand.

Buddy... Catholic to Catholic here, this isn't really the most appropriate thread to bring up Jesus out of nowhere. I think they were being hyperbolic when referring to "otherworldly entities".
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Postby Borovin » Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:38 pm

Hatterleigh wrote:You would be much better off using a cross. Smurfs are weaker than you, they cannot protect you from anything. Jesus on the other hand, branches from an infinite hand.


My stuffed bears protect me from many things. Jesus protects me from nothing.

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Western Vale Confederacy
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Postby Western Vale Confederacy » Sun Jan 27, 2019 6:07 am

Aaaaaa wrote:
Hatterleigh wrote:You would be much better off using a cross. Smurfs are weaker than you, they cannot protect you from anything. Jesus on the other hand, branches from an infinite hand.

Buddy... Catholic to Catholic here, this isn't really the most appropriate thread to bring up Jesus out of nowhere. I think they were being hyperbolic when referring to "otherworldly entities".


Well, I was indeed being hyperbolic, buuut my statement DOES have an ounce of truth.

I'm a rather superstitious person, and I have grown to acknowledge them less as toys and more as passive bedroom protectors. One of 'em is also my travel charm whom I bring with me on any extended trip.

It sounds rather odd and borders on idolatry, but if I feel like they ward off the bad vibes, then they do their job.

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Aclion
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Postby Aclion » Sun Jan 27, 2019 7:10 am

Hatterleigh wrote:
Western Vale Confederacy wrote:
The three Smurfs that keep a close watch on me when I am sleeping (and thus vulnerable to otherwordly entities) from the highest bookshelf have also given me their guarantees of well-meaning intentions.

You would be much better off using a cross. Smurfs are weaker than you, they cannot protect you from anything. Jesus on the other hand, branches from an infinite hand.

But what will protect you from jesus? You know he sees you when you're sleeping and knows when you're awake? :o
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Infected Mushroom
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Postby Infected Mushroom » Sun Jan 27, 2019 7:10 am

Western Vale Confederacy wrote:
Aaaaaa wrote:Buddy... Catholic to Catholic here, this isn't really the most appropriate thread to bring up Jesus out of nowhere. I think they were being hyperbolic when referring to "otherworldly entities".


Well, I was indeed being hyperbolic, buuut my statement DOES have an ounce of truth.

I'm a rather superstitious person, and I have grown to acknowledge them less as toys and more as passive bedroom protectors. One of 'em is also my travel charm whom I bring with me on any extended trip.

It sounds rather odd and borders on idolatry, but if I feel like they ward off the bad vibes, then they do their job.


They project an aura of warmth, protection and adoration/love

Stuffed animal toys are benevolent bedroom guardians, they act as counsel, protectors, and friends

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Dazchan
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Postby Dazchan » Sun Jan 27, 2019 1:14 pm

Infected Mushroom wrote:
Western Vale Confederacy wrote:
Well, I was indeed being hyperbolic, buuut my statement DOES have an ounce of truth.

I'm a rather superstitious person, and I have grown to acknowledge them less as toys and more as passive bedroom protectors. One of 'em is also my travel charm whom I bring with me on any extended trip.

It sounds rather odd and borders on idolatry, but if I feel like they ward off the bad vibes, then they do their job.


They project an aura of warmth, protection and adoration/love

Stuffed animal toys are benevolent bedroom guardians, they act as counsel, protectors, and friends


They do a brilliant job of protecting us.
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Aaaaaa
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Postby Aaaaaa » Sun Jan 27, 2019 1:41 pm

Western Vale Confederacy wrote:
Aaaaaa wrote:Buddy... Catholic to Catholic here, this isn't really the most appropriate thread to bring up Jesus out of nowhere. I think they were being hyperbolic when referring to "otherworldly entities".


Well, I was indeed being hyperbolic, buuut my statement DOES have an ounce of truth.

I'm a rather superstitious person, and I have grown to acknowledge them less as toys and more as passive bedroom protectors. One of 'em is also my travel charm whom I bring with me on any extended trip.

It sounds rather odd and borders on idolatry, but if I feel like they ward off the bad vibes, then they do their job.

That's fair.
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Postby Foxfound » Sun Jan 27, 2019 3:06 pm

Aclion wrote:
Hatterleigh wrote:You would be much better off using a cross. Smurfs are weaker than you, they cannot protect you from anything. Jesus on the other hand, branches from an infinite hand.

But what will protect you from jesus? You know he sees you when you're sleeping and knows when you're awake? :o

No that's Santa.

...

Wait, have you ever seen Jesus and Santa in a photograph together? Think about it...
IC Name: Ketorushima
Arctic island inhabited by kitsune and other yōkai.
Set about a decade after the world becomes aware of the supernatural. Details on that will come later.
Slowly trying to rework the factbooks and write for this nation again. Sometimes I worry I'm bad at writing but I think I'm getting better

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Postby Luziyca » Sun Jan 27, 2019 4:04 pm

When I was younger, I had a whole collection of them, but there was one in particular which I couldn't cope without (a stuffed rabbit called... well, Bunny). But as I grew older, I was able to cope without it, until when I was 14, we buried it in the backyard (it was pretty beaten up by years of use, so it can't really be saved, but for some reason, we felt that we couldn't toss it out).

I still have a few stuffed animals scattered around my room, but I have not played with them, let alone slept alongside them, in a very very long time. That being said, it probably helped that my cat often cuddles with me as I drift off to sleep.

So yeah, I agree with the USS Monitor in this context: you can have them at any age, but if you're an adult, you should be able to manage without them.
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Postby Infected Mushroom » Sun Jan 27, 2019 8:03 pm

Dazchan wrote:
Infected Mushroom wrote:
They project an aura of warmth, protection and adoration/love

Stuffed animal toys are benevolent bedroom guardians, they act as counsel, protectors, and friends


They do a brilliant job of protecting us.


So adorable!

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Postby Infected Mushroom » Sun Jan 27, 2019 8:04 pm

Luziyca wrote:When I was younger, I had a whole collection of them, but there was one in particular which I couldn't cope without (a stuffed rabbit called... well, Bunny). But as I grew older, I was able to cope without it, until when I was 14, we buried it in the backyard (it was pretty beaten up by years of use, so it can't really be saved, but for some reason, we felt that we couldn't toss it out).

I still have a few stuffed animals scattered around my room, but I have not played with them, let alone slept alongside them, in a very very long time. That being said, it probably helped that my cat often cuddles with me as I drift off to sleep.

So yeah, I agree with the USS Monitor in this context: you can have them at any age, but if you're an adult, you should be able to manage without them.


Have you ever checked if it’s still in its grave?

Maybe it climbed out?

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