I have many many figures and stuffed animals, both from when I was young to the most recent being last year. There's just something nice about having a figure or plushie of an animal or character you like... you just look over at it and it's like "oh hello" and it's like a smile starts up. IDK. I'm sentimental for things like that. I've honestly too many to list or even take pictures of, and wish I had more space to display everything instead of having them all cramped up in boxes and bins.
These plushies you guys are sharing are super cute and I genuinely love the little stories attached.
The oldest plush I have that I managed to save from when I was very little was a... aw hell, I'll just post it.
It's a very old plush cat, the brand was Kitty Kitty Kittens, and I think this one was named Patches. He's got some damage to him and, for whatever reason, his body is deflated (maybe he needs more stuffing?) and when you move it around, it has some kind of thing inside the head that sounds like purring.
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