What was your favorite plaything as a child?
Do you see any connection between your life now, and your favorite childhood
toy?
I will start
this off with a quote from my April 2nd post: Prized Possession
My favorite plaything as a child “would be, hands-down, ‘bunny.’ This was a
stuffed bunny (that I always thought was green, but I was told was actually
pink to start with…) that I climbed up on my oldest brother’s Ethan Allen
dresser/shelf (3 drawers below and three recessed shelves above-thank goodness
for Mr. Allen’s good quality furniture as it didn’t even try to tip over when I
climbed it-LOL) to “borrow” from him, and of course, never gave back. “
The
connection between my life now and my favorite childhood toy…well, it may be a
stretch, but I still do love animals. Now, I am more interested in real life
animals than stuffed toy ones, but there’s that. I never pass up an opportunity to go to a
zoo, aquarium, wildlife refuge, wildlife park, etc…I missed having a family pet
from the day we put our beloved Priscilla to sleep until the day we rescued
Gunner, which was 20+ years. I volunteered at a the local humane society as
a teenager, and I was more than happy to dog-sit many of my friends’ family
pets while they were on annual vacations from the island. When I was younger, I wanted to be a veterinarian,
and some days I think maybe I should have taken that path. Nowadays, I have become the “keeper of the fish”
for all our aquariums in the center and classrooms at work, and I look forward
to rescuing a small dog companion for our son (and friend for Gunner) sooner
rather than later. Although it may seem
like a stretch to connect my favorite stuffed animal toy to my love for animals
now, it’s because “bunny” was my pet when we didn’t have one. I bathed her (in the toilet, but I knew pets
needed baths just like people), and I took her with me everywhere. I hate leaving our dog at home now. I wish I could take him to work with me. He’s spoiled, but that’s okay. I’m just
making up for all the missed years without a “bunny,” Priscilla, or
Gunner. J
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