Is it normal for a young adult to take a teddy and a comfort blanket on a plane?

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Seen this a few times while travelling. The staff just stick the fluffy toys and blankets in the overhead locker so defeats the object. Maybe just try biting the seat in front of you to calm your nerves or take some valium. I'm a nervous flyer so just havd a couple of drinks.

Your theories are ridiculous. Are you just trolling now or actually serious because if you are, I fear that you need more help than any youngster with a soft toy as a pillow!

It's disturbing and maybe the reason why they are considered unemployable and why all the shops and restaurants are being run by immigrants.

Well, it took eleven pages and a trip all round the houses via 50s child psychology, but we got to the point in the end.

All of the shops and restaurants? really?

DD is 17, we are flying next week and I expect her to take both of those things with her

Why a teddy?

You’re just here to wind people up😂

@nylonflaresit’s comforting to her and she uses it like a pillow.

This whole thing is bonkers

Adults and young people out in public with teddies, just bonkers

It is infantilising and does them no service to be indulged like this

*im not extrapolating this to anything to do with immigration

You just use your coping mechanisms of drink and drugs instead. I feel you deliberately trying to upset people on here.

Perhaps you should try writing for the Daily Mail rather than blaming the lack of young people in jobs on immigration and Jellycats.

Maybe people always felt they had to grow up and be something they didn't feel inside? Victorian values of adulthood. Maybe a soft friend at the end of a difficult day is actually an excellent psychological decision. I fear you have trauma-induced narcissism instead.

I don’t think it’s hard drugs or a teddy.

I bring a book or crossword to distract myself.

I’m quite surprised people think there’s nothing in between.

I think adults are just getting more childlike in general, and these ‘coping strategies’ they think will garner sympathy and special treatment from those around. Acting sad and vulnerable used to be frowned upon, how it’s somewhat indulged.

Quite. It’s very weird here sometimes

Maybe we should be questioning why things that bring comfort are associated with children and adults should be laughed at for using them? Particularly when some people believe that they should use drugs and drink instead.

People shouldn’t be shamed for using coping mechanisms that have no impact on others!

If the plane crashes you and the crew are dead.

Teddy might survive though

They should be shamed for walking about in public with cuddly toys. And telling them it’s ok means they’re open to ridicule, and thinking it’s ok just to act like an infant. Will they need to take them to work to cuddle if it’s a stressful day?

it’s nonsense

No but the OP ridiculed the teddy abs suggested drugs as the adult solution which is quite funny or sad depending on my mood

Why should they be shamed? Because society says they are for children? Because heaven forbid an adult should have a “childish” coping mechanism!

Yes. Is it ok to go out with a dummy or a Barbie as an adult?

Well, because adults routinely throwing themselves into things meant for children - not just for a laugh but to ‘cope’ - is problematic for many reasons, not least because society runs off children being children and adults taking responsibility and leading. It’s generally unhealthy to revert back to small childhood mentally.

Well dummies aren’t ideal past a certain age because of the dental issues. nothing at all wrong with a Barbie.

just because society says these things are for children doesn’t mean that it has to stay that way. We force children to grow up too quickly and having attitudes that things are babyish plays right into that narrative.

Your judgement is very unattractive 🤷‍♀️ Haven’t you got better things to do in your day than start a thread like this? 🙄

It’s generally unhealthy to revert back to small childhood

Awareness of your inner child is recognised as a way of dealing with childhood trauma. Anyway, who is saying it's 'generally unhealthy?' in what way?

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/inner-child-healing

But there is no evidence that having a teddy bear stops that person laying their bills, looking after others and generally being an adult

If I’m on a plane then I will definitely be staying overnight somewhere so I want my cat teddy with me if possible. I’ve no idea why anyone would care. I could put it in a bag but then I’d be over the size limit and it’s a quirk of flying that, like litre bottles of stolichnaya, teddies don’t count.
I’m 54 with no additional needs and weirdly didn’t care about teddies at all as a child but started when I needed physical support to sleep during difficult pregnancies. Planes are cold and idk why anyone would actively sneer at anyone wanting a blanket.

Utter lunacy. I can see where your son gets his mental illness from......

What do you think about adults walking around sucking on a vape? It's not really that different to a dummy.