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Original poster

The sodding dog has eaten the sodding Class Bear. WIBU not to own up?

57 replies

HicDraconis · 27/10/2014 08:13

I've mended the bear as best I can - he has a pocket which had a flower attached on some pink ribbony stuff. I've managed to reattach the bits of ribbon (luckily I had some cotton in the right shade!) and tucked the flower in so it almost doesn't show. Can't do much about the missing eyebrow but the bear was reasonably tatty so I can't be certain that the dog was responsible. The label is well and truly going through her so that's a lost cause.

And what the hell does DS2 write for the weekend story? "Nici Bear had a lovely time at my house this weekend. We did karate and a picnic and the dog tried to eat him for tea so we went to hospital to get him made better. "

Argh! WIBU to tuck Bear into Bag and not let on? What would you write in the book?

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eurochick · 27/10/2014 08:15

A story about how the bear bravely fought off a marauding dog!

JingleSpud · 27/10/2014 08:17

GrinGrinGrin

Maybe write in there that you're not sure what happened but you think teddy went out for a few drinks, got in a fight and came home in this state...

...or that the big dog tried to eat him

DejaVuAllOverAgain · 27/10/2014 08:19

Sorry OP but that made me GrinGrin not helpful I know.

Muskey · 27/10/2014 08:20

I would tell the truth. It will probably be the most interesting post. I hate the we went to Vegas for the weekend and teddy came with us type of entries

LetThereBeCupcakes · 27/10/2014 08:22

Karate you say? Perhaps Nici bear got a bit carried away in class?

JingleSpud · 27/10/2014 08:25

I had to wash class bear when we had him

JingleCat was just a kitten and still....shall we say intact.

And he liked him alot.

Class bear got put through two wash cycles just to be sure.

And all we wrote in the book for the other parents to see was that he got on well with JingleCat.

And then told the teacher the truth. Think they replace the bear.

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HicDraconis · 27/10/2014 08:26

If it were someone else I'd think it was hysterically funny. Hope the teacher has a good sense of humour! On the plus side, I know what would be a really good end of year gift :)

(In NZ, this term is the last one in the Feb-Dec school year!)

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Only1scoop · 27/10/2014 08:28

Pop him through the washer and give him a blow dry....no one will know....

JustScreamNobHurts · 27/10/2014 08:29

This is certainly the most tragic case of "the dog ate my homework" ever Grin

itsmeitscathy · 27/10/2014 08:29

Go into great detail about the teddy hospital Enid blyton style

SixImpossible · 27/10/2014 08:34

I wouldn't say that the dog tried to eat him because some parents can get a bit precious about the hygiene aspect. Nothing wrong in saying that he had an accident, though, and that he had a trip to the teddy bear hospital.

When we had the class bear his very first outing, within minutes of arriving in our house, was to the teddy bear theme park for a ride on the flumes - ie the washing machine!

Billabong21 · 27/10/2014 08:35

As a teacher 'stuck' with a class bear, I'd be DELIGHTED if something ended it's life FOREVER!

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HicDraconis · 27/10/2014 08:39

Good point re hygiene Six though in NZ people tend to be less precious about it (think more a 5 week rule than a 5 second one in some cases). I don't dare wash it, part of it has beans type filling which may not wash and other bits may inadvertently fall off.

I could say we found him like that so I patched him up? Though the previous mum will know it's a fib. And lying is Bad. The only real explanation is dog teeth :(

I don't dare face the teacher or class tomorrow morning. No way DS2 will not tell everyone the moment he arrives. DH may have to do the school run and confess.

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HicDraconis · 27/10/2014 08:41

Jingle Grin Grin I feel better. Somehow it feels more acceptable to say the dog ate the bear than the dog shagged the bear.

Any other Class Bear mishap stories? Anyone?

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skylark2 · 27/10/2014 08:44

I'd write the tale of teddy's brave fight with the dog, including how he then had to be stitched up and very carefully cleaned (for any paranoid mums).

sashh · 27/10/2014 08:45

Obviously the bear was trying to steal chocolate out of the fridge and the dog stopped him.

frankie001 · 27/10/2014 08:46

Not a bear story, but my sisters dog very nearly ate the school hamster. Had it in his mouth before getting rescued!

magimedi · 27/10/2014 08:50

Poor bear!

Poor hamster!

But you've really brightened my Monday morning.

When did all this 'class bear' milarkey start? DS is mid 30's & I don't remember him having a class bear at any school he attended (& we moved several times when he was young).

Canshopwillshop · 27/10/2014 08:55

Oh dear Grin. I would confess all - I'm sure the teacher will see the funny side and the children will look on teddy as being the hero who fought off a dog!
If it makes you feel better, when DD brought home the class stick insects, the cat knocked their cage off the cupboard and tried to eat them! Luckily he didn't get any and they were eventually re-captured.

HappydaysArehere · 27/10/2014 09:48

When I was teaching the class gerbils were taken home by a kind family who purchased another gerbil when a death occurred. They said nothing when they returned the cage. Fast forward a few days and the births came at very regular intervals. Cages were purchased and notices pleading for homes were on show. Your poor teddy will be easily sorted by an imaginative teacher.

JingleSpud · 27/10/2014 17:38

Yes it was rather embaressing to admit that JingleCat had been dragging it around for a week into dark corners to...erm...have his wicked way with it.

Thankfully his appointment to get him neutered was the following week

And the vet was in hysterics

JingleSpud · 27/10/2014 17:39

And no matter where i hid it the bastard cat found it.

motherinferior · 27/10/2014 17:43

I'm sorry, I'm in stitches about the cat's sex toy bear.

JingleSpud · 27/10/2014 17:51

He moved onto DD2's mini gruffalo toy afterwards. Then once his nuts were chopped off he rejected it and hasn't been near it since

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HicDraconis · 27/10/2014 17:55

I honestly don't know if I'd have confessed if there hadn't been anything noticeably different (am assuming after the wash JingleCat's companion looked the same!)

School run in 2h, I'm still thinking of getting dh to go in and fess up. It's his fault, he left the bear in his bag on the floor when he got in, easy pickings for SDog.

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