Am I mad to be upset that dp has "lost" ds's favourite toy and companion??????

[tiredemma]

Dp, who at the moment can only be described by me as an utter fool has "mislaid" ds2's lifelong friend and toy- simba.

simba who goes to nursery with him, simba who sleeps with him and comforts him by letting him rub his tail on his nose.
simba who he has had stuck to his side since 4mths old.

i realise i may be a bit irrational here, there are far more important things going on in the world, and i must admit that i did feel a bit stupid last night ranting and raving about simba being left, alone, under a table somewhere waiting for ds2. ( kind of like toy story- all toys have feelings)

why cant dp see the importance in this - or am i being an idiot??

It is annoying, any idea where he may have left it.?

When DS was born we made a concious decision to make sure he had more than one bed time buddy, this may be a good time to try and introuduce others.

Try not to rant too much, because it is not just about this is it ??

no, i think its because he doesnt share the same ideas as me with regards to the kids things, how can i put it??? things like pictures that they bring home from nursery, if i dont get to them first they end up in the bin, that kind of thing.

i know im being an idiot, i suppose i cant expect everyone to be as nostalgic as me!!

not an idiot at all as I know how important those lifelong companions can be..I still have my carebear sleep in the bed with me
Ds has a lovely little reindeer that I got in sale at mothercare and he adores him cant sleep without asking for rudy.

tbh the simba toy has seen better days, i have never managed to prise it of ds to wash it, i went to the disney store a few weeks back to get a new one but they dont do that particular make anymore.

never mind, maybe he will give his dummy up!

carebear?? you are brave admitting that!!

lmao emma I know and dh still takes the piddle but hey ho what can I say.Actually at the moment it is ideal for propping up my bump

TM

Sorry I didn't know he didn't share the same ideas, re the children, I thought that it was your DH who "forgot" they were in the bath, and when I said it is not just about this, I thought you were still mad at him about that.

Sorry if I have confused you with another poster

I hate to admit it but if DS2 lost his tatty old bear I would cry my eyes out. Sad it may seem but he is another member of the family and we even celebrate his birthday. He has been to Turkey, Spain, and various places in the UK and he is much loved by DS2. He is a scruffy, dirty tatty thing but he would be sorely missed. He is grounded from playing out as he once went missing and ended up in the neighbour's shed.

HE HAS BEEN FOUND!!!!!!!!!!!

DP'S dad phoned last night "has alfie lost his little friend??"

me- "er yes, why have you got him??""

Dp's dad- "yes, he was in our washing basket"

but......since losing simba ds has totally given up his dummy as the two more or less came as a pair. I was imaginging sleepless nights and him crying out for simba but nope- nothing.

im just going to get simba and put him in ds's memory box, but im glad he has been found- i sound like a fool but the living toys in Toy Story kept popping into my head.

Sherlock... i wondered what you meant!!

Hi TiredEmma, I'm so glad that Simba has been found, I would be the same if DS's Croc got lost.

It did get left at nursery one night and I was expecting him to be up all night and not able to settle but no he was only up the once.

I am also very sentimental and his memory's box has all the cards we got when he was born, all his first birthday and christening cards in. Lots of pics he's done - all dated!! and diary's from his 2 nurserys for him to see where he was and what he did.

However, you have given me an idea, DS sucks his thumb, but only when he has croc and I wonder if I 'loose' croc in his memory's box if the thumb sucking will stop ummm might be worth a try.

H x

My DS lost one of his favourite mini cuddlies. He left it somewhere on a day out, I felt gutted for him but he seemed consouled by making up we stories and adventures that he could be on. He's got one particular cuddly that would devistate him if he lost it, I don't know how he hasn't already as he keeps leaving it places. I try to rotate the toys to spread the affection but this one is winning at the moment.

Awww - reminds me of Dogger. Have you read it? Really glad Simba's been found - and am totally the same re sentimental feelings about toys, etc.

DS has one bear that lives in his cot and another that comes out with us - he LOVES his bear. I tried to get him to have more than one bedtime friend too - he sleeps with a giraffe, a monkey, a rabbit and a dog, as well as a smaller version of his bear...but bear is the only one that he rolls round with cuddling and saying "ahhhh"

glad im not the only one, him having this "little friend" who he chats to and goes everywhere with touches me because of the absolute innocence and trust of it all. Of course i dont really believe that simba talks etc but to ds he is real and him losing simba made me feel sad for that very reason.

but he has been so good and has hardly mentioned him at all, i think i was more bothered.

its lovely to see other people with the same ideas though.

hunker, i have just gone onto amazon to see what that book dogger is about!!! nearly started crying! will have to get it!!

Really glad simba has been found - i was having visions of another strawberry type senario - a protracted lost toy story on MN - I must admit I read the whole thread months after the actual events took place but it was still gripping reading.

DS is so funny (8yrs), he as a whole teddybears picnic at mealtimes and makes his special mini ted tables, cars, house etc. He even gets ted to make cards to give to me and his sis. He talks about him as if he is real and but if I say anything he says "Mum hes only a bit of fur!". Not fair I want to pretend too.

i remember that busy- and i imagine i would have taken to begging mnetters to check toy boxes for unwanted simba's if he had never been found.

Dogger is DD's all-time favourite book. At the height of her Dogger-addiction, we sometimes read it several times a day. Even then, she still got upset when the little girl wouldn't give Dogger back to Dave. It obviously taps into something very deep in children.

So glad he's been found. We have a bunny which I dread losing - I actually found another one but DS calls it Wrong Bunny (perhaps because it doesn't whiff nor have a grubby face)?

My friend's DD lost her Ducky years ago and there was much wailing so a group of us who were on tour with a theatre company sent postcards for ages saying "sorry I didn't say goodbye but I am visiting my family in Edinburgh/London/Manchester Love, Ducky" which helped a bit.