When my DD was very tiny she was given a rabbit that quickly became her favourite comforter and in the intervening years (she's now 2.5) is the one she needs to sleep, snuggle, stroke, tease and generally love, especially in moments of crisis.
So far, so normal. But, thinking myself very clever I actually bought 3 identical rabbits so that one can be washed, dried, lost, dropped etc with no disruption to service. Amazingly we still have all 3 and incredibly useful they are - eg last week when DD was sick in the night over 2 consecutive rabbits, and the third one came into play and did its comforting thing at 4am, I was very glad it was there.
The thing is: when should I tell her there's a fluffy blue rabbit trinity? Is this going to be a major psychological blow or something a 2 yr old will accept without it devaluing her deep and profound love for the thing? My instinct is that it's best to break it to her sooner rather than later as at the mo it isn't going to be a big deal, and there's no way I can keep it a secret from her, but the question is: how and what do I tell her? Is this going to be really weird for her in the future when most kids have their one special teddy?