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halloween beanie babies:

and when I gave it to her, obviously, she grabbed it and hugged it and squealed “BABY BA!!!!” with a level of sheer delight I wish I could still attain as a tired and jaded adult

and then, all at once, the joy vanished from her face, replaced by a look of deep concern, and she looked me dead in the eyes and whispered “…Mama??? Ba?????”

And I looked back at her and patiently explained that with work and my many responsibilities I simply did not have the time or energy to make yet another stuffed animal for her but that baby bear would be fine without a mommy and that sometimes if real baby bears were old enough and strong enough and lucky enough they might manage to survive the cruelties of an uncaring planet without their mommies and

I’m totally kidding I obviously immediately made her a mama bear and i don’t give a shit about how tired and jaded you are, you would have done the same