over a teddy bear

[Imogene]

"The Burns bear, perhaps the most valuable widdle bear in the world, could be anywhere.

"Maggie... stop, Daddy's trying to watch TV!"

[depechemodefan]

Oh Rupert! Why did you have to leave me, Rupert?!

/obligatory

Hee, poor Stewie.

I had deep attachment for stuffed toys. Also my comic books and Transformers; those things will be pryed from my cold, dead hands.

[tropicsgoddess]

The kid needs counseling over a teddy bear?!! All the kid needed was a valuable lesson in putting their stuff away to prevent from losing them. That SC was acting like his son's age.

[DesignFox]

This is why you get two teddy bears, and stash one in a closet for when the first one gets lost or needs to be laundered.

My parents did this after the first time I lost my favorite stuffed animal.... They scoured the earth for another one, gave it to me, and when they found the original one, they kept them swapped back and forth so they looked equally "loved."
(apparently I questioned them when they gave me the new one, claiming it wasn't "mine" because it looked different- - somehow my parents got me to believe it was the original one I lost- when I got older they told me the story and I now have both)

Sounds to me like the parents in the OP are going to create more issues for their child...before my parents found another stuffed animal for me, we all somehow got through the nights- and I turned out OK in the end.

[Pagan]

before my parents found another stuffed animal for me, we all somehow got through the nights- and I turned out OK in the end.

Well, until you went into retail, that is.

[Mike Taylor]

Oddly enough, we still have all of my old stuffed animals from when I was little-- and I accumulated a few more through previous jobs. (Looks up at Boo, the stuffed spider, rescued from the old Chicago FAO Schwarz.)

[Evil Queen]

Well, I'd be rather upset if I lost my teddy bear (I'm a terrible sucker for teddy bears). Particularly if it was MY teddy bear from when I was a child. Who, by the way, is currently upstairs on my bed.

But I wouldn't be mad if the housekeeper's couldn't find it. Sure, I'd be sad. But not mad at them or the poor person at the desk.

[Skandranon]

My parents regularly "cycled" me through toys, by donating my oldest ones to charity, whether I liked it or not. When I asked why, I was told "I didn't need that many toys" and "It's unhealthy to get emotionally attached to objects'".

But why did they have to donate Mr. Pink Panda? He was my only friend! Why him? WHY? WHHYYYYYYY?!!

[Evil Queen]

Because I am a horrible person:

[Amethyst Hunter]

If you really wanna send him to counciling - post back teddy limbs

You are evil.

I *heart* you.

[BookstoreEscapee]

I didn't have a specific "security" blanket or stuffed animal. I had my thumb, and you can't leave that behind (and if you do leave it behind, you've got bigger problems...)

I did have my dolls and whatnot that I slept with, and I still have my first teddy bear with the apple bib and the squeaker in his butt (still squeaks!); his tag indicates he was made the same year I was

[Mighty Girl]

Good grief, of course the kid is having fits, he's being trained by the best. If you're the guest, then it's YOUR responsibility to make sure you left nothing behind.

We actually removed all the bedding from the beds, looked through every drawer (even if we didn't use them) and just really scoured the whole room multiple times before checking out.

My friend was honeymooning in Cancun and made the oh-so-dire mistake of leaving her platinum cameo ring on the nightstand while they went out sightseeing. It was never found, and the hotel was very non chalant (not that I agree with their position, but you get the idea).

If it's that important, keep track of it yourself. Clearly the kid will need therapy due to that psychotic alpha dad in his life, never mind a lost teddy bear.

[AdminAssistant]

I didn't have a specific "security" blanket or stuffed animal. I had my thumb.

I had both! I used to fall asleep with my thumb in my mouth and my index finger crooked over my nose. To this day, I sometimes sleep with my finger over my nose like that (I outgrew the thumbsucking part when I was 4 or so).

When I was...oh, 6ish, I received a Patch-Up Pet for Christmas from a cousin. It was a stuffed animal (mine was a rabbit) that came with bandages, a stethoscope, and other vetrinarian-like pariphanalia. Nearly 20 years later, that rabbit is still laying on my bed. It went everywhere with me, but I could sleep without it - as long as I had something to snuggle with.

[lordlundar]

Because I am a horrible person:

I had nightmares over a similar stuffed toy my sisters had. Yikes!

[Megg]

My daughter has a kitty that she is way too attached to. We lost it once, for like 3 weeks. She cried at first, but was slowly getting over it when we found him. She has never lost him again. If it had been a permanent loss, sure she would be sad, but eventually she would get over it. She sure learned a valuable lesson about keeping up with her things, though.