DD's lost toy

Artytarty

Arrrgh! I'm gutted for you.
I keep checking this post to see if you have found it/got another !
At least she is only two and wont remember about it in the future.
Did you go back and go over your tracks yesterday?

notanewuser

Artytarty wrote: »

Arrrgh! I'm gutted for you.
I keep checking this post to see if you have found it/got another !
At least she is only two and wont remember about it in the future.
Did you go back and go over your tracks yesterday?

Going to this afternoon. Will keep you posted - promise!

Camelina

You may find that dd just accepts that the toy is gone despite them having been inseparable.
My dd had a rabbit, who eyes and ears had been sewn back on too many times to count and the ears were worn right down due to her stroking them everyday. Up until she was about 4 this rabbit went everywhere, she then got a fixation on putting it on the ball part of tow bars on any cars that came, lol one day I had driven into town and on the way back about 2 miles from home, there was her bunny in the middle of the road! Picked it up and warned her that she was likely to lose it! Couple of weeks later bunny disappeared, first port of call was to ask boiler service man if it was on his tow bar ball or in back of van and also asked him to check his exhaust too(yes she even put him in an exhaust pipe once!!) Long and short of it was that bunny was never found but she was fine with it.

notanewuser

Camelina wrote: »

You may find that dd just accepts that the toy is gone despite them having been inseparable.
My dd had a rabbit, who eyes and ears had been sewn back on too many times to count and the ears were worn right down due to her stroking them everyday. Up until she was about 4 this rabbit went everywhere, she then got a fixation on putting it on the ball part of tow bars on any cars that came, lol one day I had driven into town and on the way back about 2 miles from home, there was her bunny in the middle of the road! Picked it up and warned her that she was likely to lose it! Couple of weeks later bunny disappeared, first port of call was to ask boiler service man if it was on his tow bar ball or in back of van and also asked him to check his exhaust too(yes she even put him in an exhaust pipe once!!) Long and short of it was that bunny was never found but she was fine with it.

Thanks, but a (just) 2 year old doesn't really have the same level of understanding as a 4 year old.

Pumpkin_2

My daughter is attached to her Dumbo toy, but used to throw him out of the pushchair and then want him back again! So I have made him a lead out of elastic tied onto the pushchair with a loop to slip over his neck. I also make sure that she carries him if we go somewhere in the car and tell her that he is her responsibility. If you manage to get your daughters toy back I would definitely recommend a lead. Good luck x

FattyBettyBoo

Your thread reminded me of this picture doing the rounds on FB ...



There are some genuinely nice people out there. Fingers crossed for you!

alias*alibi

no-oneknowsme wrote: »

Im probably going to get hounded for this post but anyhow...here goes.....

OP , you have my sincere sympathy!

Ever since my DD was a baby she was attached to a "blanky". It was more like a thin cot quilt type thing.

She took this blanky EVERYWHERE with her and couldnt sleep without it.

The blanky was bought by a relative whilst they were on holiday whilst I was pregnant with my DD.

My DD still has blanky now and still sleeps with it in bed with her :eek:

Blanky has ben repaired many times and is in a terrible state but he is still much loved by my DD.

If it were to go missing my DD would be distraught....

I know how you feel but my advice would be (if possible) to try to use this as a way of getting your child off their toy...trust me , I so wish I had never let my DD become so attached to a blanky that she became distraught without it.

My 7 year old DD has a pink blankie (although mostly black through being dragged everywhere) that she's had since birth; or should I say the same version but she's now on about number 4. She used to cry whilst sitting watching snuggles going round on the fast spin in the washer so we got a spare. Luckily as she lost the first. In fact she has 2 on the go still. She uses snuggles as a comforter still whilst watching TV and going to sleep. I regret the day we bought her it; it literally goes everywhere with her and I have no idea how to break her of it. Any suggestions????! Lol x

coops228

For us, it's a tigger toy from Asda. I have three. One at nursery for sleep time, one in the cot at home for night time and one in the wardrobe as a spare. All washed on a very regular basis.
My DS is less than 2 but still looks for tigger as soon as he comes home from nursery. Loads of other toys but tigger is special to him so I'd rather have a few!
On a scary toy front, one of my nephews has a sleepybag that he clings too and it's the most disgusting thing ever and falling apart. His mum rarely washes it as he throws terrible tantrums when it doesn't smell "right" so it's easier for her to just let him have it. He is now nearly 8 and comes back from school and runs to grab it even now.
My heart goes out to you and I hope the monkey turns up very soon.........

no-oneknowsme

alias*alibi wrote: »

My 7 year old DD has a pink blankie (although mostly black through being dragged everywhere) that she's had since birth; or should I say the same version but she's now on about number 4. She used to cry whilst sitting watching snuggles going round on the fast spin in the washer so we got a spare. Luckily as she lost the first. In fact she has 2 on the go still. She uses snuggles as a comforter still whilst watching TV and going to sleep. I regret the day we bought her it; it literally goes everywhere with her and I have no idea how to break her of it. Any suggestions????! Lol x

God your asking me for suggestions lol , I am the last person who could offer advice as Im actually ashamed to admit that my DD still has blanky lol.

Seriously , you have no idea how much my DD is attached to this rag lol.

I have tried everything to get her off her blanky but nothing works!

I suppose there are worse things in life.

You are lucky though that you have "spares". The blanky my DD has is actually irreplaceable as it was bought in Greece before my DD was even born (shes now 16:eek:)

The washing machine thing sounds familiar lol my DD barely lets me wash hers and when I do she sits scowling until its dry. We are no longer able to use the washing machine to wash it as its just too fragile so hand washing it is lol

Looby_-_Lou_2

Just talking about the blanky thing with my Mum. I carried mine around everywhere until I was about 7.

Gradually over a period of time I became less reliant on it. One day I put it down and my Grandma picked it - I never asked for it again.

On the day she died one of the first things I did was retrieve it from its hiding place because I didn't want someone throwing it out.

Hope the monkey turns up.

L-L