The Teddy Bear People Think the Baby Doll People are Weird.

[rocking_chair]

@Boyo Jim

I just learned of Sue’s latest commission. One of her customers had just lost her infant child to illness, and mom had her cremated and the ashes out into a heart-shaped ceramic urn. So she had Sue create a teddy bear with a pocket in the chest cavity to hold the urn. She also specified that the teddy’s arms be extra-long so they could wrap entirely around the woman’s body.

It’s less morbid than I initially thought as the story came out – I was afraid she was going to describe modeling the dead baby. Still – pretty weird.

dropzone, Google “custom teddy bears” to see what kind of industry (and competition) is out there.

not so very odd. last year a couple lost the teddy bear they carried about; their child’s ashes were contained within somehow. it was all over the philly area news, they lost track of the bear around a 69th street theatr. a reward was offered. i don’t seem to remember the arms being x-tra long…

[Thudlow_Boink]

@phouka

God, I wish I had the kind of money it takes to be that stupid.

This is my favorite sentence I’ve read so far this year.

[Arien]

Yeah that’s pretty weird but you know what’s really weird? The people who customize My Little Ponies. Look, it’s a My Little Seamonster…thing.