"Teddy bears. Stuffed animals. Anime UFO Catcher dolls. Sock monkeys. Handmade cloth dolls. Stuffed amigurumi dolls. Knitted toys. Beanie babies. Velveteen rabbits. Plushies can be literally anything! We all have a strong fascination and a strangey beautiful need to personify our sapient folk, like animals and trees and almost anything else that has a shape. Stuffed toys / plushies are our ways of attributing human elements to otherwise nonhuman materials, and it has been a strong sense of comfort for both children and adults alike. We cuddle up with favorite stuffed toys and plush dolls as children, and even look back fondly on them when we are older - though you're never really old enough."

"Whether you're young or old, male or female, child in body or child at heart, stuffed toys have a soothing effect on people, especially during tiring days. It bestowed magical hugs on you as a kid, served as a stress reliever throughout your schooling. It could be just something to snuggle up to in bed while reading a good book or enjoying a good show. Some even collect them (and this webmiss is guilty as charged in that regard) well into adulthood. Either way, stuffed toys are an important part of growing up, and growing beyond - they never let you down. :)"
- Nissie