Describe an important item from your childhood. Why was it important and where is it now?
A few items come to mind when I read this prompt, and I found it interesting that all of the things from my childhood that were of significance to me were blue — except for one.
I had a giant stuffed panda I named Skipper because I liked Gilligan’s Island. Skipper was bigger than me, and I never got to grow bigger than him. We lost that bear when we got evicted from the apartments we lived in at the time. While I remember him, the panda taught me about the impermanence of inanimate things and prepared me for the eventual loss of our cats to rabies.
I’m also reminded of the blue fitted sheet I called my Blue Blankey. Blue Blankey was my comfort blanket. It may be in a box somewhere, but I don’t know for sure if I still have it.
Another is Little Blue Pony, which is in the basement now because Owen is too big for it. I rode that toy for hours at a time.
Finally, I’m thinking of the blue lamp my grandma had on her bedside table. We used to read by it. That lamp was my intention lamp on my altar at the old house, but now it’s in the closet simply because I don’t have a safe place for it to be.
Maybe I was drawn to blue, or maybe blue was drawn to me. Skipper, Blankey, Pony, Grandma’s lamp — they were all anchors. Most are gone or packed away, but the color stayed. It’s still the color I choose when I need to feel safe.
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