Okay so. I need some opinions on this because I’ve been very conflicted about it, but I’m head over heels for my childhood blanket, he’s super soft and cuddly and i love him so much, I carry him around the house with me all the time! And I’ve previously even brought him into public a few times when i was younger.
However, over time he’s naturally started to wear down, he’s missing alot of his fluff, and has a few small tears and holes that cant be fixed due to the fabric hes made of. It’s at the point where i have to delicately hand wash him immediately whenever he gets dirty because of how much i fear he might fall apart if left unattended to.
I’m worried i might have to put him up/away in our attic for safe keepings to make sure he stays safe and isn’t damaged.. but the thought of separating from him is distressing. I also dont want to replace him with a newer one, as not only is he a hard to find blanket, but im also worried what if i get a newer one and im just not attached to it like i am with him.. I’d feel bad if i replaced him.
So Im not quite sure what to do.
I'll be honest, I'm in a similar predicament with my baby blanket. What I do is I leave him on my bed most of the time and handle him with the utmost care and consideration, always worried I'll tear him or dirty him.
It's really difficult to be in this kind of position or to give advice for others in this kind of situation because it's the kind of position where you just don't know what to do and you're worried anything could make him fall apart which is the last thing you want.
If you have the money and/or, you could preserve him or have him turned into a pillow case, that's been suggested to me before, but to me, those options seem off. Like, I still wanna cuddle him and I don't wanna change him. I just want him to not fall apart.
It's not easy to have your possibly longest lived object falling apart and having no way to fix him that actually works.
I'm sorry I couldn't have been more help.
