Poohbears at 18

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I still have my poohbears at 18 but some other resdentants of the residential home say that it is not normal to have poohbears as a alsult.

Winnie-the-Pooh is a literary icon. He is worthy of books, movies, television shows and artwork. I own a life-sized Pooh bear. The only requirement to having one is to keep enough Hunnie supplied.

Ordinary people don't understand that.

I love stuffed animals and Winnie the Pooh I have a bear named Justin that I take with me everywhere and I'm 16 .

Normal? No. But why would you want to be normal anyway. If want to keep the stuffed pooh bears, keep them.

I still love Lars the little polar bear, and I'm 26. My son has 2 Lars bears that I got him, and I had a bear named Lars before and a bunch of "Charity" bears that my dad gave away when I was about 21 because I left and he didn't think I was coming back.

Ignore the other residents if they're hinting that you need to stop with the Poohbears. We live for just a short while; have your Poohbears.

Just my two cents.

If you like your pooh bears then you like your pooh bears! If someone says you're weird or immature for liking your pooh bears then tell them, "Don't tell me how to live my life." Or "Go screw yourself." Don't worry about what other people think... if you like something then you like it and really, other people's opinions of it don't really matter. I love rubik's cubes a lot- I currently own maybe 12 or more of them and I solve them all the time. A little weird? Sure. Do I care? Not at all.

It's your life. Live it as you want, as much as you are able, as long as what you want isn't immoral or illegal. You have every right to do your own thing. If any one bothers you about it, just tell them that you will make a deal with them. You won't bother them about their eccentricities, and they won't bother you about yours.

I am middle aged now, and have outgrown all the kid stuff, but some years ago I was waiting for my mother in her doctor's waiting room. Because they had many women patients who had kids, there were a number of children's books among the reading material in the room. I looked through all of the adult stuff, but eventually sat down and read some of the Dr. Seuss books, just for fun. I didn't care if any one saw me doing it. I really liked them as a child, and was amusing myself there in the doctor's office decades later, by revisiting those stories.

There is nothing wrong in what you are doing, so please yourself, and just tell the critics to go find something constructive to do. They apparently have too much free time, and no inclination to use it wisely.

Also there is nothing inherently immature about Winnie the Pooh. It is positive and whimsical, and I can think of plenty of occasions when so called "mature adults" try to be just that. Now some things that are truly immature are hurtful gossip, blackmailing, betrayal, selfish deceit, or shirking one's responsibilities. So if you meet someone who says that Winnie the Pooh is immature but they like to do things like those that I've listed then I wouldn't take the claim seriously at all.

All they're concerned about is that you superficially look like an adult. That is an unnecessary concern unless it is actually hurting your goals or impeding you with your responsibilities. A more valid concern and one that should be worked on more is the mental and emotional immaturity that holds us all back. If you are working on real shortcomings, then they can't ask anything more of you, let alone for you to work on imaginary shortcomings propagated by silly articles of culture.

Observe with me the inconsistency of this idea: somehow you are immature for liking Winnie the Pooh, but it's considered not at all immature for a parent to watch such shows with his/her child, enjoy it quite a bit, and buy related material. When I took care of my younger foster kids it eventually got to the point where I wouldn't even notice that I was still watching Disney after I put the kids to bed. And guess what? Back then at least the shows were full of positive role models and optimistic themes.

So what is it that makes shows like NCIS or Scandal more mature? Shows that deal with grisly murders, irresponsible love affairs or even selfish cheating, gossip and scandal, soap operas chalked full of mellodrama and careless behavior... those are supposed to be more "mature" than kid shows? Of course it's all for theater's sake, not necessarily meant to be imitated, and these characters are often not glorified but satirized. I don't see how anyone who watches those gets off on saying people like yourself aren't mature, though.

I love Winnie the Pooh, as well, and I'm 22! I've always loved Pooh; it was one of my very first special interests. I also still watch preschool shows, like DragonTales, Doc McStuffins, Pajanimals, and Daniel Tiger.

In addition, I keep stuffed animals on my bed at college - they're nice to hug when I sleep, and they help me sleep better, too. I also take two or three of them with me in my bag or backpack everywhere I go. If something helps you feel calm and comfortable, then don't worry about what other people think of it....they probably do the exact same thing, with different objects, even if they don't realize it.

Who cares what they think? If your pooh bears make you happy, then I don't see why it's their business. My stuffed animals and plushies always make me feel happy, and I'm 26! I don't care what anyone thinks about me carrying them around. They are my comfort objects when I get anxious or upset by my surroundings.

Hell, I asked my parents to get me Stuffy the Dragon from Doc McStuffins! I even have an Elsa doll, a Chewbacca plush from Star Wars, a Snivy plush from Pokemon and my Grumpy Cat plush. I could careless what anyone thinks of me carrying them around.

^ What she said. (About the parts of them making her sleep better and what not)

I have my Death the Kid plush from Soul Eater and my Espeon plush from Pokemon clipped to my bag. The whole world is able to see them there, but I don't even care. XD

My NT cousin, who is 21, brought herself a soft toy of Simba from the toy department in a shop. She fell in love with it, and couldn't resist buying it. It now sits on the end of her bed. It's not abnormal or immature to do that sort of thing.

Taking a soft toy around with you is abnormal, but not wrong.

It's normal to have if your a girl but it's abnormal for guy who isn't alittle kid to have stuffed animals. You don't have to be normal thou & what's important is that you like having it.

I have my lamb chop and my pikachu Pokemon stuffed animals! I love them! I would love my pooh bear if I had one too! I don't care if it's normal or not

Screw them!

I like Invader Zim and Honey Badgers and have a some keepsake items scattered in my bedroom.

My friend (NT) Likes Hello Kitty
Bronies, anyone?

Keeping Pooh Bears is not a crime.

If you have to bring Pooh to outings or the dinner table to make life more manageable, who the hell cares. Instead of bringing Pooh Bears to stressful places, most adults will.eat Xanax or Klonipin to handle anxiety. I think the bear is less toxic.

No shade here. Let the haters hate!

This. I have the same stuffed toy I've used to get to sleep since I was about 4.....it's in a very bad way but I can't sleep without it. And it (and a big chick stuffed toy I have) go with me everywhere in my backpack.