<p>My friend and I somehow got on the topic of having stuff animals on a bed at college. She said the only thing she liked about being home, and only part of home she wanted to have constantly around, was her stuffed bear that she's had since birth basically. She also said people constantly ragged on her, but there were others around and they understood because it was a thing of security for bad days. Then, she pointed out that for valentine's day, tons of girls get cute little bears or something (heck, I got a pink dog with purple hearts on it haha) and that's "socially acceptable". So, I told her I'd post our thought process on here and see what everyone says: are childhood stuffed animals/security stuffed-things/blankets "out" at college?</p>
<p>On the tours I took I saw stuffed animals in people's dorm rooms. I'm bringing a few for my bed, because they're cute. My dad threw away all my animals that I had attachments to when I was around 11, so theres no special meaning to them. :(</p>
<p>I have a stuffed lamb that I have slept with every day since I was born. it was my first gift and I got it the day I was born. I bring it with me at school and I am 22 now and have slept with it every night. BTW im a guy. and all my girlfriends like the lamb.</p>
<p>Im not the guy ya really want to say something to or the guy you make fun of. Im pretty big and intimidating. But if anybody was to say something id just punch em in the face.</p>
<p>i have a big green frog that i won at the state fair when i was like six (Ring Toss, yeaaa!) and it sits on my bed at college. it's ginormous so it's hard to "sleep with" lol but yea.....it's there. my roommate last year hated it because when she'd wake up in the dark and see this massive thing on my bed it scared her everytime.</p>
<p>A couple of my friends (girls) had stuffed animals in their rooms. No guy I know does that though, myself included.</p>
<p>I dont have any stuffed animals, but I do have a neat blanket with a silk lining that I like to sleep with, and I definitely will be bringing it to college. I probably couldn't sleep without it ;)</p>
<p>I don't have any "from birth couldn't live without them" stuffed animals, but I have a teddy bear that I got for my birthday last year that wanders around my room and ends up on my bed alot. Right now he's underneath my bed I think. I'm more along the lines of having a favorite pillow I couldn't sleep without than a stuffie.</p>
<p>bring them. No one will really care especially college kids who will understand any attachment to home is precious and necessary when being away for 9 months.</p>
<p>its fine. really, you're going to have bigger concerns.</p>
<p>I'm taking my teddy bear. No special attachment, but it'll be nice to have something big and warm and fuzzy to hold when I'm feeling down.</p>
<p>I doubt I'll take any of my stuffed animals, as I don't sleep with any now, and don't really pay any attention to them at all. However, I was perusing the facebook group for a college's class of '11 (not my own), and there was a thread about stuffed animals, and many of them were planning to take some. So I don't think it would be weird.
Who knows, maybe I'll decide to take one along with me...</p>
<p>Actually, this was something I worried about when going away to school. I have a bear I've slept with since about birth. I don't take him on family vacations or when I spend the night at my bfs house or anything, and it isn't as though I need him to sleep, but still, I didn't want to leave him. So he came. </p>
<p>A couple days into the year, a friend came into my room and saw him on my bed. She had brought her blanket with her, but didn't feel comfortable bringing it out and kept it under a pillow until she saw my "security blanket". Her roomate had a carebear, the girl who lived beneath me had a piglet. I think almost everyone had something. It actually became sort of an ice breaker/bonding experience.</p>
<p>It might be a little weird if you have a bed full of stuffed animals, but I think it's fairly common for most people to bring something with them from home that makes them feel comfortable. If you think it will be a reassuring presence, bring him.</p>
<p>The only reason that I don't bring my stuffed rabbit with me to school is that I'm afraid he might get messed up. I don't need him to sleep or anything (in fact, I don't think that I've slept with him in probably 8 or 9 years), but I definitely considered bringing him for the connection to home.</p>
<p>You'll definitely get made fun of, but it will all be in good nature. After the first couple months it won't be a big deal. I personally never had anything like this. My roommate however, had a picture of his dog that sat near his bed. Somewhat similar I guess?</p>
<p>I think it's cute when a girl brings a stuffed animal. When a guy does it, it's a little awkward.</p>
<p>Anyway, it's no big deal. It's just something for you to wrap your arms around. In fact, it's a lot more comfortable. Sometimes I'd curl the top corner of my blanket around my arm for support when I sleep on my front side.</p>
<p>Has anyone heard of "plush love?" Protect your stuffed animals!</p>
<p>One of my friends has a stuffed animal. He's a guy. And straight. People make fun of him for it, but not in a mean spirited way, if that makes any sense.</p>
<p>It's fine to bring one or two that comfort you, just to have them there. Having 11 lined up at the base of your bed and kissing each one goodnight is another story...</p>
<p>A bed full of stuffed animals is a little creepy and juvenile (and a big mood-killer if you bring someone home...) but one or two is pretty typical. Most people I know have something.</p>
<p>I've got three--two childhood keepsakes, and one that my girlfriend gave me (four if you count the stuffed bacterium from my ex, but that one stays on my desk). They often take up residence on my dresser instead, but sometimes it's nice to have something to cuddle with when the girlfriend's not around :)</p>
<p>stuffed bacterium?? lol. what exactly does it look it?</p>