Hello, beautiful women of Hive! I hope you're having an awesome start to your week.
There's a new contest, and this time I want to share my favorite childhood toys with you.
Childhood moments are some of the most enjoyable times in life. Sometimes, I wish I could go back and be treated like a kid again with free food, no bills, lots of care, birthday gifts and love.
During my childhood, I always loved playing the role of a mother with my doll, which I often called a baby doll. I used to take care of my doll every day, giving it pretend baths and feeding it.
I remember one time when my mom took us on a retreat for church programmes where everyone would camp for five days. I actually brought my doll along without her knowing. The first time I put the doll in the backpack we were supposed to use, she found it and threw it out.
I found a way to sneak it in. I gave it to my friend and asked her to bring it to camp since it was against my mom's decision.
But guess what happened to the doll? It was stolen at the camp. I kept the doll close to me while I was sleeping, I never knew how it went missing. Maybe my mom threw it away, but she told me she didn't, so I just had to shed some tears.
I thought maybe She felt I was getting too attached to the doll, but I just wanted to play the motherly role. I cried, and when my mom saw me crying, she tried to find out why. I told her, but she didn't believe the story because she was sure I hadn't brought the doll to camp. Then I had to confess how I sneaked it in.
To fast forward the story, my mom refused to replace the doll. It was my dad who bought me a teddy bear when I did excellently well in my exams. That revived the partially lost doll experience for me.
I would carry the teddy bear on my back to my friend's house, where we would take turns caring for it. We even scheduled sessions to feed the teddy bear.
It was an amazing experience filled with loving memories. Sometimes, I call my friend, who is now a doctor, and we laugh as we reminisce about those days.It's hard to forget those memories.
I wish I still had the doll to share those moments with my kids.
Thank you for reading about my experiences with the toys I cherished during my childhood.
Have a lovely day!