Share this postCreatures of my childhood bedroomemilygrubman.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherCreatures of my childhood bedroomCount the speciesEmily GrubmanMay 16, 20234Share this postCreatures of my childhood bedroomemilygrubman.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther7ShareAs a child, I once put a bill of unknown denomination in the glass Snoopy bank before realizing that the coin slot is its only orifice; so I fashioned a hook out of a wire hanger and successfully retrieved the bill without damaging either party. I painted the mermaid, the cat is a thermometer, and the mouse is a candle that I remember purchasing at a big decorative candle store and vowing to never light. Does anyone gift fragile animal figurines to children anymore?Una muchacha, Rattle Bear, Memily, Doggy Spot, Myrtle the turtle, and a tooth girl?(Is she a literal tooth fairy?? This is the first time I’ve ever considered this! My mom made her at some parental arts & crafts event when I was still losing teeth.) Sara Bear, doll I made, Bacon, and Tiggy (really hard to say with a retainer/palate expander).Unsure where this cat rug came from but I think I want to keep it forever.This monkey is reminding me that I used to have a gibbon stuffed animal (non-BB) and I guess at some point I made the decision to give him away? His name was Mel Gibbon :(4 humans, 1 winged beastRemember when they said they were ending Beanie Babies and even came out with a commemorative “The End” bear… and then fully continued making more Beanie Babies? Unlike her feral, unboxed sisters who have long since been donated, this Barbie loves chocolate and an honest day’s work.It’s technically a bag in that you can put things in it, but I never have. It’s a jack-o-lantern, in case that’s not obvious.In my early youth, my dad was roped into some other arts & crafts event where he made me this horse and decided to give it a mustache. I hated the mustache and ripped it off—except one piece wouldn’t budge, so I said it was a beauty mark (which I also hated). Years later, with hindsight 20/20, I markered the mustache back.Tell me which one gives you nightmares in the comments below!ShareSubscribePreviousNext
Tonight, I will be haunted by the mermaid's painted lips.
The nostalgia made me tear up a little with joy!