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Great post! I played with buttons too when I was a child, can still remember the big square, cookie-tin where they were kept. Wonderful to encourage her, and as Kabu commented, being special.
posted by
adnohr
on November 10, 2013 at 5:18 AM
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Pat
I read this in the morning and was interrupted before I could comment, and in the course of the day a button popped off my shirt, and as I was looking for it I thought of the little girl creating her phantasy world with buttons and thought it was cute and interesting. And it's great that you all encouraged Jeannie, and maybe she will write a nice story about her buttons...
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Nautikos
on November 9, 2013 at 9:04 PM
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I was into this immediately...Button Town I love it and all sorts of adventures come to mind....what a wonderful imagination she had as a little girl and how sad that so many people who live outside the box spend so much of life suffering for being different...special.
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Kabu
on November 9, 2013 at 12:07 PM
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This is a wonderful post. I just love it. It immediately reminded me of strange ways I entertained myself in my childhood.
posted by
TAPS.
on November 9, 2013 at 10:49 AM
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Surprising what folk fear about not being quite the same as others. I was trying to think what my favorite toy was. I still have a bear poor chap was roughed up by my brother years later. I can't think of one at the moment. I did find a black pebble once and my mother said I picked it up when she went on an outing to Blenheim Palace. I still have that somewhere.
posted by
C_C_T
on November 9, 2013 at 10:03 AM
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My favorite toy growing up were my professional wrestling action figures...I wish Mary well in her recovery.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on November 9, 2013 at 9:58 AM
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