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Subject: Re: What to buy for Christmas
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Date: Mon, 16-Dec-85 13:01:17 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 16 13:01:17 1985
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Quoted from December 1985 New Women magazine:
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"Teddy Bears Forever"

More calming than a hot bath, more cheering than a Walt Disney movie,
and more soothing than anything since getting a cuddle on your mother's lap -
that's the teddy bear, to those who know and love it.

And, teddy bear huggers are not all under the age of 5. Six out of ten
grown-ups recently surveyed said they owned a teddy bear (or wished they did).

What's the magic of a piece of plush-covered cotton batting with shiny
button eyes? "Teddy bears give you comfort whenever you want it. They
never criticize you. They always forgive. Teddy bears love you unquestioningly,"
says one 39-year-old who sleeps with Serenity, a formerly beige bear.

"Everyone should have a bear," maintains one psychiatrist, who became an
expert on stuffed animals when he studied their role in mental health.
Paul C. Horton, M.D., author of "Solace: This Missing Dimension in Psychiatry,"
says the "bear" may be any object or involvement that provides "instant
soothing, calming, and comforting." What that object is may change throughout
your life. But no one ever outgrows the need for a bear of some type, says
Dr. Horton.
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