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My Teddy Bear
By Caterina Nelson of Emerson College
One Christmas, soon after my husband and I were married, the family collected in the family room of my in law’s house in Fargo, North Dakota, to open presents: four siblings, three spouses, and a grandchild. I found this a bit overwhelming, because I was an only child and just wasn’t used to having that many people around — at least I hope that’s why I was so dense. I collect stuffed toys, despite being many, many years into adulthood, so I was not surprised when I opened a gift from my husband to find a teddy bear in the box. I politely thanked him for the gift and was waiting for the next person to open a gift, when he told me that it was a girl bear. I looked slightly surprised, as I wasn’t sure how one determines the sex of a teddy bear that isn’t wearing any clothes, and he said, “You know how to tell it’s a girl bear.” When I said no, he pointed out that she was wearing earrings, which were, of course, the gift he meant me to notice.
Caterina is an MFA student in creative nonfiction writing at Emerson College in Boston, having been both an economist and a chemist in previous lives.
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Thank you for sharing this gift giving intel,Caterina.
Keep up the good work.
Best wishes.
Frederick
I love these kind of stories
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