I watched the video by Juan Martinez about his felt frog and how it had traveled with him as a child.

On Christmas of 2018 when I was five, I had gotten a gift from my uncle that lived in India. It was a paper with the words "Build a Bear" on it. I had no idea what it meant, but I think my parents did. On January 22, 2019, my mom and I went to the bear shop. When I had entered the store, I knew exactly who I wanted to take home. I got this brown bear, and named him Buster. The reason why Buster is so important to me is because he was there for the biggest change in my life. In 2020, my family and I were moving to Seattle permanently from San Francisco by road. It was a long ride, but Buster was with me the whole time. To this day I still hug Buster and sleep with him right next to me.

– U

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