tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36725499.post1982995249516144035..comments2023-03-31T12:01:55.002-04:00Comments on Chaos: Party of Six: The Story of BlankieEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09257383770882314637noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36725499.post-73422354888594498302009-08-20T14:52:26.170-04:002009-08-20T14:52:26.170-04:00I have no helpful advice but i thought Mommy Daisy...I have no helpful advice but i thought Mommy Daisy's idea of letting her pick out a new one might work?Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05443153003836499323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36725499.post-58560514980700731902009-08-15T11:25:42.486-04:002009-08-15T11:25:42.486-04:00Em, this is such a beautiful tribute to Blankie. I...Em, this is such a beautiful tribute to Blankie. I was cracking up about Katy taking one more sniff before leaving her blankie - you tooootally understand. I am glad you allow her to keep her trusted best friend. Mine helped me through lots of insecure moments growing up!! When my original blanket got to the point that Katy's is now, my mom bought a very similar one (it was important that it was the same/close in a tactile and color way) and SEWED the bits of my original blanket on to the new one, around the edges. I was maybe 5 or 6? I vividly remember the change. It was a BIG DEAL. It was all OK though because I still had my old blanket. I wonder if you could do something like that? Thank you for understanding about blanket users!!! Love you.Cindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36725499.post-10508472586530661772009-08-13T07:26:58.410-04:002009-08-13T07:26:58.410-04:00I'm would doubt that blankie can be replaced i...I'm would doubt that blankie can be replaced in Katy's eyes. Kimmy's blankie looked exactly the same and she STILL has fond feelings for blankie. Kimmy and I did eventually decide to cut blankie in half, and eventually into fourths. Obviously, you need to talk to Katy about this because it can't be undone. But cutting it into fourths seemed to relieve the strain on the fabric because it wasn't being pulled and knotted so much and I could also tuck a few of the small sections away. Kimmy seemed to like the smaller blankie just as much and at least then we had back up if it fully dissintegrated. Kimmy didn't even care if she was carrying around a string, at least it was the real BLANKIE!!! If you have to replace it, perhaps another blankie around the house would be more comfortable for her than a brand new one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36725499.post-7916909258833471372009-08-12T19:36:30.263-04:002009-08-12T19:36:30.263-04:00Would she be interested in picking out a new blank...Would she be interested in picking out a new blankie at a store? Zachariah has two little blankets that he loves. They are handmade, but they are small. Fortunately he only uses them in bed. My sisters both loved their blankies to death, but I didn't use mine as much. I still have my baby blanket.<br /><br />I recently crocheted Zachariah an afghan for his bed. He loved picking out the yarn colors at the store. I loves having that blanket on him at night, and it travels with us where ever we go. Would she be interested in a homemade afghan? I'd be happy to make one for her.Mommy Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272248293460562006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36725499.post-8738164058854709972009-08-12T18:20:51.446-04:002009-08-12T18:20:51.446-04:00My mom might have some suggestions...if it is knit...My mom might have some suggestions...if it is knit (it looks like it) you might take it to a yarn store and see if they have any suggestions. I also have the ragged remains of my blankie. It is a trunk with other remnants of my childhood. My mom has similar pictures of me holding my blankie in my right hand sucking my thumb and twirling my hair.Physibethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14776607764760637868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36725499.post-67226740636282459272009-08-12T15:56:50.764-04:002009-08-12T15:56:50.764-04:00No good suggestions for maintaining. I fear that ...No good suggestions for maintaining. I fear that you might have to replace blankie at some point...sigh... I wanted to share that I still have what is left of my blankie- the yellow, silky edge with a few fabric tatters. It is in a dresser drawer in my bedroom to this day...for years, it was under my pillow. I am pretty sure it lurked in a drawer at college. I tried to throw it out when I was maybe 10 or 11 and my mother would not hear of it. I am now glad that I kept it. Oddly, it still smells like comfort...Not sure how I would approach this one-maybe have an overlap period of original with new blankie and then keep original in a special spot? Good luck!!bluedaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00501263462151943825noreply@blogger.com