You give your son a penguin. You put him in the crib, take him on all the family trips. Snuggle him with it during story time. It's small. It's cute. It's replaceable. You have back-up penguins. You think he's going to pick the penguin as his favorite little friend.
Peter had never seen this giraffe a month ago. I reorganized his bookshelf one day and put this little giraffe on the shelf. Peter is now obsessed. He carries his giraffe with him from room to room. He reaches for it at naptime, and he always knows where he is. One day I asked him where his giraffe went, and he walked to his bedroom, knelt to the ground, disappeared under his crib, and came out with his giraffe.
They are the best of friends.
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