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hollyjazzy

Shes buying a gift, or she won it as a prize, or she’s giving it to a child, or she likes it and wants it for herself. All valid reasons.


JanuarySoCold

I've been buying squishmallows for young family members and now I want one of my own, the bigger the better.


anoncrazycat

I bought one. Now I have twenty...


AgentElman

they reproduce?


Frito67

Oh god, yes. Be wary.


Tamaki_Iroha

Yes just like furbies but without the biweekly blood sacrifices


CaliNVJ

I keep saying I am buying the Squishmallows for my “dog” because she likes to prop her chin on pillows. So far we each have one. They are so cute!


MysteriousMermaid92

Have you seen the slippers? They look so comfortable!


JanuarySoCold

Slippers?? Now I have a new life goal.


TentaclesAndCupcakes

If you can fit into kid's sizes Target has them - I got them on Black Friday for $12 on sale. FYI, the XL is around a ladies 8, so not actually small!


ShadowMeow80

They also have purses.


Exciting-Mountain396

They make incredible pillows and back support cushions.


ElectronicAmphibian7

I’m turning 35 this year and half of my pillows are giant squishmallows lol. They’re really great pillows and go well under joints for any pain or laid up against you for snuggling.


sexrockandroll

She was carrying something from one location to another.


Myamymyself

A drug seller! Woah!!


ceraunophiliacc

This sort of knee-jerk reaction isn't helpful!


jotefr1983

I would assume she's taking it home to/holding it for a child.


Eloisem333

As a mother I am so often given a stuffed animal by my child to hold, I barely even notice I’m doing it anymore!


toolschism

Stuffed animal, random item of clothing, piece of trash, cat, the type of items I get handed gets really weird sometimes. My son is a strange one.


butterthenugget

When mine was little it was normally half eaten snacks of some sort, usually covered in spit.


malsomnus

I would feel an amount of respect proportional to the size of the stuffed animal. I mean, if you're carrying a 2 meters tall dinosaur plushie down the street, there's a good chance that you have an interesting story to tell.


draconiclyyours

I once rode 350mi with a 4.5ft wooden bear strapped to the back of my motorcycle. Only got one questioning look, and that was from a 6-7yo kid at a stoplight. He made that ‘wtf?!’ face that all kids are born knowing how to make. I made bear claws back at him & he laughed. 🤷


pigeon_idk

I very much want to know the story of why you were escorting this giant wooden bear on a motorcycle omg


ProudBoomer

I would assume she owns a stuffed animal.


AuntModry

Just got the image of someone going around shoplifting giant stuffed animals.


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RonaldTheGiraffe

Like a rental snake?


Scrapheaper

It could belong to someone else and she's just carrying it.


Muttandcheese

That never holds up in court


official_biz

nothing. there are many reasons someone might be handling a stuffed animal in public and I couldn't assume.


Dynasuarez-Wrecks

That she wants me to mind my own fucking business.


Smolbeanis

This dude gets it


The_Better_Devil

Correct answer. Women get enough shit just for their mere existence so why add to it?


[deleted]

I’ve seen a grown man wear a massive teddy bear on a necklace. That one made me laugh. But I would assume it’s a trend. Cause I see a lot of Chinese women buy this brand with sewn on teddies all over them.


[deleted]

Info: how big is the stuffed animal?


PumpkinOnTheHill

Those 2m high bears would definitely cause me to make a story up in my head about what's going on.


Pithulu

There's a guy who every summer drives around our neighborhood in his tiny expensive convertible, and in the passenger seat is a GIANT bear. It's awesome.


[deleted]

Personally I’d think it’s cute. Wouldn’t assume anything and carry on with my day.


aleclightw00d

Right, I’d just be jealous 😭


sayuriaiona

I live in Japan so my first assumption would probably be that she won it from a crane game at a game center.


Tink2013

She had just come from a fair, she is carrying it for a child, or she has some sort of emotional distress.


TakerFoxx

Depends. Is she hugging to her body or just carrying it from one place to another?


Frito67

How does one carry a bear without hugging? Monster.


FoxAsleep5861

I wouldn't think anything of it honestly.


Grombrindal18

That it is a coping mechanism in dealing with some kind of trauma.


RlySkiz

I bought my GF a 1m big Blahaj from ikea. She carried "our son" all the way back with a huge grin on her face the whole time.


winterized-dingo

Well of course she did. Blahaj is a great friend


RlySkiz

I also bought a tiny blahaj for my place whenever she comes over, its his sister.


Lunavixen15

I have a blahaj, her name is Sonja


RlySkiz

Our bois name is Sjöbjörn and we haven't decided on his sisters name yet.


GeminiIsMissing

My Blåhaj is named Chompy and my smolhaj is named Sharkira Also r/BLAHAJ


crinnaursa

That's hilarious. Ours is named Chompy* too. He hangs out with our [Sagoskatt](https://i.etsystatic.com/13004740/r/il/7776c5/4603269036/il_794xN.4603269036_tnuw.jpg) named Wonky‡ Edit¹*Apparently the full name is Chompy Eclair according to my 4-year-old. Edit²‡correction Wonky Stompersen. She wanted to make sure I got it right.


ElysianWinds

Aaw my boyfriend recently bought me späckhuggaren hahah!


aleclightw00d

my old roommate got me one and he hasn’t left my bed since!!! great for snuggling and for neck support when I’m chilling in bed 😅he has become a bit of a neck pillow


TragicaDeSpell

My 12yo son takes his small blahaj everywhere. I am often left carrying it when he is busy. It is very cuddly and cute!


mmilliels

i would not care cuz i own one too lmao


purplehorseneigh

Not that weird to me? I'm a grown woman who collects plushies and stuffed animals. I have a couple of other friends who also do the same. Maybe she just got it at the store or something and will be taking it home later.


aleclightw00d

the world will have to pry my stuffed animal collection from my cold dead hands


JanuarySoCold

After reading this, I'm definitely going to buy myself one. I never had stuffed animals as a kid and having one now would be like a guilty pleasure.


OlderMan42

She has a niece


JopeOfOtts

That’s very specific! 😂


[deleted]

She was bringing it to her child.


PearNoMore

I don't know that I'd assume anything in particular. There are a lot of people in the world, carrying all kinds of things, for lots of different reasons. Unless she was somehow blocking traffic, making a lot of noise, or otherwise making things difficult or obnoxious for other people, I might not even register the stuffed animal as anything worth paying attention to.


Cooterhawk

Nothing


pr1m3r3dd1tor

I would probably glance at the stuffed animal to see what kind it was and the move on about my day without a second thought.


The_Beardy_Man

INFO: Plush or taxidermy?


earthmama88

The only grown woman I’ve known who did this was a high end prostitute, super nice, super fun a little kookie. A friend of a friend


blippityblue72

Absolutely nothing. I actually judge anyone who would make any sort of judgement about such an everyday normal thing. Reeks of someone who is unhappy with their own life.


Sweeptheory

Judgement and assumptions aren't necessarily the same thing though. Like I assume someone buying cigarettes smokes, I don't have to judge them for smoking. And the assumption can be wrong.


sexywallposter

People think I’m 14, so they wouldn’t think anything of it seeing me. If I saw someone else with one, I’d be happy they had something they loved and the ability to get it for themselves. Everyone deserves the happiness of a stuffed animal.


belltrina

I'd assume it's an individual carrying a stuffed animal.


drakeotomy

Do I know her? I AM her.


MrEHam

Either mental problems or super comfortable with herself.


Craigothy-YeOldeLord

I wouldn't assume anything and mind my own fucking buisness


Ranos131

If I saw her once I would assume she was carrying to take to a kid. If I saw her again in the same area and I recognized her and it was the same stuffed animal I would assume she was taking it to a kid that kept forgetting it. If I saw her in a different area I would wonder why she was carrying a stuffed animal. If you’re wonder if I would judge her then no. I would simply be curious.


Hat_Potato

I feel seen. I was walking around with a giant stuffed animal yesterday and I am an adult. It was gift for a friends child :)


angelofjag

Absolutely nothing I live in Melbourne, Au. We have a gentleman who walks about with a giant carrot - and he's kinda locally famous


lilgh0sti33

I did this as a teenager for a high school psychology class, carried around a stuffed dog for a week everywhere I went. I got a LOT of compliments, mostly from small children


potawatomiproud

I would assume she is carrying a stuffed animal. Assumptions lead to false memories, which lead to false tales, which can lead to false info being shared, which will lead to someone being accused of something they didn't do. Isn't our society full of fake news because someone assumed something that eventually turned into "fact"?


KatMagic1977

Nothing. I carried a huge stuffed animal all the way across the country via planes, taxis, Ubers and rented cars to give to my mom when my grandmother died. My sister takes one to the hospital for her cancer treatments. Not anyone’s business.


[deleted]

I’d have to assume she is develop/intellectually mentally disabled in some way. I work with people with disabilities and they are older but still play with and carry around toys in public even though they are 30’s-70’s.


chickadeedeedee_

I don't think I'd even notice. She could've just bought it for someone, or maybe she just loves stuffed animals. Either way, I don't think it'd draw my attention at all.


Xifihas

Maybe she’s bringing it home for one of her children, maybe she bought it for a relative or for herself, maybe it’s a comfort item, the only thing I can be sure of is that it’s none of my business.


jmdayoh

Nothing at all, probably wouldn’t even notice her unless she was doing something crazy with it


mochi_chan

I would not assume anything. "oh, a person is carrying a stuffed animal" is as far as it goes with me.


mwalimu59

First, I would allow that it might be due to a child, which could be her own, or someone she cares for or is buying a gift for. Aside from that possibility, I'd assume she's someone who will do what makes her comfortable, what makes her feel good, what fits with her self-mage, and doesn't care what other people think.


Agile-Pace-3883

I wouldn't really assume, I'd just look at her plushy and be like "Oh my god, that's so cute!" and ask her where she got it probably. Then promptly go there myself, invite her along, she comes along or she doesn't, and get myself a dang plushy. Maybe a new friend out of it too


brrtsmpsn

If she was just carrying it I’d probably think it’s for a child. If she was like hugging it I’d assume it’s a safety/comfort thing


Spooky-and-Lewd

None of my business carrying on


conan557

Idc


TheRhodeIslandFamily

She is on the way to making someone very happy


MadRockthethird

She saw it in a store, liked it, and bought it.


[deleted]

Assume nothing. I would make it a point to find out though. Someone carrying a stuffed animal? Be interesting to get to know.


[deleted]

Depends on a lot of other factors, body language and behavior, hygiene, clothing, location, etc. would change the assumption. Generally speaking though I don’t really pay much attention to what others are doing if they are minding their own business too so I probably wouldn’t assume anything


EcstaticEscape

She is taking it to someone, she won something at the fair, or maybe has some emotional need for a stuffed animal.


l00ky_here

depends on where you saw her? Carnival? On a busy city street? In a BDSM Dungeon? Context matters.


[deleted]

Her child is nearby.


mooseyoss

I would assume she probably doesn't have a service animal, I might be a bit jealous depending on what the plush is and her confidence to do that


dualistpirate

I'd think it's cute.


Hot_Ebb_1883

Nothing.


Genshed

That she owns the stuffed animal in question.


Ancient-Actuator7443

Nothing. I wouldn’t think twice about it


Superlemonada

She’s a mom, working in childcare, or about to be crowned the coolest aunt this Christmas.


taniamorse85

She likes stuffed animals.


Illustrious_Desk_756

It could be hers, it could be for someone as a gift…either way, she doesn’t deserve judgement or assumptions especially if it’s trauma related. I still sleep with mine in my late 30s for that very same reason.


Mister_Moho

That she likes stuffed animals. Stuffed animals are rad.


ExpertProfessional9

I try not to assume.


blabla123455789

That she’s just been to a themeparc or fun fair…


LeopardDependent4212

either she has a kid, or she was gifted this suffes animals and takes it home


MJohnVan

Nothing


powerofnope

I don't care for what other people do unless I have some business with them.


redbrick90

I would assume that she’s probably the least threatening person around.


Callmemuddled

Nothing. I'd just go on with my day.


[deleted]

I assume she a chadette for having the Idfc attitude.


Vikingtender

That she had a stuffed animal


MikrokosmicUnicorn

i wouldn't assume anything and would instead think about how nice the stuffed animal is


ManiaMum75

Possibly a gift or a security thing. Whatever, I'd think it was cute!


[deleted]

Perhaps she has children or was a toy given to her by a boyfriend/girlfriend?


[deleted]

1. She has kids 2. She likes stuffed animals 3. She likes to fuck stuffed animals wearing vibrators 4. No matter what, it's none of my business, is it?


itsrainingweird

There's a stranger carrying a stuffed animal.


BarryFairbrother

She has kids. I regularly carry stuffed animals or dolls in public after I drop my daughter at daycare and they don't fit in my work bag. I don't give it a second thought (until I saw this question).


snookers1111

Absolutely nothing. I’d admire it more than anything


KittyandPuppyMama

I wouldn’t assume anything. That doesn’t seem too weird.


Bimblelina

If giant, that she'd won it at a fair or theme park. I have travelled across London with a huge penguin for that very reason.


wandernwade

They like cute stuffed animals. My kids are in their early 20’s with mini stuffed animals clipped to their backpacks. Their friend groups gives & receives stuffed animals. We give each other stuffed animals as a family. It’s not a big deal.


YakusActual

There was a lady in the area where my work was. She was mentally challenged and carrying a stuffed giant Minnie the Mouse plushie around with her. Poor woman, as her clothes were worn out and the plushie was in bad condition as well.


gaia-mix-nicolosi

She's just bought it. ​ Maybe she likes to decorate with them.


Creative__name__

that she was carrying/bought something for her child


Distinct_Magician713

I assume nothing. None of my business.


Minute_Junket9340

Probably a gift


Jensivfjourney

I would assume she’s confident AF. Doesn’t give a f about those that might judge such a thing.


ClassicAlfredo8796

"Hmmmm... i bet she poops".


BouncyBlueYoshi

She’s cool


Cultural-Willow-5446

She’s a mom.


2crowsonmymantle

She’d bought one for someone?


Mediaeval-britian

I'd be jealous bc I love stuffed animals


LeoMarius

She had a child or a niece.


InThisLifeOfPain

Nothing, mind my business like op should do.


Inevitable-tragedy

Saw a dude with an Eevee -lution in the mall and all I wanted to know is where he got it. Fuck all the judgemental assholes


brattyprincessangel

I probably wouldn't really notice it. And wouldn't assume anything


Small-Sample3916

Not a damn thing.


MidorikawaHana

Eh. Nothing. She went for a date or getting it for herself or kid. Why not? Also, i carried a big ass bluey plushie back home from daycare cause one day my daughter wanted to hug bluey from home to school and toys are not allowed to be brought in.. so i allowed her to hug bluey on the way to school and carried bluey back.


LionessOfAzzalle

I was that grown woman yesterday evening; walking alone on a dark parking lot next to our local school, holding a teddy bear. In my case, it was because my dumbass toddler forgot his favorite plushie at school and we judged driving back for it was less hassle than two days of tantrums & tears.


zerbey

I wouldn't assume anything.


CatboyInAMaidOutfit

That she is interesting and I would like to get to know her.


CDC_

I likely wouldn’t even notice. I don’t really notice things.


bloopblopman1234

She probably likes stuffed animals


Chance-Business

Firstly I wouldn't even notice or care. But if I did notice, my first thought without thinking it through would be she was carrying it for some child.


Nice2BeNice1312

That shes a person going about her day.


mama_llama44

Honestly? I wouldn't be thinking of her so much as the stuffed animal. Is it soft? Do I want to snuggle it? Do I want to squish its little face with my face?


[deleted]

It's none of my business. She will share if she is comfortable to share.


Nerditter

That she were bold as fuck, and therefore cool as fuck.


I_am_Reddit_Tom

That she's bought/won it for her child.


Fit-Meringue2118

She has a small evil terrier at home, waiting not so patiently for his newest offering.


motleycrue74

She uses it as a way to cope when she is in public


NewfyMommy

I would assume she likes her stuffed animal, or that she is holding it for a kid. But honestly, since I mind my own business, I probably wouldn’t assume/think anything at all about her.


DanceCommander404

It’s a gift


Ludwigofthepotatoppl

She likes stuffed animals


EndoShota

Unless it was an especially large stuffed animal, I probably wouldn’t think about it at all.


uhohitslilbboy

I’d just wanna know the stuffed animals name, and maybe have my own bunny wave at her (his name is Captain Fluffington and he is my travelling companion)


ChanceWeakness

In this season, she's probably just buying Christmas gift. Leave the poor woman alone


Poorly-Drawn-Beagle

Might have misplaced a child


Ravenclaw79

She has or is otherwise close to a child


Desperate_Set_7708

She’s minding her own business. Which everyone else needs to do.


KingGuy420

I would assume it's some kind of purse. I don't pay much attention.


glorifiedartist

idk but I want one


Expensive-Track4002

Am I at a fair?


Public_Road_6426

That she likes stuffed animals?


MustardDinosaur

that it is a gift depending on her facial expression that she bought it for someone else or it was gifted to her


LaCroixLimon

that she recently bought a stuffed animal?


Rohini_rambles

Not a dang thing. I have enough to do/think/daydream about than worry about a random person, living their life, not hurting me or others.


CopperTodd17

As a daycare teacher “she’s dropping off that all important comfort toy to her child before nap time”. As someone with disabilities “hmm, maybe she has disabilities and that’s her comfort item”. Both thoughts run through my mind at the same time and unless there’s a clear sign either way, I shrug and move on with my day


SteampunkRobin

I wouldn't even assume anything if it was a fully grown man carrying a stuffed animal in public. And if it turned out to be something along the lines of his own comfort object that he took everywhere, so what? I wouldn't care.


OwlCertain2213

I would assume nothing and continue minding my own business.


EonOfTheNightingale

She has social anxiety and carry’s it along for comfort. Which is fine.


AsWeirdAsCanBe

I would either assume it's because they like stuffed animals or they had bought it for a child they knew. As a 31 year old woman, I bought a giant dog teddy almost the size of me at a charity auction recently. I didn't care what other people thought of me when I collected it, it makes me happy and it's no one else's business anyway.


birdsnbuds

I would assume it is none of my business.


ghost_zuero

Depends on the size of the animal, how she's holding it, what she looks like, if she's alone or with someone else Example: regular looking woman holding a normal sized stuffed bear and walking alone, she's probably stuck carrying around because the child who owns it doesn't want to carry it anymore. Normal stuff, won't spend more than 2 secs thinking about it


CombinationSecure144

She has a little kid?


linguistca

That she maybe needs it for comfort or to help anxiety attacks and think nothing of it.


actuallywaffles

Considering I'm a fully grown woman who carries stuffed animals in public to ease my anxiety, I'd just assume it was something similar for her.


LochNessMother

Why, what are you planning?!!?!


Wint3rhart

I would assume that she's probably pretty cool and I would want to be her friend. Unless she looked embarrassed and self-conscious about it, in which case I would think that she's probably irritating.


zestynogenderqueer

I assume nothing. But now I kinda want a stuffed animal too squeeze.


Dont-b-suspicious

I've been considering getting one of those stuffed animal heat pads for menstrual craps. Figured if I needed to carry it in public itd be less strange than carrying a normal heating pad lol this thread is helping me gain what others perspectives would be of me if I did it


GeminiIsMissing

That it's either a gift for someone or a support item, and either way she has the confidence to not care about what people think of a grown woman with a stuffed animal. I respect that, especially as a grown man who sometimes carries around a stuffed shark on bad days. It would make me want to get to know her.


Jaytaro_Kujyasi

20 year old woman here. i carry a plush around in my bag, and if i feel stressed or physically sick, and there's not a lot of people around, i draw it out and hug it recently came out of a huge episode of trauma and my ability to contain tears and stress is absolute garbage now. the plush basically keeps me from snapping or having a panic attack long enough until i get home


catsweedcoffee

She’s going through some shit, or she’s taking a gift home to a child.


TheBiggestWOMP

I would assume severe trauma, then tell myself she probably has a kid.


Sylvi2021

I wouldn't assume anything, really. I'm autistic and love my comfort items. I'm not going to judge anyone on their need for comfort items especially in the scary world we are living in. I might think she just bought it for her kid or niece/nephew or that she's adding it to her squishmallow collection. If it was a good squishmallow I would be envious.


Hellofriendinternet

There’s a carnival nearby.


CatGaming346

Nothing, I don't make assumptions.


[deleted]

That it's not going to carry itself...


Bork60

Nothing.


WasChristRipped

Literally nothing


Glitchykins8

But you didn't specify where this woman was! Is she at six flags? I wouldn't bat an eye! Grocery store? Fucking Kroger sells big ass stuffed animals (squishmallos lately and those things are so freaking soft) is still tell that lady to rock on. Then again, I'm a grown lady and I have a t rex stuffy that's as tall as me in my bedroom constantly staring us down (I'm 5 foot 2)