Pimboli, my biggest comfort.
[updated with photos on June 4th]
Just this week, I searched on Vinted for a specific little bear plush called Pimboli. It’s a character of the brand Diddl, which was very trending when I was a child. I didn’t really actively collected all things Diddl, I acquired some stationary, a diary, a keychain and a little plush bear called Pimboli.
A few months ago I was at the thrift store and I found a Diddl magazine. I got all excited and took it home. When I was looking for more the times after that, I couldn’t find it. But since finding the Diddl magazine, it sparked an interest in me. One that is stronger than when I was little. Maybe it’s just nostalgia, or maybe I can now finally fully appreciate collecting now that I’m an adult. I still don’t have all the money in the world like back then, but at least back then I had much friends willing to trade. That said, I’m not a completionist, I only collect things I really love, like in this case it’s the little bear called Pimboli.
So Pimboli is really important for me. He is so small he fits in my hand and nobody has to see him. For years I took him with me in secret. Keeping him in my pockets, bags, hand. He helps me deal with all the sensory stimulation that is overwhelming my autistic brain every day.
Since my diagnosis I’ve just been accepting that some things that look ‘weird’ or whatever to most people, like having a plush with me 24/7, is just part of me. If they have judgments about that, that’s their problem. And these people are not my people. That makes things easier.
Our daughter is growing up with a mom who keeps a plush with her, and naturally she likes my Pimboli and often wants to hold him. Sometimes she may and sometimes she may not. So I wanted to find a Pimboli just for her, something to bond over through the years. And I found one via Vinted, he is a little bit bigger but that’s not a problem. It’s actually not really easy to find the exact Pimboli I have. I found one on eBay but the seller isn’t sending to my homeland.
I’m curious if she will love him as much as I do, I can’t force it on her, but if she’s not that into him I won’t object to have a second one lol.
#specialinterest #autism