Mod. 8 Transition Objects

I thought it would be cool to talk about my own transition object from childhood and how that has gone with me through life.  I guess up until now and after going through mod. 8 I never knew that I even had a transition object.  Mine was a teddy bear that was named Sarah.  I was never able to tell you why the bears name was Sarah until a few years ago, and then everything really began to make sense. 

I was adopted at birth by a wonderful family.  My birth mother was young, had extensive medical issues and was not able to care for a child, and thus gave me an amazing gift of having a family that could care for me and put me up for adoption.  With that being said, I’ve always had a great attachment to this teddy bear, took it with me everywhere, and slept with it at night.  As a child I grew up with this teddy bear, and it never became like all the other stuffed animals that I loved, there was something different about it. 

Come to find out before my birth mother gave me away, she gave me this teddy bear.  My mom always talked about my adoption with me, always shared what was age appropriate and answered any questions that I had.  I never made the connection between my bear and my birth mother as a child that came much later. 

After reading this module, although it was a bit complicated to understand at times, this is the situation that came first to my mind.  I never thought of how objects help us transition in life, to me that was more just for children, however this module really helped me see how beneficial they are, and how even as adults transitions can be hard, and sometimes transition objects are very helpful to have.

Now I ask you, do you have a transition object?  One from childhood you remember, where is that object today.  Mine, tucked safely away to always have, hold on to, and remember!

Here is the best picture I had of the bear and me in childhood!