I love this weighted stuffed animal. It was the heaviest I could easily find. I'm an adult and it's about the same weight as my cat, who is my ESA, but obviously can't come with me to places (registered service animals who perform a task can; my cat cannot perform a task, so she stays home). So it's nice to bring this along with me in a tote-bag or something, to use while I sit in the library and study, hang out with friends, and whatnot. I plan to get two more at some point, to just keep in places I commonly sit in within the house, so I can have it arms reach when I feel an attack coming on. I also use weighted blankets (15 lbs) to calm myself down and help myself self-regulate rather than be cruel and deny myself this kind of self-help, but this is a lot more manageable to carry about than a weighted blanket by FAR. My only complaint about this weighted stuffed animal is its price-tag is not very accessible (I have to save up in order to afford it), but that's literally my only criticism.
I will say, for anyone wondering "What kind of adult would actually bring this thing out and about?" is that I do have a very "cutesy" personality and way of dressing (I have been informed my sense of style could be called "kidcore"? I don't know about that, I just wear whatever gives me serotonin), so, personally, I am used to people infantalizing me; so I am more okay with bringing this around than a weighted lap-pad and I usually don't get stared at for it once people have accepted that I exist in their general space anyway. I get frequently stared at briefly before people just shrug in "meh" acceptance. Even in just a t-shirt and shorts, my voice and personality tend to get side-glances and whatnot. I will admit I am a white-passing neurodivergent two-spirited person that comes off as femme, and people often clock me as either "queer" or having AuDHD. My experience of "it's not so bad being stared at, people get over it" is inherently biased by my own privleges behind feminity, whiteness, and where I live; not a lot of people get off with something as easy as "I just get infantalized, and I can fix that". Saying that, I do have friends of dark skin-tones with similar fashion senses or another branch of "gets stared at" fashion/personality that also would rather continue as they are than conform to a "less stareworthy" state of being. Regardless, that does impact my relationship with feeling so free to carry this around in public. I'm already being stared at and infantalized even without this. And, by having it with me, I feel a lot more agency over my emotional regulation. I love that for me ♡
Saying that, I would absolutely recommend this for your kids and any neurodivergent/traumatized adults in your life. Close loved ones have asked me to borrow it, of all ages, because of how cute this design is and, for adults, how helpful weighted items are. I think the fellow adults in my life appreciate the "excuse" of potentially being able to point at me and say it's mine. A lot of adults are scared to be infantalized. I think giving this as a gift could help, in the sense of giving them a pass to say "oh, my sibling/child/friend/[other relationship title] gave me this silly little thing as a present" so they can feel more "allowed" to have cute, comforting things for their inner-child. So, again, I highly recommend gifting it. You can also add some fun by giving it an actual dog-collar and tag, they would fit. But yeah, the kids in my life have not had the idea of "Am I too old for this?" yet, and enjoy borrowing it when I visit or sitting with me to lay ontop of it or pet it. I love how shameless they are. If you think an adult in your life might need someone to gift this to them in order to feel like they have a "pass" to be free to enjoy a guilty-pleasure for their inner-child, then please do get this. And if you yourself are debating if you're brave enough: I promise you, people do not stare even half as much as you think they are. People will sooner think "I wish I felt allowed to have one/bring one" in many cases. It's like the classic saying: the people who matter don't mind, and the people who mind don't matter.
Also, the heart on it's butt is VERY cute lol
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