Teddy Bear Philosophy

I used to tell my son when he was growing up that we don't need a lot of friends; we only need one good one. Of course, everyone can always use another friend, we can never have too many, but that's different than 'needing'. Friends aren't like under wear; we don't have to have a fresh one for everyday of the week. In fact friends are more like teddy bears, the more we love that one special one, the softer and cuddlier he gets, the more perfectly shaped he becomes to fit in our arms when we need a hug, and once we have that one singularly special teddy bear, all the rest are still very lovely, maybe even prettier and newer with shinier bows, but we are never desperate for them anymore, 'cause we already have the very best one.

I have such a friend and her daughter is mine too. They sent this card to me because I'm a grandma now.