To take away a child’s comfort blanket before they are ready in my eyes, is a great mis-justice. Plus, the suffering incurred for it surely is not worth the hassle? Instead we leave it to them… soon enough they’ll grow up, find creature comforts and form new habits of a soothing nature whether it be with yet another inanimate object or person.

Yes, it may take longer than one would like and yes, others may dispute it, but nature should run its course, all things take time. The blanket may become stained, tainted even, but until it can no longer perform its function, being that of comfort, why chuck it out? Instead we can wash it and try and forget the marks that once adorned it and hope that those around us can ignore the faint stains that insist on lingering…