Every Home Needs a Teddy Bear

The truth about teddy bears: every home needs one (or more) of these furry friends.

Antique's collectors and appraisers agree- every house needs a teddy bear. What other stuffed, furry creature conjures up more thoughts of the innocence of childhood and the comfort of a reliable friend?

Reasons abound for making a bear a vital part of every household. For diehard bear lovers, these reasons go without saying. For those who have not yet decided that a teddy bear in the home will prove to be a desirable asset, maybe the following views will help to sway your opinion in a positive direction.

For starters, teddy bears do not mess up the house. You never have to worry about arriving home from a hard day's work and opening the door to a bear-related disaster. Even if it has friends over for a picnic while you are gone, your bear has enough self-respect to clean up after itself before you get home.

You do not have to hide financial matters from your bear. It does not care how much money you make or how much you spent on that new purse. Also, you can at all times feel like the financial genius that you are because you will always be making more money than it does.

A teddy bear will never question your individual sense of style and taste. It could care less what you wear or how you decorate the house. After all, most of the time, a bear is only clad in a big ribbon and nothing more - not very creative, to say the least. Therefore, a bear really has no room to talk about your personal preferences and it realizes this.

Tact is one of the best qualities that teddy bears have. Your bear will never question your level of authority on any subject. You could be guilty of a scorching faux pas and your faithful teddy will sit quietly and pretend that you have made a brilliant new discovery on the topic that has not even made headlines yet. Of course, it would never ever dream of correcting you in front of dinner guests.

In addition, one of the biggest pluses of teddy bear possession can be found in the creature's amazing knack for remaining calm at all times. No matter how furiously you might rant and rave about something, your teddy bear will never get upset or frustrated with you. It radiates an aura of tranquility that will eventually rub off on you when you finish your tirade.

Teddy bears are very low-maintenance, agreeable housemates. You will never be called out in the middle of the night to take your bear to the emergency room after eating bad oysters. Unlike cats and dogs, you will never be out the expense of worm medication and veterinarian bills for a teddy bear. These cuddly creatures are not fussy eaters and they do not bother the neighbors. There is no need to walk your teddy in the rain before breakfast or in the middle of the worst snowstorm in decades.

If these reasons have not yet finalized your decision to get a teddy bear for your home, maybe this last one will do the trick. At the end of a long, hard day, a teddy bear will always be there to greet you with a simple smile. It will not ask you why you are later than usual nor will it question you on how much money you spent at the grocery store. It will just be glad to welcome you home.

There are plenty of worthy teddy bears just waiting to bring affection and comfort to your home and make it a friendlier place. Your bear is out there somewhere; you will know it when you see it - it will probably be wearing a big bow and a big smile and nothing more.