past life
A submission from JJ
In my twenties I was an avid thrift shopper. Somehow I ended up collecting dozens of bunnies from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. Most of them are children’s toys, but they are typically sharp and pointy and have scary expressions. They are much more evil than cute and cuddly.
My best friend had a daughter, Ella, who is now four and a half. When she was a baby she’d love to come over and play with her auntie’s bunnies (one of her first words!) but we were always afraid she’d take an eye out with a hard and pointy plastic ear or a particularly sharp fang. This last year they moved to Germany and I sent a big box of scary collectible bunnies to remind Ella of her auntie. It’s brought me great joy to know someone can enjoy them as much as I have.
I spent a great deal of time collecting these bunnies. Friends and family would bring them to me from around the world and people would head immediately to the bunny display case upon arrival to my house to see what new characters had come since they visited last. But giving them away was even better than holding on to them.
I saved one bunny and photographed it to share on your site. I kept the roundest, pinkest and friendliest one of the bunch.
