Not only this, but note that letting go of Floppy was an action that Bingo did deliberately, at least in the dream. While its certainly not anywhere near the scale of a change like a death in the family, for children who have no frame of reference for these kinds of changes at their age, it can feel very similar to one. It may seem inconsequential to adults that have many other things to deal with, but whether its a night light or a stuffed toy, these are sources of comfort that have been with these children all their lives, and suddenly removing them is often a change that is unprecedented at their stage of development. While this is certainly heartrending for adults too, I feel like kids have a special reaction to it because its such an accurate depiction of what is often the biggest crisis in their lives at that point: How they feel an increasing pressure to put away the "childish" sources of comfort in their lives, for good, so that they can prove to others that they are more grown up. This is where Bingo hugs Floppy a tearful goodbye, and then cries to herself, alone. For any time that parents show children reacting to the episode, however, they always seem to cite the moment right before as the one that gets the biggest reaction out of them, which has made children as young as two cry. about everyone's reactions to Sleepytime, I noticed that adults would commonly cite the emotional high point of the episode as the moment where the Sun gives warmth to Bingo/Chilli hugs her daughter, given how it is such a cathartic representation of the innate desire of the parents watching the show to comfort their children and make them feel better about what life throws at them. While looking through posts on here, Facebook, Twitter, Insta, etc.
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