{"id":1301,"date":"2016-10-22T14:12:13","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T14:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.budsies.com\/blog\/?p=1301"},"modified":"2020-04-14T16:58:03","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T16:58:03","slug":"girl-can-finally-hug-father-no-longer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.budsies.com\/blog\/stories\/girl-can-finally-hug-father-no-longer\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl Can Finally Hug Her Father (who is no longer with her)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Every once in a while, we get overwhelmed with emotion by a customer’s story. This is one of those times. We all sobbed. Some sad tears. Some\u00a0happy tears. But mostly just “this woman is an amazing mother” tears.<\/p>\n

Here’s the post we got\u00a0on our Facebook wall:<\/p>\n

\"custom<\/a>(direct FB link if you want to leave a supporting comment for her family)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

It reads: “A picture of my daughter with a Budsies of her Daddy who passed away when she was a baby. She was so excited to give her Daddy a hug!! Thank you!!”<\/p>\n\n

\"Daddy<\/a><\/p>\n

We are so very sorry for Trisha’s family’s loss. And we’re beyond honored to help her daughter give her Daddy a big giant hug.<\/p>\n

Thank you, Trisha, so much for commissioning a\u00a0custom plush doll<\/a>\u00a0with us and sharing your story with our team. We’re sending thousands upon thousands of loving hugs your way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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