I have a pink DS lite that is about 6 years old and very well worn. (i.e. scratched up and with broken plastic in a few places, but still working well.)

I just used gorilla glue to fix a small break in the plastic, and I got thinking about how much I love this thing. I just can’t tell you how much this thing has done for me in life.

I can’t even remember how many times I’ve picked it up and felt my anxiety fade into the background. Or forgotten how scary the dark was. Or ignored how lonely I was.

I would almost always feel so much better after playing Pokemon or Animal Crossing for a while. It’s amazing how fast you forget about everything that could go wrong when you’re trying to figure out how to get to the next pokemon center.

I’m wearing the cat hat now, but that’s just because I have homework and it makes me feel productive.