but don't you get your hopes up high

[oh_chris]

while wandering the internets, i found a link to these weird disembodied hand beanbags that you're supposed to put around your baby to make it feel like your hands are still there protecting and calming it.
reading further into this phenomenon, i also found the boyfriend arm pillow, to which one is supposed to snuggle up at night.
to a person as absolutely desperate for the touch of a loved one as i am, this makes me both creeped out and sad in a way i can't quite express.