"Brendan is too attached to that doll, Kenneth."

"What, the one your father gave him?"

"Yes, that one. He's growing up. We need to get rid of it."

"No! I won't let you take it away from me!"

"Brendan, give that doll here this instant!"

"No, please!"

"No, don't burn it! No!!"

"Why would you... I hate you! Why don't you love grandpa! Why don't you love me!"

"Oh my.. what have I done. The doll... it must remind him of his grandfather..."

"Ach! My hand... it burns... at least... at least I've got the doll for Brendan."

"I... I don't know what to do, Kenneth. I've been a terrible parent."

"I have an idea."

"Brendan... I've got your doll."

"Really? You really do! Oh, mom... your hand..."

"It's alright Brendan. The doll's too fragile now though... you can't play with it."

"So, we came up with a solution. We're going to put the doll up on your shelf. Now, it can protect you - and whenever you look at it, you can remember your grandfather."

"Goodnight Brendan. We love you - have a good sleep."

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No, this is not based on a true story.

I'm sorry if this is a sensitive subject for some of you - but I also hope that it envokes emotion - especially love for your family - my family has always been supportive of me, and I could never have reached the level that I work at now if it weren't for them. If you're reading this, take a chance to tell the people that you're close to that you care. I hope you all like it, and until next time, DFTBA.

This is my entry for the Official Planet Minecraft Childhood Heroes SkinContest. In short, its a doll, made by a child's loving grandfather, after a fight in the family became a symbol of their love and the protector of the child

Update: Thanks to all of you for your support. To show my appreciation, I'm going to go ahead and post the unburned version here. Good luck to everyone in the contest: