{"product_id":"winston-the-manatee","title":"Winston the Manatee","description":"\u003ch1\u003e💜 Meet Winston\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Oh, hello. Don't mind me. I was looking for somewhere comfortable and this seemed perfect. There's room for you too, you know. We don't have to make ourselves smaller.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e🌊 A Few Little Facts About Me\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📏 \u003cstrong\u003eFrom Nose to Tail\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e↔️ From Fin to Fin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e⚖️ \u003cstrong\u003eAs Light As...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3.1 ounces... about as much as a few pebbles found on my rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e🌊 A Little About Me\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e💜 \u003cstrong\u003eFavorite Color\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeep Plum Purple\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🥬 \u003cstrong\u003eFavorite Snack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFresh leafy greens. A substantial helping, please. Winston did not come all this way for a garnish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e☀️ \u003cstrong\u003eFavorite Hobby\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFloating exactly where I want to float and watching everyone else eventually decide to float there too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🏝️ \u003cstrong\u003eFavorite Game\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClaim the Sunny Spot.\u003cbr\u003eThere aren't really any rules. I find the sunny spot. I occupy it. I win.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e😊 \u003cstrong\u003eI Smile When...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomeone stops apologizing for taking up room they were already allowed to have.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e✨ \u003cstrong\u003eI'm Really Good At...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWalking—or, technically, swimming—into somewhere new without assuming I need permission to belong there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🌎 \u003cstrong\u003eMy Biggest Dream\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor everyone to know what it feels like to enter a room without wondering whether they deserve to be in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e💜 \u003cstrong\u003eMy Biggest Fear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat someone will spend their whole life making themselves smaller because they're worried their presence might be too much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🤗 \u003cstrong\u003eSomething You Should Know About Me\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConfidence doesn't mean I think I'm more important than you. It means I finally stopped believing I'm less important.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e💜 A Little From My Heart\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I've noticed something people do sometimes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey apologize for themselves.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSorry I'm taking up your time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSorry I asked.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSorry I'm sitting here.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSorry I talked too much.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSorry I need something.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSorry.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSorry.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSorry.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd sometimes I wonder...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen did we decide simply existing required so many apologies?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI like taking up space.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI'm a manatee. Taking up space is something of a specialty.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBut that doesn't mean I need all of it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you're beside me, I'll move over.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere's room for both of us.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat's what I've learned about confidence.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt isn't walking into a room believing everyone else should move.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt's walking into a room knowing you don't have to disappear either.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou don't have to make yourself smaller so someone else can feel bigger.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou don't have to whisper every good thing you know about yourself.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou don't have to apologize for having an idea, needing help, asking a question, or wanting a seat at the table.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou can be kind and still take up space.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou can make room for other people without giving away all of yours.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd you can walk into somewhere new without knowing exactly where you fit yet.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSometimes you just have to choose a spot.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSettle in.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd trust that you were allowed to be there all along.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith love,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinston\u003c\/strong\u003e 💜\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e💜 Winston's Heart Message\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"You don't have to make yourself smaller to make room for someone else.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Made To Belong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45478128287859,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/3880\/3827\/files\/Winston.png?v=1789152937","url":"https:\/\/madetobelong.xyz\/products\/winston-the-manatee","provider":"Made To Belong","version":"1.0","type":"link"}