The end of the Diddl mouse - a personal farewell

I admit: I have dealt. With Diddl mouse paper. Maybe it was destiny. Even before enrollment, I picked out a yellow scout satchel, which was decorated with plenty of cheese and mice. That was the direction.

And as if a packed backpack and the color-coordinated gym bag for a little girl was not hard enough, had also a thick folder with? full of diddl mouse paper. To do business.

It must have been about the second grade, the fourth graders gave the trends on the playground. We, the smaller ones, could not afford to ignore what they found cool. In retrospect, I can not really explain to myself what else should have been the reason for so much devotion to a disproportionate, dodgy mouse. There was mass mouse hysteria.

In any case, after the break gong on the elementary school grounds was no longer fought for the nest swing or the football field. No, we opened colorful Diddl folders and exchanged the contents. Neatly sorted paper with different mouse motives? sorted from rising to sinking priority, sorted by beauty and packaged in protective films. In all conceivable sizes, shapes and colors, with and without glitter. I had some notes as a whole block. Of course, I liked to swap them. Others, in turn, I only had in a simple design? there had to be a lot for a handshake. It was never cried, because the rules were clear: quality for quality. With good friends one also closed an eye and exchanged quantity for quality.

Vivien Raßbach still has a Diddl folder on the shelf today

In the craziest times, even my mother was involved, who had to fight battles for unique items on platforms like eBay. After a successful fight, she placed single leaves under the Christmas tree. They gave me great pleasure.

I got rid of the deal, in my life it has long since been idiotic. Oversized mouse feet have now been replaced by an oversized cat's head: Hello Kitty has not only moved into the nursery. But I am glad that Diddl taught me something very important: Negotiating with me is no child's play. Today I would also give Diddl leaves, but do not try to cheat on my favorite motive? you would have to put a lot on the table ...