Sentence 1: Mom always used to stitch up my teddy bear. 
 Sentence 3: She's not here to do that for me anymore, though 
 Sentence 4:  So instead I began to patch up my little bear 
 Sentence 5:  Today again I run the needle through and stitch 
 Option 1: When I was little and I ripped it she would patch it up. 
 Option 2: When I was little, I ripped it so bad that it couldn't be patched up anymore.