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Imaginary Friends
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If your preschooler has concocted an imaginary friend, chances are, she's not the only kid on the block doing this. In fact, the authors of "What to Expect: The Toddler Years" contend that nearly two-thirds of children 3 to 4 years old drum up a pretend pal.
For some kids, this friend is ever-present, while for others, their "playmate" drops by just occasionally for fun. Some kids even create more than one imaginary friend.
Why do kids do this? Often it's a means of creating a modicum of control in their life. An imaginary friend never talks back, is rarely domineering, and makes a nice scapegoat to blame misdeeds on....
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One of the best imaginary friend movies is "Drop Dead Fred" about a woman whose childhood imaginary friend comes back into her adult life to help her deal with her bad choices, bad boyfriend and not so grown-up life. As an adult, I'm sure many of us long for the days of imaginary friends who listened to us and understood us better than any adult ever could. If your kid is dealing with life issues with the help of an imaginary friend, let him. It's just a way to cope with whatever is going on in his or her life -- and is probably something that will be outgrown in time. Not that it's a bad thing!
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how it all began part two
Just like i siad in the last story how it all began for me was at the age of thirteen. every thing that i siad was true and very scary too. although i still have imagenary friends it is that wierd anymore for me becuase im used to it.the imagenary world for any one can be exiting any... read morehow it all began for me
my story stared about three and a half years ago. in the eighth gradei just felt so alone that i made my own imaginary friend that still talk to but know since it all started i have a total of twentysix imaginary friends that are making me believe that anything is possible. now im can see... read more
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March 12, 2008
How it all began part three
New news from the imaginary world the imaginary world. has been frozen for a perment time i froze it beuase i had to that was the only way i could of stoped brandon x he is a dangerous imagenary friend that will do any thing to get the... read moreNot Acceptable?