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First imaginary friend..

realisticdreamsrealisticdreams member
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P has her first imaginary friend.

It's weird.  

May seem even more odd because, It's the big bad wolf..and she's scared of everything lol.

She tells me what he's wearing, asks if he can help us do stuff, talks about 'him' down to the most exquisite details.  

Normal..or not normal? 

Either way..it's weird!

DD1(4):VSD & PFO (Closed!), Prenatal stroke, Mild CP, Delayed pyloric opening/reflux, Brachycephaly & Plagiocephaly, Sacral lipoma, Tethered spinal cord, Compound heterozygous MTHFR, Neurogenic bladder, Urinary retention & dyssynergia, incomplete emptying, enlarged Bladder with Poor Muscle Tone, EDS-Type 3. Mito-Disorder has been mentioned

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Re: First imaginary friend..

  • AgrippaRidesAgainAgrippaRidesAgain member
    DS has always had purposes for his imaginary friends. His first was a red cow that lived in our basement and ate notebooks. It was alternately scary for him and his best friend. It could do all of the things on the playground that he was too scared to do. For a while, Frank the Combine from the movie Cars lived in our house. If you haven't seen the movie or don't remember, he is the one scary character. DS would "sic" Frank on us when he was angry or at other kids when he was scared of them. So, IDK if it is weird to have a scary imaginary friend or not, but my kid has had several. :-P
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  • DixieNormous330DixieNormous330 member

    I think it's wonderful! It shows cognitive and imagination development. Embrace it.

     

    I also highly recommend you listen to Stuff Your Mother Never Told You. It's a podcast from the How Stuff Works team. They did a podcast on imaginary friends that was EXCELLENT.

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