Imaginary friend

Zambia
April 4, 2007 7:32am CST
Did you have an imaginary friend when you were younger?share your comments on names,role played in your life and at what age you finally let go....
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@vokey9472 (1486)
• United States
4 Apr 07
My mother says that I had an imaginary friend that was named Dino and was a HUGE dinosaur. She had to set a place at the table for him, give him baths when I had one, walk him every day so he would stay healthy, put a collar on him. I couldn't have pets at the time because everything made me sick. My mother says that Dino took the place of a pet for me and fulfilled that need. I don't remember him hardly at all. My mom says that Dino kinda just faded away when we finally got a chihuahua puppy. She says that she asked me one time about Dino and I told her that his mommy missed him so he went home. I never mentioned him again according to her. I was like 5 or so when he left.
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@waytovj (268)
• India
4 Apr 07
Hey thats really nice. You just reminded me of my toy giraff. I had long forgotten him. Thankyou
• Zambia
4 Apr 07
WoW vokey9472 that sounds great.So you let go when you got a chihuahua puppy,nice.Thanks for your response.
@dublinda (135)
5 Apr 07
I have had Henry for as far back as I can remember and used to have picnics under the kitchen table with him. I know now that he is not real but when I was younger he was very important to me.I will never let go of Henry as I consider him to be the naughty side of me. We all have an inner-monologue in our head's but I have chosen to name mine and blame him for all my naughty and bad thoughts.
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• Zambia
5 Apr 07
Naughty side thats cool.I agree with your point that we all have an inner-monlogue,which comes to life most of the times when our brains are not active.Making up things with characters is often common also,well put dublinda thanks for your response.
@nickventere (1420)
• Zambia
8 Sep 08
I used to have an imaginary friend when I was younger. I let go that kind of fantasy world about age 11. My imaginary friend was some sort of confidante. It was like the diary. I would talk to my imaginary friend if I had had a bad day.
• United States
4 Jun 07
I don't recall an imaginary friend but I do recall that i daydreamed a great deal when I was younger. I always tried to imagine my grown up life and what it would be like. Funny thing, it turned out much differently - but in my opinion - much higher than what I had hoped for!
@waytovj (268)
• India
4 Apr 07
I've always had an imaginary friend. I think everybody does. Well it feels good sometimes because you can share anything and everything to your imaginary friend. I dont think that we should let go. I dont believe its childish to have such feelings. Everyones needs some fantacies like this. Its the essence of life. You might be old enough to realise that the imaginary friend is no one else but you yourself but even then. Its is a healthy process to have a selfevaluation time. Time for oneself. I belive you can find such a time with this imaginary friend.
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• Zambia
4 Apr 07
Thanks for sharing,i agree with you that its not childish to have an imaginary friend,i also had one actually.When i was about five somewhere there....it was cool.Thanks for your response.
@lightningMD (5931)
• United States
4 Apr 07
i didnt have an imaginary friends but my daughter did..there names were Pug and Heady..when she was about 7 she made them move to California...i remember her crying and being so heart broken...i couldnt figure out why she didnt just have them move back...
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• Zambia
5 Apr 07
She was probably letting go of her friends thats why she didn't have them move back.Thanks for your response lightningMD.