While on vacation my daughter started talking about an imaginary friend. The name she chose shocked me.Courtesy of Alexandra Meyer. I was enjoying a family vacation when my daughter started playing ...

We should never stifle the vivid imaginations of our children. But sometimes, it would be nice if they didn't imagine such creepy things!

You can’t help but smile when your 3-year-old tells you her pretend friend’s name is HaHa. “No kidding!” her mother laughs. Because they have no brothers or sisters to play with, people often assume ...

When I was young, I had a little white dog named Shoon. Though his insides were puff and polyester, I saw a friend whenever I looked into his resin eyes. At night, I would pull him close to my chest — ...

Sometimes when I reach for a bag of frozen mixed vegetables, I’ll find a hamster in our freezer. My daughter put the disintegrating stuffed toy in a Caboodle, a clear plastic case meant for organizing ...

"I'm a writer. Anything you say or do may be used in a story." Opinion writers sometimes use literary devices like imaginary friends or metaphorical buy/sell advice, etc., to illustrate points by ...

It's all about imaginary friends in 2024! When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. They're editing the movie on the same floor as us in ...