So it's been a year since we last talked... Updates first. Little Prince now attends school full time and has a best friend, otherwise known as a Partner in Crime. Prince Daddy now works nights at a supermarket less than 10 minutes walk from the Castle. (and so is home for lots more time) Princess Pussy Cat has been replaced by Prince Pussy Cat. And finally, we adopted Prince Poochy who was a very cute bundle of fluff when he arrived, and has now grown into a very cute bundle of fluff with big teeth, a fear of the dark and the urge to defend the Castle from marauding tissues. (Anything fiercer than a tissue and we're on our own)
Today we were introduced to the latest member of the Mummy Family. Little Prince now has an Imaginary Friend. Little Prince had stayed at Queen Mummy's Castle last night, and we went for the family dinner this evening. After dinner, Little Prince went to the living room, and appeared to have quite a long conversation alone. He then came out and introduced his Imaginary Friend to Prince Daddy, then to me.
Imaginary Friend and Little Prince hold hands a lot and whisper together, although Imaginary Friend doesn't appear to have an audible voice. Imaginary Friend was also the reason that Little Prince would not go to sleep tonight as he kept talking to Little Prince and wanted Little Prince to get out of bed and play with the Lego, which, coincidentally enough, Little Prince wanted to do before bed anyway. Prince Daddy made it very clear that whether it was Little Prince or Imaginary Friend's idea, Little Prince should not act on it unless Little Prince wanted to be punished.
When he came down, we Googled the whole imaginary friend situation and have found that as long as Little Prince does not neglect his real, live friends in favour of Imaginary Friend, we shouldn't worry. As far as Imaginary Friend being the brains of the outfit and Little Prince doing things goes, Imaginary Friend should be held to the same standards of behaviour as Little Prince . In fact, according to Dr Kutner:
"Imaginary companions are an integral part of many children's lives. They provide comfort in times of stress, companionship when they're lonely, someone to boss around when they feel powerless, and someone to blame for the broken lamp in the living room. Most important, an imaginary companion is a tool young children use to help them make sense of the adult world."
I'm seriously considering getting an imaginary friend of my own. Someone to blame for the chocolate binges and "hoovering amnesia", someone whom I can boss around without being told to "chill my boots" and someone to talk to a la Shirley Valentine. And of course, someone who can make the grown up world make sense would be worth their imaginary weight in (not so imaginary) chocolate.
Imaginary Friend and Little Prince hold hands a lot and whisper together, although Imaginary Friend doesn't appear to have an audible voice. Imaginary Friend was also the reason that Little Prince would not go to sleep tonight as he kept talking to Little Prince and wanted Little Prince to get out of bed and play with the Lego, which, coincidentally enough, Little Prince wanted to do before bed anyway. Prince Daddy made it very clear that whether it was Little Prince or Imaginary Friend's idea, Little Prince should not act on it unless Little Prince wanted to be punished.
When he came down, we Googled the whole imaginary friend situation and have found that as long as Little Prince does not neglect his real, live friends in favour of Imaginary Friend, we shouldn't worry. As far as Imaginary Friend being the brains of the outfit and Little Prince doing things goes, Imaginary Friend should be held to the same standards of behaviour as Little Prince . In fact, according to Dr Kutner:
"Imaginary companions are an integral part of many children's lives. They provide comfort in times of stress, companionship when they're lonely, someone to boss around when they feel powerless, and someone to blame for the broken lamp in the living room. Most important, an imaginary companion is a tool young children use to help them make sense of the adult world."
I'm seriously considering getting an imaginary friend of my own. Someone to blame for the chocolate binges and "hoovering amnesia", someone whom I can boss around without being told to "chill my boots" and someone to talk to a la Shirley Valentine. And of course, someone who can make the grown up world make sense would be worth their imaginary weight in (not so imaginary) chocolate.
Maybe imaginary friend would like to go to work for me tommorow, its to cold to get out of bed
ReplyDeleteYou can have him - Ive already threatened to call his Imagainary Mummy to take him home :)
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