Comments on: Monday Teeny Poll http://teenymanolo.com/2007/10/29/monday-teeny-poll-8/ Celebrating the Joys of Parenting and Childhood Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:01:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rachel of Cyberia http://teenymanolo.com/2007/10/29/monday-teeny-poll-8/comment-page-1/#comment-1560 Rachel of Cyberia Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:42:23 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2007/10/29/monday-teeny-poll-8/#comment-1560 Mine were Sally and Colby (yes, like the cheese) and their giant invisible dog Ghosbros. Mine were Sally and Colby (yes, like the cheese) and their giant invisible dog Ghosbros.

]]> By: raincoaster http://teenymanolo.com/2007/10/29/monday-teeny-poll-8/comment-page-1/#comment-1525 raincoaster Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:17:46 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2007/10/29/monday-teeny-poll-8/#comment-1525 I had no particular imaginary friend, but I did have an imaginary pirate crew and ship, imaginary steam locomotive, and imaginary stable full of The Black Stallion's progeny. And when my real friends weren't around, I would imagine them there anyway. And just look how I turned out! Oh. I had no particular imaginary friend, but I did have an imaginary pirate crew and ship, imaginary steam locomotive, and imaginary stable full of The Black Stallion’s progeny. And when my real friends weren’t around, I would imagine them there anyway.

And just look how I turned out!

Oh.

]]> By: JaneC http://teenymanolo.com/2007/10/29/monday-teeny-poll-8/comment-page-1/#comment-1523 JaneC Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:30:20 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2007/10/29/monday-teeny-poll-8/#comment-1523 I would hold conversations with make-believe people, usually characters from my favorite books, but I never had one particular friend. I didn't believe that my conversational partners were real, nor did I discuss the dialogues with anyone else. I would hold conversations with make-believe people, usually characters from my favorite books, but I never had one particular friend. I didn’t believe that my conversational partners were real, nor did I discuss the dialogues with anyone else.

]]> By: dgm http://teenymanolo.com/2007/10/29/monday-teeny-poll-8/comment-page-1/#comment-1513 dgm Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:50:11 +0000 http://teenymanolo.com/2007/10/29/monday-teeny-poll-8/#comment-1513 My 9 y.o. daughter, who never had imaginary friends and refused to believe in Santa, has always had amazing verbal/language skillz so I'm not sure that having imaginary friends is related to that skill set. My son, on the other hand, has had several imaginary pals, and while his verbal/social skillz are also strong for his age, I think his sister still tops him in that category. I associate the imaginary friend thing with--not surprisingly--a love of imagination and more artistic and sensory endeavors. My son loves imaginary play, books about the fantastic, emotional songs, etc. My daughter, not so much. She can't see the appeal of Harry Potter, but give her somebody's biography or the Guinnes Book of World Records and she's all over them like a hot rash. My 9 y.o. daughter, who never had imaginary friends and refused to believe in Santa, has always had amazing verbal/language skillz so I’m not sure that having imaginary friends is related to that skill set.

My son, on the other hand, has had several imaginary pals, and while his verbal/social skillz are also strong for his age, I think his sister still tops him in that category. I associate the imaginary friend thing with–not surprisingly–a love of imagination and more artistic and sensory endeavors. My son loves imaginary play, books about the fantastic, emotional songs, etc. My daughter, not so much. She can’t see the appeal of Harry Potter, but give her somebody’s biography or the Guinnes Book of World Records and she’s all over them like a hot rash.

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