How imaginary friends went from a parental worry to a badge of honour

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@PhoenixK

My parents were convinced that my imaginary friend Steven was nothing less than demonic possession laid bare. So I ended up going through two separate surprise “exorcisms” to cast him out. It didn’t actually make him go; but it made me wary of confiding in my parents at 7 years old

It would have made me regard my parents as unsafe fruitcakes at any age. People like that shouldn’t be permitted to care for children.