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Do you have an imaginary friend?

The imaginary friends a child dreams up, naughty or nice, are good to have around. They have emotional, social, and cognitive benefits, and they help prepare children for real life, scientists say.

—— LiveScience.com: Imaginary Friends and Enemies All Good, Scientist Say

I did not have imaginary friend, but I did have imaginary monster and I myself playing a very powerful role to defeat those monsters. By the way, I had my imaginary friends when I’m bored in the lab, they are my gloves.

I am quite happy and relieved that neither my teachers nor my parents try to kill my imagination, but I felt sorry for those who said “but the book/teacher/dad/mom/postman said that…”.

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