Imaginary Friends, Revealed
Written By Rachel Simpson
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Myths busted! Here are the real reasons why kids create imaginary friends.
Four-year-old Lola could talk about her two imaginary friends, Mimi and Loggy, all the livelong day: their likes and dislikes, their firm ideas on decor, hairstyles, cuisine, hobbies. These friends are "tall as a basket," Lola proclaims, and their favorite color is "currant." (Has someone been skimming the J. Crew catalog?)
After two years of this, her mom, Sarah, is pretty familiar with the database. "A lot of our life revolves around Lola telling stories about Mimi and Loggy and what they are doing," she explains. Sarah's got a theory about Mimi and Loggy's arrival. She believes they showed up during the family's move from New England to Minnesota, when Lola, then 2, was missing her left-behind friends and badly needing new ones.
