Imaginary Friends - Parker,CO

I had to smile when I read this. I am a huge fan of Ghost Hunters and had a moment of panic when my daughter started having conversations with Mimi at age 3. In the end Mimi and soon, Hand were her imaginary friends. Its normal for a lot of kids to have them so I wouldn't worry too much. That being said I had a family of ghosts watching out for me, but they came into being after I had a strange experience at 5. To this day I will swear that my Grandma came to help me when I was scared. So while Girl Ghost was very real to me the rest of the family was imaginary.
Just keep an eye out for him. If he starts having a lot of nightmares or saying/doing things way out of the norm, you might want to question him a bit more. If he is in school he may be hearing stuff from other kids and doesn't want to get them in trouble. Imaginary friends are good to try new things with or deal with new situations. This isn't unusual for kids, so just take it in stride and see if anything develops. Best of wishes.

I thought "Nobody" and "Not ME" lived at everybodys house?

Not weird, only weird if you define it to be as such.

I don't have any experience with this but I wouldn't worry too much about it. I heard it is a sign of high intelligence to have imaginary friends!

Kinda reminds me of the Family Circle cartoons where things are blamed on a little ghost-like character called "Not Me".

Imaginary friends are very healthy, and like Avasmom said, it is a sign of intelligence. I think the weird part for you is you are tying it in with Ghost Hunters (hehe).

It's totally normal and very good!

Yeah, I'd be wigged out too. Love Ghost Hunters though :)

I wouldn't be "wigged out." It sounds like normal imaginary friend play. Not ghosts.

Is he an only child or does he have much older siblings? It's common. I was an only child for 6 years and had 3 imaginary friends, Kiki, Piney and Suzy. :) Once my brother was born and could play with me they went away. Totally normal!

My girls have an imaginary friend named Chooba. She's sometimes a girl, sometimes a boy, and sometimes a ghost. And they tell me the weirdest things about "pretend life", like that they used to live in ancient Egypt or that they had children and can tell me all about what they used to do. So odd and freaky, but I guess it's typical for the age.

A lot of kids have imaginary friends, so that is really not a concern. The only thing you need to really pay attention to is if he begins to have bad thoughts or say bad things. Then you really need to find out the source of his imaginary friends. I would go into a long story of what went on with one of my sons but I am sure it would seem hokey. So my best advice it so just use your gut instincts and pay attention. You will know if this cause for more concern.

Good luck

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Totally normal. above is another post from earlier in the week about imaginary friends.

Hi--
Google the term "Crystal child". If your child fits the majority of the description then I can help you make sense of what is happening. Incidentally, my son (who is 7) can "see" things that others cannot....auras (the colors around people), things he calls angels and ghosts, etc. So I am intimately connected with what you are going through. Happy to help you understand if you feel like I can help.
J.

My sister had imaginary friends when we were little. It's totally normal.

I had an imaginary friend growing up. He was a Thundercat.