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I remember a Swedish children's book from the 70s with a theme that imaginary friends are a normal childhood thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfie_and_His_
by rsaarelm 6y ago
I remember a Swedish children's book from the 70s with a theme that imaginary friends are a normal childhood thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfie_and_His_Secret_Friend https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfie_and_His_Secret_Friend
Never heard of anyone actually having an imaginary friend, I thought it was some kind of narrative trope, similar to how daydreams might be represented as vivid realistic hallucinations in a movie.
- whatshisface 6y agoMaybe imaginary friends are a normal childhood thing... among children who grow up to write children's books.
- ganzuul 6y agoI would love to peruse a library of children's books all written by the not neurotypical or otherwise marginalized. A very different idea of how society should work might be revealed.