jillian Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 So dd is almost 6 (in December). We have been slowly exploring multiplication for awhile but it just wasn't clicking for memorizing. She understands the method but just couldn't memorize them for some reason. In the last week she has memorized 2-4 tables and moving on to 5s tomorrow! Imaginary friends....grrr. She's got an imaginary friend named Addison. Apparently Addison is a little brat and is like dd's alter-ego. Anyone else deal with this? She has a very developed world surrounding Addison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 My kids' doll / bear morph into Addison when my kids think better of smarting off themselves. LOL. I generally just play along. They love it when I initiate it myself - e.g., "Doll, did you make this mess? When is your mom going to teach you to pick up after yourself?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acurtis75 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Dd had an assortment of imaginary friends when she was 3 or 4. Once she told us that her favorite and most frequently mentioned imaginary friend "bannie" (like Annie with a b") did something wrong. We explained that she would receive punishment in the future for anything Bannie did. That was the last time Bannie broke the rules at our house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acurtis75 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I should add that we played along a lot, too. We just threatened punishment when Bannie "made" dd break the rules :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicianmom Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Dd had 20 imaginary children at age 2. When she was 5, she had an imaginary twin brother. The number of imaginary multiples increased until they became "18-oplets." She still sometimes has her dolls do her schoolwork if she's feeling stubborn and doesn't want to give in and do it herself. The imaginative force is strong with this one, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 My kids haven't tried blaming actual offenses on Bear/Doll. However, they have tried saying "I did that, but it was a long time ago, when I was a baby." You know, like writing in cursive on some forbidden surface. LOL. My kid sister did the same thing 30 years ago, so it doesn't faze me. I just act like I never heard the nonsensical fib and reprimand as appropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 DD has a character that she seems to imbibe everything she would never do (among other things, this character has an annoying little brother with whom she takes sibling rivalry to "would be fatal in the real world" levels-but it doesn't phase them any more than it does Coyote and Road Runner). She does keep it to telling stories about her characters, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillian Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 OMG yes that's it I think she's testing what is okay and isn't okay. Though the other day she says to me "mommy Addison doesn't know what love is." We have talked a bit with her about adoption since we are on that journey but not about why the kids are in foster care. I am suspecting she is exploring the world and big issues through Addison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uff Da! Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemota Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 When my current 15 year old was 2, he had an imaginary friend named "Gocky-Gock." DS would sing long, mostly improvised songs about him. Our favorite always began with "When Gocky-Gock was little, he wouldn't play with me." The songs went on and on about unfairness but usually everything ended up ok by the end of the song. Gocky-Gock seemed to incorporate all of those negative traits DS saw in peers and himself at preschool and play-dates with friends.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 When my dd was that age, she had several imaginary friends. They were all older than her, some as old as teenagers. We didn't discourage it. Eventually, she just stopped talking about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillian Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 I feel better about it. I don't mind the imaginary friend but just wanted to make sure it was not abnormal that her friend was "misbehaving" or asking deep questions. We did talk to this morning about how we are going to adopt and how some kids don't know how to love like she does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 My oldest had an imaginary hockey team. It was a bit eerie when they were following us in the van. My middle son has an imaginary cat world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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