It's no secret that I had what looked like a rather lonely childhood. I am an only child and when I was really young my mom was in university (she didn't go straight after school), so I didn't really have many people to play with. To compensate, I made my own, imaginary, friends. And enemies. And at some point I'm pretty sure I had an imaginary twin sister.
We had adventures and we played board games together (seriously, one player Monopoly can be quite fun) and when I was six I made my mom bake one of them a birthday cake.
This fantasy land of mine never really disappeared, just evolved with age and new fandoms. I have so many OCs in my mind, it's amazing actually that I can remember the slightest facts about their lives but when it comes to revision for tests at school? Well that's a different topic of discussion.
I think it's brilliant, having all these people who you can rely on to like you and talk to you whenever you need someone to talk to, even if they're figments of my imagination. I know they're fake, I KNOW they're not real, but sometimes I just need the familiar company of the people in my mind. Does that sound crazy???
You know what, I don't care. I'll run wild with my 'active imagination' and not let anyone stop me. The one thing society can't do is stop me thinking...yes that was a Doctor Who quote.
Until tomorrow, toddle pip.
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