Over the past few years, several All My Children alum ventured west to further their name or find their fortune in L.A. Tired of waiting for Hollywood to notice them, they're making their own mojo in a project called Imaginary Bitches. It's a funny little web series - sort of Harvey meets Mean Girls a la Sex and the City.
Tonight at a party, I learned my young friend Olivia (she's 4.5) is having some troubles with "IBs" herself. Several of the Disney princesses live at her house, but lately they've been really mean to her, to the point that she's had trouble going to sleep at night.
First, mom and dad tried the rational approach "Olivia, they're imaginary friends - they'll do whatever you want them to do." Well, that wasn't helping matters - she reported at breakfast the other day that the princesses wouldn't listen to her, they were still being mean. Dad asked "Do you want me to talk to them when we're done eating?" "Yeah."
So, they all "lined up" on the couch after breakfast. Dad looked at Olivia and asked "Is everyone present?" "Yeah." He proceeded to lecture them about the importance of respect and caring for other people and their feelings. He paused to let the message "sink in" and then looked to Olivia for a cue: "I can't hear what they're saying. Can you tell me?"
And in a complete "Duh!" tone of voice, she responded "Daddy, they're imaginary friends. . ."
The good news is, they've quit pestering her this week - apparently, they all decided it was time for a vacation to Florida, to visit their other friends at Disneyworld. One or two have come back already, but they are being nice. The rest will be away for at least a couple of weeks. . .!
Gotta love those wild imaginations! :)
1 comment:
I tell you those Princesses are evil, just plain Disney evil.
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