From the Classroom

Me: "Did you ever have a special object or toy that eased your troubles?"

Girl: "I had an imaginary friend named Ghostly the Ghost. He played with me when I was lonely. But I couldn't see him, because he was a ghost."

My inner thought: "You can't see him because he's imaginary."

Me: "If you couldn't see him, then how did he make you feel less lonely?"

Girl: "By his words."

Me: "So you could hear him, but you couldn't see him?"

Girl: "He was a chatty ghost."

My inner thought: "So, in reality, you didn't have an imaginary friend, you were hearing voices."

Me: "You hear dead people."