I was surrounded by imaginary friends, well to clarify, all of my stuffed animals were my saviors.
They would not save me just from monsters in my room, in the closet, under the bed, in my dreams, but the tree whose branch would tap on my window throughout the night, the shadows guarding the bathroom during the midnight pee run, or the spiders that would try to find a home in the crack in the wall.
They put up with the obligatory tea party, the trip to the imaginary doctor getting the crayon shot what wouldn’t wash off, and the tears and snot from being tortured by an older brother; all without complaint.
The word ‘friend’ is an understatement; they were my family.
If you know who I can credit for this image, please let me know, it captured my heart.
http://www.deviantart.com/print/681483/ print above is by Begemott (thank you loupmojo)
Daily post question:Many of us had imaginary friends as young children. If your imaginary friend grew up alongside you, what would his/her/its life be like today? (Didn’t have one? write about a non-imaginary friend you haven’t seen since childhood.)
simplygiselle 
I loved your story and I too think that image is absolutely marvelous! It’s your story in a picture! 😀
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Thank you on both counts and for stopping by 🙂
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That is one of my favorite images. I wish I could tell you who to credit it to, but I have no idea. You could always run a Google image search but that might be fruitless.
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I did originally pull it from the web but I could not find who to credit. I will have to do a more thorough search when I get home. Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment 🙂
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That image is fabulous, as is your story. There can be very few children who didn’t have some form of friendship with their toys, even the most battered and woebegone ones who were always there for us 🙂 I found the original artist on DeviantArt – http://www.deviantart.com/print/681483/
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Thank you for your diligent work finding the artist. I will edit when i get on my computer. Thank you also for the kind words. They were very special to me.
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I was just telling someone how I lined my stuffed animals up between me and the attic closet. Smallest to biggest. To protect me from the monsters. 🙂 I look forward to reading your stories. 🙂
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Thank you so much for stopping by. I look forward to sharing more and hope you find more posts that u can relaye to 🙂
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i found an interesting twist to your picture
http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/2275607/This/
(hope this works)
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My teddy bear and battalion of stuffed animals always did the trick. Thank you for finding and sharing!
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I have come across this picture a few times now and it is still awesome, and you have used it well!
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Thank you so much. The first time i viewed the picture it knocked me over; and still does.
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I was bowled over the first time I saw it too! I stared at it for a LONG time and couldn’t bring myself to close the tab it was in. X) it lit my imagination, tugged at my heart-strings, and made me feel scared and safe at the same time. hahaha
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This is too cute! Wish I had the chance to sleep with my stuffed toys too as a little girl. My mom insisted I keep them in a glass cabinet so they won’t get dirty and won’t trigger asthma. I can imagine you in your room filled with teddy heroes as a little girl and I’m just envious! LOL😅
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I loved each and every single one as if they were truly my hero and best friend. I can only hope they have not been thrown away. I am sorry for your asthma condition which did not allow for a Knight of your own; but sounds as if you may not have needed one.
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Oh, sorry to hear they were thrown away! 😦 Guess, it’s never too late to start collecting Knights again. They won’t complain on our age anyway! 😅
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