Your imaginary friend isn’t the problem, Amanda. The problem is that you don’t seem to have any real friends.

Rebecca McNutt
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In this quote, Amy confesses that her imaginary friend is not the problem. In fact, her imaginary friend has been a positive influence in her life. The real problem is that she doesn’t seem to have any real friends. If Amanda tries to find a real friend for Amy, she will need to deal with all of the other problems that come with having a real friend, such as the desire to exclude Amy from many things.

And without a real friend, Amy can’t begin to heal from all of her other problems, such as the fact that she’s too scared to join a club or talk to boys because she might be rejected or bullied. In this way, Amy needs her imaginary friend—as long as it doesn’t take over her life and become a distraction from being a healthy and happy person who can find and make friends on her own terms.

Source: Shadowed Skies: The Third Smog City Novel

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