Currently Reading If You Could See Me Now By Cecelia Ahern see related

     So I started reading this new novel by Cecelia Ahern, If You Could See Me Now.  First off, I own and read all of her three books and I'll probably go on buying her other novels when they come out.  I have to admit that the author intrigued me at first more than her stories.  Mainly because she's the Ireland PM's daughter and a really really young writer to do stories that are particularly emotionally-driven.  However, each and every of her book has come out great and are really touching.  So it's really kinda difficult to categorize it as Chick Lit.

Anyway, what's intriguing about If You Could See Me Now is that it talks about kids and their imaginary friends.  I've read so many books on this that it makes it sound so commonplace and yet, admittedly, in my country I've never met kids who have imaginary friends.  And I wonder if it has something to do with the culture, the parental care given and how kids relate to other kids. I know imaginary friends are some sort of defense mechanism for most kids who have them from loneliness and isolation.  And yet it's scary because a lot of parents don't really give this serious thought.  According to my readings, when a child still has this imaginary friends beyond the age of 12, it's usually sign of personality disorder and the first thing that comes to mind is multiple personality disorder.

On a whimsical note, if I were a kid who had an imaginary friend I'd want it to be a boy. One who'd be my defender and my staunch supporter.  Hehe.  I've always been a slightly 'delicate' kid back then; had really fragile emotions. Of course, I didn't really need an imaginary friend who'd do all that for me; not when I had a real best friend who's stood up for me and always will.