Hi, Reader Imaginary friends are real, too! My first “imaginary friend” was a doll named Poor Pitiful Pearl. Seriously! She was designed by the same guy who created Shrek and they look alike! Pearl was my very first Christmas present, when I was 10 months old. These days, Pearl is the librarian in charge of wisdom writings. Betsy and Tacy came along next. Fictional characters from Minnesota, they had been friends of my Mom’s before I was born. They were 5 years old – just like me – when I...