the pros and cons of having an imaginary friend

Pros:

  • Stays up late just like you
  • Likes the same things as you
  • Caring
  • Good listener
  • Never more talented than you
  • Always picks your side
  • Always wants you on imaginary team
  • Judgmental looks are invisible
  • You never have to sit alone at the movies

Cons:

  • Keeps you up late
  • Friends sit on him sometimes “by accident”
  • Friends are clearly jealous
  • Easily offended
  • Lacks dimension
  • Doesn’t tie his shoes according to the Shulchan Aruch
  • Insists the Twilight series has value as literature
  • Inability to save you a seat
  • You need to explain to other people why you are not actually sitting alone at the movies
  • Other people’s judgmental looks are not invisible
  • Prefers the term “reality-challenged”