The other day I sat down with my kid and said that adults have imaginary friends, too. That we get so excited about our imaginary friends that we work really hard to make it seem real. And he thought that was really neat (he loves his imaginary friends and was delighted to learn that we have them, too).
So then I asked, "What is more likely: that there is a man who never dies who lives at the North Pole, and who flies on a sleigh pulled by reindeer, and comes down one's chimney (without being burnt) and leaves gifts--or that it pretend?"
And he laughed, and said, "Obviously it's more likely to be REAL!"
So I did a quick recovery and laughed with him, and then told him about an imaginary friend we (his parents) have.
Guess he doesn't want to know, and so onward with the magic of pretending!
