fwtxmom, I LOVE the smacking the baby Jesus story. Hysterical. That story is SO MUCH like my DD3. I can't believe the amount of time I spend talking to stuffed animals, dolls, imaginary friends and, yes, scolding them for hitting.
My DD gets in what we call "duck fights" with her favorite stuffed duck and I have to separate them some times. I feel like an idiot talking to a stuffed duck, much less disciplining one, but she's so convincing and insistent. She's starting a new preschool and has been going through extensive roll playing about it with her dolls and animals and imaginary friends, and I made the mistake of mentioning it at my Mom's group (I assumed all the kids were doing it!) and they looked at me like I was nuts. This story makes me feel so much better.
Thanks for sharing!
