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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 300372" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>RM--</p><p> </p><p>I wonder if this is just "grandiose thinking"...? It sounds like the same thing my daughter does (granted, she is much younger)--she will come up with stories about how great or successful she is eg: I won a contest! I won the race! I am the best player on the team! etc...</p><p> </p><p>And the reality will be that she was never even in a contest, or in a race or part of a team....and on some level she knows this--but it feels like if she can get other people to belive the story--then that will make it true. </p><p> </p><p>I wonder if your son is doing the same thing? On some level, he knows he is not in the picture (hence the crossing out of dates)--but maybe if YOU believe him, then it can be true that he is a great fireman and a hero.</p><p> </p><p>Probably the best thing to do is ignore it--you don't want to re-inforce his fantasies, but you also don't want some sort of resentment for not "believing in him".</p><p> </p><p>--DaisyF</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 300372, member: 6546"] RM-- I wonder if this is just "grandiose thinking"...? It sounds like the same thing my daughter does (granted, she is much younger)--she will come up with stories about how great or successful she is eg: I won a contest! I won the race! I am the best player on the team! etc... And the reality will be that she was never even in a contest, or in a race or part of a team....and on some level she knows this--but it feels like if she can get other people to belive the story--then that will make it true. I wonder if your son is doing the same thing? On some level, he knows he is not in the picture (hence the crossing out of dates)--but maybe if YOU believe him, then it can be true that he is a great fireman and a hero. Probably the best thing to do is ignore it--you don't want to re-inforce his fantasies, but you also don't want some sort of resentment for not "believing in him". --DaisyF [/QUOTE]
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