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writes:Ok so this might not be an appropriate question for this site, but I've recieved a lot of good advice on here, so I hope it will help. So, when I was little, I LOVED peter pan. I watched the cartoon version almost everyday, and hoped and prayed he would come and take me to Neverland during the night. I always loved him and saw all of the peter pan movies and read all of the books written about him, including the original. I went through a phase where I still had that childhood love for him, but I wasn't obsessed anymore. Anyway, a few weeks ago I rewatched one of the movies, regained my love for peter, wendy, and the lost boys, and continued to see every movie about peter pan. But then I realized something. I can't say I don't believe in him. I just can't. After all these years, I still believe peter pan could come and take me away to neverland in the middle of the night. I know of course that he isn't real, but I still secretly believe. Is this wrong? I feel like its bad to be unable to say he doesn't exist. And btw, i don't LOVE him, I love him and captain hook and wendy and all the other characters like old friends. Is it wrong to still believe? Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (13 December 2011): It's normal to feel emotional attachment to something we enjoy and makes us happy, even if that something isn't real! I am 21 and LOVE peter pan! Especially tinkerbell, anything with her on it I buy. I have tops, jewellery, pens, notebooks and even a breakfast bowl mug and egg holder! All tink themed! I have a beautiful fairy tattoo on my back and although I know they aren't real I do "believe" in fairies and know my love of cute fairies is a big paret of me. I would keep this to yourself though, kids can be cruel but once you get a bit older you can be a silly little woman like me! As long as you know he isn't going to really come and take you away I'd say you're perfectly normal. I'd say its more the enjoyment and happiness the stories give you that you're attached to anyway. And do you know what? In this shitty cynical world it's nice to believe and have an imagination! All the best sweetheart, Julie xxxx
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reader, anonymous, writes (11 December 2011): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionThanks all! Tasteofindia, interesting, but i don't think MJ's obsession with peter pan is what caused him to make himself look that way. I think it was because of the physical and emotional abuse he went through when he was young (i know for a fact he was constantly told his nose was too big, i know there was other stuff not sure what it exactly was). And I don't have a crush on him, i love him like an old friend, as well as the others. Thanks!!
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reader, TasteofIndia +, writes (11 December 2011):
 You got good advice. You're young, normal, I think we all had crushes on a fictional character at one point. There is just one thing that was left out...
I just suggest looking at Michael Jackson for "When a Peter Pan Obsession Goes Terribly Wrong". Now he was obsessed with Peter Pan. All that plastic surgery, you'll notice he didn't try and make himself manly and handsome, he went for child-like and forever young. And of course, he owned Neverland. So as long as you don't go that far with your love for Peter, you'll be fine!! :o)
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reader, RAINORFIRE +, writes (11 December 2011):
 bernard she is in the USA according to her flag... any whoo this is a funny one.. i dont think your any less strange then those people who dress up as storm troopers and wait five hours in the rain to see a movie they could just go home sleep in there warm beds wake up refreshed take a shower make some toast fry some eggs read the paper then go see the movie.
But you kno what its all good I once had a crush on princess jasmine i swear its something about Disney movies... The thing is i could never figure out whether she was Persian or Indian, Rajah was obviously Indian theres no tigers in persia her dad was obviously sean connery. Well i finally got my own princess jasmine many years later after javar returned and left again but she was from Bangladesh by way of Brooklyn
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reader, anonymous, writes (11 December 2011): You're still young, it's nothing to worry about because you seem to have a good grasp on what it is. Just don't make a big deal out if it, let it be and it will run its course soon enough. Enjoy that wonder of youth while you have it, grounded firmly in the reality of your age (13-15). Don't think about it too much.
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reader, anonymous, writes (11 December 2011): i say thats cute :) chillax .you believe ,but you seem to be rational all the same .you know in your head that its just your 'belief'.which means you know very well that you're fantasizing and thats absolutely fine for your age.but make sure you don't think about it all the time or waste your life on it.LIVE in the real world...go out with your friends etc.
i don't see anything abnormal or harmful in this. you're still young and i'm guessing that hormones are adding on to your 'love' but you yourself have mentioned that you don't LOVE him so you should be fine .don't worry at all you'll get over it when its time to get over it :) hugs
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reader, anonymous, writes (11 December 2011): It's not wrong to still believe, as long as you realise he isn;t going to come along and take you away. You enjoy the stories and the feeling of the old friends from the stories. I am sure everyone has something like that. I am 35 years old and still love The fox and the hound by Disney, and a lot of other disney movies that I watched as a child, and the characters are like old friends and remind me of the wonder I had as a child. As long as you can still realise that Peter Pan will not come into your room and take you to Neverland, it's ok to believe.
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reader, anonymous, writes (11 December 2011): Hi
to be honest yes. if your finding it hard to believe that you will never go to netherland, then im guessing you need to face reality. its not healthy, and you may need to speak to someone about this.
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