"My friend Min..."

That's how it started, and is how it always starts. The very first time Arran mentioned his friend Min, I immediately assumed it was one of his little friends from Thai Church. It was an Asian sounding name and one that I didn't recognize. However it quickly dawned on me that Min is, in fact, Arran's imaginary friend!

This isn't the type of friend that he pretends to talk to, or blame things on, or play with, but rather, a friend about whom he has countless stories and facts to relay to us. Some of them are quite elaborate and fantastical and I only wish I had written down more of the details, as already, it is hard to recall all the 'facts'. But here are a few things we have learned about Min:

• He lives on Jupiter.
• He is invisible, because he is a spirit. He is bigger than everything, but not as big as God!
  
• He's Chinese - because he eats Chinese food.


• He's coming to earth in a rocket for Thanksgiving, then he will drive a car.


• He is 4 years old one day, but 40 the next.


• He has a pet mosquito. The mosquito didn't have a mummy or daddy and Min's mummy found it one day when she was driving. She stopped the car and quickly popped it into a cage.


• Min helps Arran get into the TV so that he can get Sid the Science Kid's pyjamas. He has a bridge made of TVs, all the way to Jupiter.


• He has a pet fish. His pet fish doesn't swim under water though, he has legs and walks on land. He can't breath through his nose and can't breathe under water, so he's in heaven and God keeps him alive.


• He doesn't know God - although Arran is teaching him.


• He's decided he doesn't like Jupiter anymore, so now that he's a grown up he lives in Africa.

I wonder how long Min will be around.