On the other hand, the fact that the exact same man cam to see her when she was a little kid and when she was an adult has already convinced her that he's unchanging and eternal.
True. (He's like Santa & Peter Pan, all wrapped up in one!)

I'm not sure I've ever been off it. I'm British, which means I hid behind the sofa as a child with the best of them. :-)
I realised that maybe I hadn't phrased that as well as I should have. *g*