Author Topic: Kids and ghosts (Read 4302 times)

treekisser · « **on:** August 22, 2011, 08:59:13 am »

Assuming you believe in spirits and paranormal entities...

If your kid were to complain about monsters in their closet/under their bed/outside the window/in the dark, would you just say 'There's no such thing as ghosts'?

HeartShadow · « **Reply #1 on:** August 22, 2011, 09:02:53 am »

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Assuming you believe in spirits and paranormal entities...

If your kid were to complain about monsters in their closet/under their bed/outside the window/in the dark, would you just say 'There's no such thing as ghosts'?

No, we just throw them out the window.

Quite seriously, we throw them ALL out the window. Ghosts, monsters, ticklemonsters (a big problem in this house for some reason!) ... anything that doesn't belong. Some nights we go through his room two or three times to throw everything out the window.

*shrug* it works!

Jubes · « **Reply #2 on:** August 22, 2011, 09:22:32 am »

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Assuming you believe in spirits and paranormal entities...

If your kid were to complain about monsters in their closet/under their bed/outside the window/in the dark, would you just say 'There's no such thing as ghosts'?

Nope here they are called the invisible people for the most part only 2 out of 4 kids see them and we try to figure out who they are. I tell them they have a gift and they should use it properly.

Wood Rose · « **Reply #3 on:** August 22, 2011, 09:50:17 am »

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Assuming you believe in spirits and paranormal entities...

If your kid were to complain about monsters in their closet/under their bed/outside the window/in the dark, would you just say 'There's no such thing as ghosts'?

If they were frendly they could stay, if they were in any way scary they were chased out of the house with banging pot and pans. They scary ones hate the noise of pots and pans banging together.

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veggiewolf · « **Reply #4 on:** August 22, 2011, 12:20:06 pm »

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Assuming you believe in spirits and paranormal entities...

If your kid were to complain about monsters in their closet/under their bed/outside the window/in the dark, would you just say 'There's no such thing as ghosts'?

We used to put them in the Monster Box every night.

I took a small chest that had a lock and key and we would gather up all the monsters, ghosts, etc. for the night with the understanding that "if they were good overnight" my son would open the box in the morning and let them out again. I liken it to crating dogs as night.

It worked like a charm.

treekisser · « **Reply #5 on:** August 22, 2011, 04:49:50 pm »

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No, we just throw them out the window.

:eek:

But don't they just come in again?

treekisser · « **Reply #6 on:** August 22, 2011, 04:51:38 pm »

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Nope here they are called the invisible people for the most part only 2 out of 4 kids see them and we try to figure out who they are. I tell them they have a gift and they should use it properly.

This sounds interesting - the kids actually see people and aren't just generically scared of stuff in the dark?

treekisser · « **Reply #7 on:** August 22, 2011, 04:52:46 pm »

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If they were frendly they could stay, if they were in any way scary they were chased out of the house with banging pot and pans. They scary ones hate the noise of pots and pans banging together.:

Heh. Noise always makes me feel better, and I used to leave the TV on if I was alone. That was until I saw The Ring.

treekisser · « **Reply #8 on:** August 22, 2011, 04:53:40 pm »

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I took a small chest that had a lock and key and we would gather up all the monsters, ghosts, etc. for the night with the understanding that "if they were good overnight" my son would open the box in the morning and let them out again. I liken it to crating dogs as night.

Lol I like this but it sounds really cruel to the ghosts!

Jubes · « **Reply #9 on:** August 22, 2011, 05:06:56 pm »

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This sounds interesting - the kids actually see people and aren't just generically scared of stuff in the dark?

OH it is interesting around here, in case I haven't mentioned it enough my kids are weird. My son used to watch Garfield with the " tea lady" turns out it was my Grandmother whom passed away when he was 6 weeks old, he identified her from pictures when he was around 5 or 6 years old. My aunt passed away when he was about 7 ish and he used to come home from school and run to his room to play with " Auntie Mug" . Recently my oldest, ( you all know her as Ladybug) came and told me about the grandfatherly man who was standing at the foot of her bed when she woke up, she identified the man as my Great Uncle Lonnie form a picture. We figured he was just popping over to say "Hi" as it was his son that had a heart attack and was in a coma for almost a week before passing away. We are not to sure about Sam thou cuz sometimes we think she just simply see's things that are just not there at all, I am pretty sure it's related to her meds. They are not afraid of anything that goes bump in the night but gods help them if they see a spider or bee all heck breaks loose.

Wood Rose · « **Reply #10 on:** August 22, 2011, 05:16:58 pm »

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OH it is interesting around here, in case I haven't mentioned it enough my kids are weird. My son used to watch Garfield with the " tea lady" turns out it was my Grandmother whom passed away when he was 6 weeks old, he identified her from pictures when he was around 5 or 6 years old. My aunt passed away when he was about 7 ish and he used to come home from school and run to his room to play with " Auntie Mug" . Recently my oldest, ( you all know her as Ladybug) came and told me about the grandfatherly man who was standing at the foot of her bed when she woke up, she identified the man as my Great Uncle Lonnie form a picture. We figured he was just popping over to say "Hi" as it was his son that had a heart attack and was in a coma for almost a week before passing away. We are not to sure about Sam thou cuz sometimes we think she just simply see's things that are just not there at all, I am pretty sure it's related to her meds. They are not afraid of anything that goes bump in the night but gods help them if they see a spider or bee all heck breaks loose.

My son had Robin, I never found out who that was. We had to set a place for Robin to eat. Robin would follow us all over town on his motorcycle. Then when I could no longer take living in an abusive situation and movie across country half way there K was waving out the back window. When I asked him what he was doing he told me that he was saying good by to Robin. Robin told him that he was going to be ok now and another kid needed his help. That was the last we saw of Robin. I kind of miss him.

Aisling · « **Reply #11 on:** August 22, 2011, 06:30:39 pm »

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They are not afraid of anything that goes bump in the night but gods help them if they see a spider or bee all heck breaks loose.

Funnily enough, I'm the same way... at least when it comes to spiders.

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HeartShadow · « **Reply #12 on:** August 22, 2011, 06:33:02 pm »

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:eek:

But don't they just come in again?

Yes, but then we tell them to go away. And they listen.

Or I will throw them out a second time!

hufflee · « **Reply #13 on:** August 22, 2011, 06:54:56 pm »

Quote from: treekisser;14753

Assuming you believe in spirits and paranormal entities...

If your kid were to complain about monsters in their closet/under their bed/outside the window/in the dark, would you just say 'There's no such thing as ghosts'?

My oldest seems to see "people" but it has always been during the day. They have never bothered him at bedtime. I suppose if the situation ever did occur, I would have him just tell them to go away because it was time for him to go to sleep. If that didn't work, I kind of like HeartShadow's out the window technique. I can guarantee my son would like it.

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Marilyn/Absentminded · « **Reply #14 on:** August 22, 2011, 07:30:29 pm »

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. Recently my oldest, ( you all know her as Ladybug)

My husband (and therefore yours) used to have a family ghost they called Friendly Henry. DH believes Ladybug inherited him. When she was about three we went out of your house and left the front door open. We realized when we were on the lawn that she was heading for the door, and the three concrete steps under it, at top speed. We couldn't have made it in time but the door swung shut on it's own and trapped her in the sun porch. We've never seen that door move on its own before or since.

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