What's your take on this?

Connie - posted on 11/10/2011

Cynthia, I read your post with interest. When you got to the part about your daughter babbling and giggling at the ceiling, it freaked me out! I remember when my daughter (probably around the same age) would stand up in her crib and stare at a corner of her ceiling and do the SAME thing! I do not feel a "presence" here, but apparently she "saw" something and was having a great time. She never acknowledged me until she was done with her conversation. I thought and still think that she was talking to either my grandmother who passed away three months prior to her birth or to her guardian angel. My mother says she is extra sensitive to her "sixth sense" that we (as a family) historically have. She also tells me I have it, but I block it and refuse to develop it. Maybe I do because sometimes when I listen to my sense it is really scary and I don't want to feel like I am going crazy! I recall being freaked out by my daughter, then comforted that she felt safe and not scared. She is almost nine now. I should ask her about her feelings sometime. She told me when my dog was going to die the day it happened: "Mom, I think it's going to be today." I thought she had a few more days, but she died several hours later. This was just three weeks ago and she didn't seem troubled by it. It was more of a matter-of-fact kind of statement. Sorry my thoughts are running all over the place. I guess you sparked something in me. Thanks. :)

Danielle - posted on 05/27/2010

The spirit in your house sounds friendly so I wouldn't worry about it. Just like living people, there are nice ones and angry ones. I grew up in a house that was haunted by a woman spirit...she spent most of her time in my bedroom and as a child I got used to her being there. She kept my room warm and cozy and I never felt alone while I lived there. I was never afraid either. So chances are, since she's growing up with this, she won't be afraid either. When I was 15 and my family moved to a larger, more modern home...I knew right away it was not haunted. It just had an emptiness to it. I missed my ghost!

Nicky - posted on 04/30/2010

The house my sister lived in when she first had my niece had 3 inhabitant spirits, one of whom was VERY angry and he caused us all sorts of issues. There were a few times when my niece who was still a baby at the time would burst into tears for no apparent reason or would get upset if my sister tried to take her into a certain room. That's when my sister & I did a cleansing and removed that particulat spirit from the house.

My point is that babies & small children don't know that what they are seeing isn't real and so have a genuine response to it. I do believe that they can actually feel fear as much as they feel any other emotion, they just can't tell you what it is. So if your little one is happy and 'chatting' to her 'friend' there isn't anything to worry about.

Carolee - posted on 04/29/2010

I would definately say that the houses are "frequented" by ghosts/spirits/whatever you want to call them. Since your child is so young, I would just keep an eye out for any type of 'fear' response as she gets older.