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So, this is a little spooky...

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Submitted by boogeymom on Sat, 05/28/2011 - 10:25pm

This morning at about quarter to five, DH awakened me to tell me his grandmother had taken a major turn for the worse, and it wouldn't likely be long before she went. So I told him he'd better go to her, and not to worry, I'd stay at the house with the Skids. He went downstairs to get a pair of socks from the laundry and found SS11 on the couch. He told SS11 to go back to bed, which he did. DH told me before he left that he'd found him there and it looked like he'd sleep-walked to the couch (he's been known to do this). Thinking nothing of it, I mumbled something and went back to sleep since it was still super early. 6:45 a.m. I get the text message from DH that his grandmother had passed about 10 minutes before, and could I let him know when the Skids were awake so I could get them up, dressed, fed, and go meet he and my in-laws at my in-laws' house? I agreed. Once I heard the TV go on downstairs (they actually slept late today, so I got a nice quiet shower since I just decided to get up after DH texted me), I went down to tell them that they needed to get a move on so we could go to their grandparents' house. They both knew Gramma J was going to go, it was very imminent all week, but I didn't tell them that she had died a few hours before because DH didn't want me to have to be the one, so they didn't know yet that she had gone. I look over at the couch and there's a picture of Gramma J. I said, "How come there's a picture of Gramma J on the couch?" SS9 was like, "I don't know, it was there when I woke up this morning." I asked SS11 if he knew how it got there, he said he didn't remember. So there are two possible creepy things that happened in my house: 1) SS11 got the picture while he was sleepwalking and was sitting on the couch with it like The Exorcist, his subconscious dreaming mind knowing today would be the day, or 2) the picture I didn't even know we had in the house sat itself down there. Since I'm practically positive it's option 1, all I can think of in my head is the image of SS11 sitting in the dark, on the couch, with a picture of Gramma J sitting next to him and DH didn't see it because he was in a hurry to go to his dying grandmother. Yuuuuuuh. I'll probably have nightmares about it tonight.

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Submitted by EyesOfaStranger on Sat, 05/28/2011 - 10:39pm

Oh my gosh... Creepy!!!!! Did u tell DH about it?? That's just strange!! Maybe the grandma (her spirit) put it there for everyone to remember her?? Or maybe the sleep walkin kid was sad and dreaming of her And had it with him and left it on the couch and didn't remember cause he was out of it?

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Submitted by boogeymom on Sat, 05/28/2011 - 11:08pm

I didn't tell him! I'm debating whether I should, but I probably won't. My thought process is this: I'm totally willing and able to accept and embrace things that I'll never understand. SS11 is super-sensitive for reals, anything sets this kid off. I think his subconscious mind was just sensitive enough to know that things were about to go down, he got the picture, and brought it out while he was sleeping. Also, he hasn't had a sleepwalking episode here. EVER. He's only ever had them at BM's and the in-laws'. I think he left it on the couch because he was probably still sleeping while sitting up when DH told him to go back to bed, and he just left it. (My youngest brother used to be a HEAVY sleepwalker...we'd have whole conversations with him while he was looking in the toilet for a pencil, looking in my dad's closet for his work shoes, etc., so really we all know just to tell sleepwalkers to go back to bed and they'll do it.) Grandma wasn't gone yet at this point, so I'm sure she didn't move it there (though I wouldn't put it past her). I'd be willing to be money we don't get a great night's sleep tonight because he'll be up and down, though...

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Submitted by oneoffour on Sun, 05/29/2011 - 10:02am

Nothing suprises me these days.

In 1991 my DHs father passed away (10 yrs before I met DH). DH lived in Nebraska, his parents in California.

His dad had had a heart attack and had been on life support for a month. That afternoon his mother decided to pull the plug. DH knew that was imminent but not the time or day. That night he passed away.

DH was woken in the night and he says his father was in the room and said "Just called by to say goodbye" and he was gone. DH thought he dreamed it ... then he got the phone call the next day from his mother.

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Submitted by Yme on Sun, 05/29/2011 - 10:39am

1st I am very sorry for your loss and the loss of someone close...I send prayers and warm thoughts as I know there will be family showing up and believe firmly that "family"=DRAMA....I hope for the best for you in all of this....
2ndly Im a big believer in the after life...who knows maybe it is a sign to you that Gma has your back where ss is concerned....you saw and found it...no one else...a picture from who knows where is odd... TOOO many "signs" from above happen here for me to not believe that "someone" has my back....Toooo many times I get a "feeling" to go look or go check...It always brings something needing my attention...a hidden item/lost whatever/OR some sneaky crap SD has done.....VERY VERY VERY odd to say the least...I just chalk it up to my "friendly ghost" because I swear I have NO CLUE how I knew I just did....Just look for more of this over the days and see if it happens more often...odd little things...I know I maybe creeping you out but I just have a weird belief in things like this.....I know now Im gonna be labeled "Yme the Nutty Ghost Whisper" on here... but oh well....IF I could just get some REAL help from "above" with SD13 I would have my own reality show on Style/E!/OWN/MTV...Im not picky....lol!!

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Submitted by herewegoagain on Sun, 05/29/2011 - 10:52am

If he is very sensitive more than likely he picked it up. This happens to me all the time and did so since I was little. You should tell your DH and not feel creeped out. The boy needs someone to whom he can express these feelings to as that will help him deal with future occurrences. It will truly help him. Do not take the "this is creepy devil stuff" view...my mom's grandmother did that we and truly haunted me. It is a gift and you will be able to better understand him and more than likely this will help you two grow closer.

I am sorry for your loss.

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Submitted by boogeymom on Sun, 05/29/2011 - 4:26pm

Oh don't get me wrong, I don't really think having "the touch" is really all that creepy, it's kind of cool...I have a little of it myself. I just don't like SS11, so it automatically becomes creepy when it comes to anything that involves him. Wink I don't even think SS11 knew he'd done that, and I'll probably not tell him, either. Luckily he has ADHD and won't remember a thing about yesterday morning anyway. I think I'll keep this one for myself. DH is the eternal skeptic so he'd probably just be dismissive anyway...although he told me that before Grandma was on so many drugs she wasn't even conscious, she'd told him that his Grandpa (gone for 26 years) had come to her and told her that he knew she wanted him to come get her, but that she'd have to wait a few days so her grandsons (my B-I-L and their cousin) could have their birthdays, and then he'd come get her. That's why it took her until yesterday rather than earlier on to finally pass. I've heard of deathbed visions, but I've never known someone who's experienced it before. Kind of comforting I think. DH was there when she died and I'm thinking he might've changed his mind about being so skeptical about these things.