Lol, I think I would have been a little creeped out too. I have a friend who believes in angel orbs. She had seen some in her pictures. I had never even heard of angel orbs till she talked about it to me. Then I googled it and boy, there's a lot out there on it! Interesting. Not sure what to think about all of that.
Chiming in, hope that is okay. Don't really think too much about reincarnation or past lives and WANT to believe in heaven. Do I really want to come back and do this all over again? Nope----- would rather think I'm going to Eutopia to see all the family there before me. I'm going to be a gardner in God's garden (been saying that since I was like 5 . . . sticking to it . . . even though it is much less cute now that I'm in my 40's).
I do believe in spirits---- good and bad. I wouldn't ever think of play with a OIJIe board----- it would spell out death or something horrible if I played . . . so I don't do anything that would invite the bad spirits around. But I do think I've talked to angels.
I think Lonelymom's son's story is fascinating. The detail is what is eery. Is he sad at all from it. It is a tragic story------ does it upset him at all? or does he tell it matter of factly? I applaud any parent that takes such good care of their kids and does what is best for them. I have a son with a developmental delay and I'm his number one fan and his complete advocate. So, good for you and Narla also figuring out what works the best for your kids.
He says it more matter of factly then sadly. He says he will see them again someday so he isn't sad. It does get scary and the daycare workers would bring him into their office and ask him about it all them time. They found him interesting and his story interesting. He no longer goes to daycare not because of that but because we felt it best to pull him out. He was having to many melt downs being around so many kids and not being as structured as we try to give him at home.
I'm not sure about past lives and reincarnations.. i think it's possible.
As for ghosts, I KNOW they are out there, i've seen some. When i was in highschool i saw an old man in the window of our garage, he was just looking out at me, and i figured my stepdad had someone over, so i waved and then walked into the hosue and asked my stepdad "who's that man out there"... yeah my stepdad thought i was crazy for a bit because there wasn't anyone out there lol ...but a few months later my stepdad was showing me some old family pictures, and there the man was. It turned out to be my stepdad's grandpa, who had died before my stepdad was even born. But apparently the man used to do his work(can't remember what it was now lol) up in the top of the garage, and that the garage was his favorite place. And when i saw him there, it wasn't like i saw a shadow or i saw a black blob or anything, I saw an old man, just as if it was a living person looking out the window at me.
It freaked me out at first, not the man but when i realized that i had actually saw the ghost. The man didn't make me nervous or anything, it was just like seeing a normal person there.
april, have you tried to google about the fire? or get more information? like what year, the town, etc etc.
i'm a methodist but.....i'm just not sure anymore. there are so many religions and so many things that could possibly be true that i've become a LOT more open to things.
Like your son i can....see and sense other worldly things. I have been able to since i was 6 or 7 (i'm 24 now). unfortunately i can't talk to them. i just see them or know when they're around. it's rare for me to go anywhere and not know. in fact...in our new house i have a man (he looks to be late teens to mid twenties), 2 kids (between 6-9) and a cat. my nephew (he's 3) see's and talks to "others" as well. his "others" are his great grandparents and an old man.
have you tried asking him questions about the man? or others he may see and talk to?
that was for lonelymom....my brain got names mixed up. lol. sorry.