Children and the Paranormal

[pw moose]

Hi, I was wanting to get your opinion on something that happened to me this past week.  My ex-husband died a week or so ago.  He had lived pretty much estranged from our kids and grandkids and had gotten himself in alot of trouble right before he got sick.  He had a heart attack and called members of our family and apologized for any heartache he'd caused us.   My son and I went to see him, and we sat with him until he passed away.  We didn't want him to die alone.  He really was very sorry for the hurt he'd caused all of us. But he died a very painful death.  Then because he was being taken care of by the VA, he laid in the morgue for over a week until details could be ironed out.  My son and I were on the way to clean out his apartment and I said, you know your dad seems like a lost soul.  I hope his spirit is at rest.  We were joking about where he would "haunt" if his soul was just lost.  While we at the apartment, my son was packing up his dad's clothes and I was cleaning out the kitchen.  My 5 year old grandson was with us.  He came up to me and said, "This place is haunted."  When my son and I was discussing where his dad would haunt, we made sure not to say it around Joe (my grandson) because we didn't want to scare him.  So I just said, "Why do you think it's haunted?"  He told me he heard their voices.  So I tried to act non-chalant and said, what are they saying to you?  He said, I can't tell you gran.  I asked him if he needed a hug or if he was scared, and he said no. I found him some paper and pens to write with to keep him busy, as he likes to draw alot, and he just stopped dead still....and said, "There they are again!"  I heard absolutely nothing!!
He didn't act scared or anything.  Later on, I said, Do you think it's your pappaw?  And he said no. 
What do you think??  What about little kids?  I've heard that they don't dismiss things like adults do, and can be more open. 
Also, if someone dies in a tortured kinda of way,(I mean emotional torture as in sadness) do you think they become lost souls?  I hope his spirit is at rest, but I'm curious.
Thanks for listening...sorry this was so long...
Patty

[Dave F SGHS]

Hi Patty,

That was a very sad story! As far as your ex being at rest, I would think he is due to the fact that he was able to apologize for his past and you accepted it while he was still here. I feel that is a big reason why souls become lost, they have unfinished business that they need to finish so they can move to the next plane of existence.

And since your grandson heard voices that were not his grandpa's, this makes me believe he is at rest even more so.

As far as children being more attuned to the paranormal, I have to say yes! Children seem to be able to sense, feel and hear the paranormal much more than adults. I think its because of their innocence, as they wont dismiss anything weird like an adult normally would. An adult would chalk this up to anything we can debunk. Such as adults talking in the next room, a TV being played nearby etc.

And to help you understand why he was able to hear the voices where you could not, a childs ears have yet to go through all the years of damage that an adults ears have already experienced. In this respect I believe they are much more capable of hearing things we cant.

I hope ive helped you!

[pw moose]

Hi, Thank you so much for the reply.  It was great!  And you did help.  Sometimes it helps to hear another person's opinion that isn't so close to the problem.  As far as my grandson, I just didn't want him to be afraid.  I'm rather sensitive to things that are paranormal myself, and maybe my grandson is too.  But I believe you are right, they are so innocent they don't debunk things like we do.
Take care and thanks again!!
patty