The Things Kids Talk About...
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@No-Quarter You didn't make the mistake of having him vaccinated, there's your problem..
The truth must come out!
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sounds like an episode of The Regular Show.
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Reminds me of these stories from reddit a couple or so years ago.
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I remember reading about this years back. It's either reincarnation or a very vivid imagination that is super common for kids. I'd say it's more likely his imagination. There is just so much stimuli out there these days. Who knows what he absorbs and dreams about.
But perhaps you should explore the religious angle more
In all seriousness, as creepy as it must be, I'm sure it's just a phase.
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@Chris-B. said in The Things Kids Talk About...:
The University of Virginia page on this warns against trying that so I certainly won't be going down that path...
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@No-Quarter said in The Things Kids Talk About...:
@Chris-B. said in The Things Kids Talk About...:
The University of Virginia page on this warns against trying that so I certainly won't be going down that path...
Good grief. Do they have a page on how to properly conduct exorcisms too?
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I tried to flesh it out a bit more last night but he's not keen anymore. Said "I already talked about it and I don't want to talk anymore. I don't remember who sent me to be a baby in mummy's belly". Gotta love a child's imagination.
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Talked to the mrs lastnight about your situation @No-Quarter
Sounds like it's not out of the norm for this kind of thing. Though there's no logical explanation for it, unless you believe in past lives etc
She mentioned some kids can be aware of strange things so to speak.
Reminded me of when our oldest was just a new born. In our previous house whenever the mrs would get up in the night to feed her and when she carried her down the hall Ella would look over the mrs's shoulder and smile a lot, always gave the impression she saw someone there.
Our youngest (5) occasionally mentions there's ghosts in our house that she sees, she also insists the light is left on at bed timeNot creepy as fuck really,
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Oh no not creepy at all...
The atheist in me puts it all down to his imagination. But about 2% of me wonders if there's something more to it...
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@No-Quarter yeah I'm a skeptic when it comes to things like that, but some personal experiences make me question my skepticism, with no answers
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Spoke to a mate at work about this and he was talking about Epigenetics - the study of inherited changes in gene expression…changes that are inherited, but they are not inherent to our DNA. For instance, life experiences, which aren’t directly coded in human DNA, can actually be passed on to children.
There was a study on Rats where they gave a rat a shock, thus creating a fear of it, and this fear was passed down to its children and children's children.
I think that theory makes the most sense if we do believe the kids are remembering something. Apparently it was much stronger in Neanderthals then it is in Homo Sapiens. And most of the reported cases of this has been within the family - I.E. the child remembering a previous family member.
Food for thought...
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I'm not saying you should be worried, but i probably wouldn't let him ride his bike in the house
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@No-Quarter said in The Things Kids Talk About...:
Oh no not creepy at all...
The atheist in me puts it all down to his imagination. But about 2% of me wonders if there's something more to it...
That would make a great headline:
"Militant atheist finds religion due to reincarnated son"
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in The Things Kids Talk About...:
@No-Quarter said in The Things Kids Talk About...:
Oh no not creepy at all...
The atheist in me puts it all down to his imagination. But about 2% of me wonders if there's something more to it...
That would make a great headline:
"Militant atheist finds religion due to reincarnated son"
Perhaps he could be Mohammed reincarnated and tell all the Muslim crazies out there that they got it all wrong
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@canefan tell them I was talking about Raisins!
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@Virgil @No-Quarter Both my kids are adamant our house is haunted and both claim to have see "the Ghost" several times. They separately describe something similar to each other but of course I would not rule out previous collusion. I've seen fuck all and don't give this sort of thing much credence. However I do not like going into my office building during the night or at weekends due to creepiness. It is converted from a Victorian city hospital. Our offices are in the last chance saloon ward, next to the morgue.
The barristers out the back are in the old STD clinic
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@No-Quarter said in The Things Kids Talk About...:
Spoke to a mate at work about this and he was talking about Epigenetics - the study of inherited changes in gene expression…changes that are inherited, but they are not inherent to our DNA. For instance, life experiences, which aren’t directly coded in human DNA, can actually be passed on to children.
There was a study on Rats where they gave a rat a shock, thus creating a fear of it, and this fear was passed down to its children and children's children.
I think that theory makes the most sense if we do believe the kids are remembering something. Apparently it was much stronger in Neanderthals then it is in Homo Sapiens. And most of the reported cases of this has been within the family - I.E. the child remembering a previous family member.
Food for thought...
Possibly not a lot different to instinctive behaviors in animals. Certain things get passed on that can't be put down to physiology.
We used to have a gun dog of a certain breed that was quite unique and worked in a unique way (they are flushers). One day we took him out with a pack of others of the same breed and the breeder showed us how they worked. Not a single command was needed but these dogs organised themselves and spread out into a line the moved forward through the undergrowth. A pheasant was flushed and the gun was fired. All the dogs came back and lined up next to the 'leader' who then went out to retrieve.
I have no clue if that is some kind of hard coded genetics or a passed on memory but it was freaky to watch. -
Oh and @No-Quarter I wouldn't be too concerned until it reaches this stage
Past life regression - Wikipedia
Advice to Parents of Children who are Spontaneously Recalling Past Life Memories - Division of Perceptual Studies
