Three-year-old is really creeping me out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I hope you are still reading. I'm a psychic medium. There are several of us on dcum. Maybe others will have suggestions as well.

Children are closer to the spirit world than we are mostly for two reasons. One, they haven't been away for as long. They haven't had time to forget. And two, they haven't really learned that they aren't supposed to be perceiving these things. To them it's more normal. They are open.

Let's talk about the very, very important concept of Dominion. Simply put, WE run the show in this earth reality. We have dominion over our space. We are in charge. And spiritual beings know it. However, they are also pretty good at picking up on people who don't understand this. And sometimes the lower vibration entities will take advantage of that. It especially happens with earth bound spirits, what some people call ghosts.

The spirit your daughter is seeing in her room is causing her fear. Threatening to bite her? Really? I'm pissed off for you and for your daughter! How dare he! He needs to go. Right now. And it's almost always super easy to get rid of an earthbound spirit. Get some white sage. Go into the room when your daughter is not there. Stand in your dominion. Remember that you are in charge. There is nothing to fear. Ghosts are just people who are no longer alive. Tell him to leave. There is no reason to be rude. Simply say - This is my house. You do not belong here. You need to leave this house immediately and do not return. I send you away towards love and light. If you want to add punch to it, ask Jesus or an archangel (Michael is my go-to) for help. You don't have to believe in any of it. Just say the words. Light the sage and gently blow it out so that it is just smoking. Walk around the room with the sage. Don't forget to sage the hell out of the closet. Open the window when you are finished. Voila. Clean room. 99% of the time that's all it takes.

Very cool. We went to see a medium a while ago and he told us that our son could see "energys" (that's another term for what people call spirits as you know). I was in denial before seeing the medium. Our son would point to the top of the staircase or outside the window and say "the man is over there." It still gives me crazy goosebumps but I'm working on trying to embrace that uncomfortable feeling vs shutting it out. We try to see if it's a relative that's passed by showing him pictures but he's scared/very timid (he's 2.5). Our son is the more sensitive one out of our kids so it's not surprising in that sense. Either way, I find it incredibly fascinating.

I would gently encourage it! My parents knew that I could see spirits as a young child and it terrified them. I was able to accurately share stories of a grandfather who died well before my birth, for example. My parents are very much evangelical Christians. They believed me because they couldn't NOT believe me given the information I was able to share. But they thought it was evil. They still do. There are stories all over the Bible of people seeing and interacting with ghosts and spirits. I'm not sure why they believe suddenly it's evil. But it scares them to death.

My grandmother however, encouraged it. She is the reason I am still able to connect.

A little advice - Spirits should never be scary. Do some research about setting good spiritual boundaries if you decide you want to be open to communication. I don't even want my deceased loved ones waking me up in the middle of the night. And they know that. When I work as a medium, I have office hours. I really don't like it when spirits just pop up in my environment unless it's truly urgent. When they do, I lovingly ask them to step back. The way your body feels is the best indicator of what type of spirit you are dealing with. It's ok to be startled by something that appears. Everyone is. But if the energy feels dense, heavy, dark, scary, etc. Don't interact with it. Loved ones feel light, airy, happy, warm, loving, bright, .... I get goosebumps when a loving spirit is near, but not scary goosebumps. I also often get very warm. It's a good feeling, not a bad one.

PP, did you ever watch the series "Ghost Whisperer." It was one of my favorite shows. If you did, was it pretty accurate to your experience as a medium?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again.

No, she has not seen The Wizard of Oz. My seven-year-old saw it when he was five and it terrified him. He’s also imaginative but very very easily spooked. We hold off on anything with an ounce of terror because we want to be able to sleep at night. I have not shown her any television, but she may have seen bits and pieces out and about. So I can’t gaurantee she’s never seen a seen that’s frightening, but I doubt it. She’s either at home with our nanny, my mother or me and DH. Neither my nanny nor my mother have said she’s watched anything remotely frightening. I know nanny let her watch a small bit of Blues Clues 6ish months ago when she had a stomach flu.

She could have very well been told about tetanus. It actually sounds like something my mother would say, I’ll have to ask. She’s always a bit worried about germs and bugs.

Our was built in 1919. It was almost completely remodeled in the 70s to add a new bathroom. The family we bought it from had been living there for 53 years, they never mentioned anything off. We never experienced anything odd and we’ve been here for about 18 months. It’s an old house, the wood floors are creaky. I can see someone getting easily creeped out.

There is no way DH would ever approve a blessing or excorcism. He’d think it was ridiculous. All in all I think DD is creative and odd and probably did hear about tetanus from my mom or someone and took it from there.

I'd do it anyway, during the day while he's at work. Stay home sick that day. Can't hurt anything.

At the very least burn sage. You can get it on amazon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To those on here who have actually personsally seen ghosts -- What do they look like? Do they look like solid, regular people, or are they misty or transparent? Are they "in color," or one color?

The ones I’ve seen were standing still but I couldn’t see their faces.

I remember the first time I saw the ghost in my dorm she was wearing short terry cloth shorts popular in the 70s and lying on my roommates bed.

Did you get a sense of why she was there? Or why a ghost would be lying on a bed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again.

No, she has not seen The Wizard of Oz. My seven-year-old saw it when he was five and it terrified him. He’s also imaginative but very very easily spooked. We hold off on anything with an ounce of terror because we want to be able to sleep at night. I have not shown her any television, but she may have seen bits and pieces out and about. So I can’t gaurantee she’s never seen a seen that’s frightening, but I doubt it. She’s either at home with our nanny, my mother or me and DH. Neither my nanny nor my mother have said she’s watched anything remotely frightening. I know nanny let her watch a small bit of Blues Clues 6ish months ago when she had a stomach flu.

She could have very well been told about tetanus. It actually sounds like something my mother would say, I’ll have to ask. She’s always a bit worried about germs and bugs.

Our was built in 1919. It was almost completely remodeled in the 70s to add a new bathroom. The family we bought it from had been living there for 53 years, they never mentioned anything off. We never experienced anything odd and we’ve been here for about 18 months. It’s an old house, the wood floors are creaky. I can see someone getting easily creeped out.

There is no way DH would ever approve a blessing or excorcism. He’d think it was ridiculous. All in all I think DD is creative and odd and probably did hear about tetanus from my mom or someone and took it from there.

And rightfully so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m more shocked that your 3 year old has had ZERO screen time. Now that’s impressive!

Hahaha yes! OP give your babe an IPad and let her watch Caillou! She’ll quickly talk about the bald boy visiting at night!
Better yet, if you are truly against screen time, I will loan you a life sized Caillou plush in perfect condition. He can stand guard in her room.
Happy to ship it to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m more shocked that your 3 year old has had ZERO screen time. Now that’s impressive!

Hahaha yes! OP give your babe an IPad and let her watch Caillou! She’ll quickly talk about the bald boy visiting at night!
Better yet, if you are truly against screen time, I will loan you a life sized Caillou plush in perfect condition. He can stand guard in her room.
Happy to ship it to you.

Well, there is the fan theory that Caillou is actually dead....

[Anonymous]

No one believes me that my ghost friend named Agnes opened the basement door in this shady house we were living in, which allowed a rat to come upstairs, climb into my little brother's crib and bite his toe.

Everyone swears I opened the door on my own because I wanted my brother to get hurt because I was jealous of him. They say this because I did once try to roll him off the bed when my mom wasn't looking. I do 100% admit to doing that. It was just after he was born and I did NOT like him or want him around. Because he was around, I was no longer allowed to sleep in my parent's bed because that's where he slept. So in my 5 year old brain I figured if I made it look like HE was too clumsy and irresponsible to sleep in the big bed, he'd have to sleep in a crib/bassinet and I'd get my rightful place back.

Anyway, my ghost friend Agnes and I were very tight. My parents still refer to her as my imaginary friend, but she was real and not in my imagination. I told Agnes how much I hated my little brother and she told me she understood because she was the oldest of her siblings and she hated having to take care of them along with her mother (Agnes was 13, FYI). Anyway, she told me stories of how much work and how much trouble her younger siblings caused. Her brother Jed was actually why she died; he got lost while hunting and Agnes caught pneumonia from being out in the cold weather searching for him. Whenever I got a cold or anything, Agnes got very worried about me because she didn't want me to die like she had. She told me that where she was was very lonely because she only got to have friends for a few years "before things changed" and now I understand that to be because kids are more receptive and eventually grow to not believe and can no longer communicate with spirits. Anyway, Agnes is the one who opened the basement door because she knew my dad had discovered rats down there and she said when she was alive, rats were very dirty and transmitted diseases to humans.

I'm the one who got in trouble for the door being opened and my brother getting bitten. And then each time I said that it was Agnes who did it, I got another spanking. My parents were furious. Not too long after that Agnes told me that she could feel our time together ending soon. We no longer communicated after I turned 6. I remember asking her to come talk to me but nothing happened. So, so, so weird. I still thought about her and missed her for years after.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one believes me that my ghost friend named Agnes opened the basement door in this shady house we were living in, which allowed a rat to come upstairs, climb into my little brother's crib and bite his toe.

Everyone swears I opened the door on my own because I wanted my brother to get hurt because I was jealous of him. They say this because I did once try to roll him off the bed when my mom wasn't looking. I do 100% admit to doing that. It was just after he was born and I did NOT like him or want him around. Because he was around, I was no longer allowed to sleep in my parent's bed because that's where he slept. So in my 5 year old brain I figured if I made it look like HE was too clumsy and irresponsible to sleep in the big bed, he'd have to sleep in a crib/bassinet and I'd get my rightful place back.

Anyway, my ghost friend Agnes and I were very tight. My parents still refer to her as my imaginary friend, but she was real and not in my imagination. I told Agnes how much I hated my little brother and she told me she understood because she was the oldest of her siblings and she hated having to take care of them along with her mother (Agnes was 13, FYI). Anyway, she told me stories of how much work and how much trouble her younger siblings caused. Her brother Jed was actually why she died; he got lost while hunting and Agnes caught pneumonia from being out in the cold weather searching for him. Whenever I got a cold or anything, Agnes got very worried about me because she didn't want me to die like she had. She told me that where she was was very lonely because she only got to have friends for a few years "before things changed" and now I understand that to be because kids are more receptive and eventually grow to not believe and can no longer communicate with spirits. Anyway, Agnes is the one who opened the basement door because she knew my dad had discovered rats down there and she said when she was alive, rats were very dirty and transmitted diseases to humans.

I'm the one who got in trouble for the door being opened and my brother getting bitten. And then each time I said that it was Agnes who did it, I got another spanking. My parents were furious. Not too long after that Agnes told me that she could feel our time together ending soon. We no longer communicated after I turned 6. I remember asking her to come talk to me but nothing happened. So, so, so weird. I still thought about her and missed her for years after.

What kind of place did you live that you had RATS in your house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would gently encourage it! My parents knew that I could see spirits as a young child and it terrified them. I was able to accurately share stories of a grandfather who died well before my birth, for example. My parents are very much evangelical Christians. They believed me because they couldn't NOT believe me given the information I was able to share. But they thought it was evil. They still do. There are stories all over the Bible of people seeing and interacting with ghosts and spirits. I'm not sure why they believe suddenly it's evil. But it scares them to death.

My grandmother however, encouraged it. She is the reason I am still able to connect.

A little advice - Spirits should never be scary. Do some research about setting good spiritual boundaries if you decide you want to be open to communication. I don't even want my deceased loved ones waking me up in the middle of the night. And they know that. When I work as a medium, I have office hours. I really don't like it when spirits just pop up in my environment unless it's truly urgent. When they do, I lovingly ask them to step back. The way your body feels is the best indicator of what type of spirit you are dealing with. It's ok to be startled by something that appears. Everyone is. But if the energy feels dense, heavy, dark, scary, etc. Don't interact with it. Loved ones feel light, airy, happy, warm, loving, bright, .... I get goosebumps when a loving spirit is near, but not scary goosebumps. I also often get very warm. It's a good feeling, not a bad one.

Yes, we are trying to gently encourage it. I have noticed he doesn't seem to see the energys anymore (in the last cpl months), or at least doesn't verbally point it out. Maybe his "logical" side is taking over and it's fading..? Hard to say..

Thanks for that note on the good vs bad energys. If I can ever pinpoint my feelings at least I'll know good vs bad.

For those who are curious about the medium. The guy I went to see is a lot like the tv show "Hollywood medium." He scribbles on a pad and talks about very specific things and details. I would certainly encourage people to consider it and at least not be closed minded to it. I thought it was a bunch of baloney beforehand so I googled him and was surprised to see he had 100+ 5 star yelp reviews before going to the reading. No joke. Mediums generally aren't cheap (I think it was $500 for 2 hrs) but it was an amazing experience and there are much worse things to waste your money on.. :p

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks everyone. I’m reading your stories and reading up on Woodlawn and huddling under a blanket peeing my pants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I hope you are still reading. I'm a psychic medium. There are several of us on dcum. Maybe others will have suggestions as well.

Children are closer to the spirit world than we are mostly for two reasons. One, they haven't been away for as long. They haven't had time to forget. And two, they haven't really learned that they aren't supposed to be perceiving these things. To them it's more normal. They are open.

Let's talk about the very, very important concept of Dominion. Simply put, WE run the show in this earth reality. We have dominion over our space. We are in charge. And spiritual beings know it. However, they are also pretty good at picking up on people who don't understand this. And sometimes the lower vibration entities will take advantage of that. It especially happens with earth bound spirits, what some people call ghosts.

The spirit your daughter is seeing in her room is causing her fear. Threatening to bite her? Really? I'm pissed off for you and for your daughter! How dare he! He needs to go. Right now. And it's almost always super easy to get rid of an earthbound spirit. Get some white sage. Go into the room when your daughter is not there. Stand in your dominion. Remember that you are in charge. There is nothing to fear. Ghosts are just people who are no longer alive. Tell him to leave. There is no reason to be rude. Simply say - This is my house. You do not belong here. You need to leave this house immediately and do not return. I send you away towards love and light. If you want to add punch to it, ask Jesus or an archangel (Michael is my go-to) for help. You don't have to believe in any of it. Just say the words. Light the sage and gently blow it out so that it is just smoking. Walk around the room with the sage. Don't forget to sage the hell out of the closet. Open the window when you are finished. Voila. Clean room. 99% of the time that's all it takes.

Very cool. We went to see a medium a while ago and he told us that our son could see "energys" (that's another term for what people call spirits as you know). I was in denial before seeing the medium. Our son would point to the top of the staircase or outside the window and say "the man is over there." It still gives me crazy goosebumps but I'm working on trying to embrace that uncomfortable feeling vs shutting it out. We try to see if it's a relative that's passed by showing him pictures but he's scared/very timid (he's 2.5). Our son is the more sensitive one out of our kids so it's not surprising in that sense. Either way, I find it incredibly fascinating.

I would gently encourage it! My parents knew that I could see spirits as a young child and it terrified them. I was able to accurately share stories of a grandfather who died well before my birth, for example. My parents are very much evangelical Christians. They believed me because they couldn't NOT believe me given the information I was able to share. But they thought it was evil. They still do. There are stories all over the Bible of people seeing and interacting with ghosts and spirits. I'm not sure why they believe suddenly it's evil. But it scares them to death.

My grandmother however, encouraged it. She is the reason I am still able to connect.

A little advice - Spirits should never be scary. Do some research about setting good spiritual boundaries if you decide you want to be open to communication. I don't even want my deceased loved ones waking me up in the middle of the night. And they know that. When I work as a medium, I have office hours. I really don't like it when spirits just pop up in my environment unless it's truly urgent. When they do, I lovingly ask them to step back. The way your body feels is the best indicator of what type of spirit you are dealing with. It's ok to be startled by something that appears. Everyone is. But if the energy feels dense, heavy, dark, scary, etc. Don't interact with it. Loved ones feel light, airy, happy, warm, loving, bright, .... I get goosebumps when a loving spirit is near, but not scary goosebumps. I also often get very warm. It's a good feeling, not a bad one.

PP, did you ever watch the series "Ghost Whisperer." It was one of my favorite shows. If you did, was it pretty accurate to your experience as a medium?

I've never watched it. Now I kinda want to! My kids used to love Ghost Hunters. It always seemed really ridiculous and staged to me. Spirits are more subtle, at least in my experience. I have never in my life had a spirit scratch me or push me or throw things at me. And I intentionally go into places where spirit activity has been reported to do a cleaning. I have never seen anything like what is sometimes shown on television. I don't know a single person who has. I guess I could see being startled and tripping. But the really dark, scary stuff is just not something I have ever experienced.

I do know people who have dealt with shadow man type stuff. I haven't, but I could see how that could be scary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I hope you are still reading. I'm a psychic medium. There are several of us on dcum. Maybe others will have suggestions as well.

Children are closer to the spirit world than we are mostly for two reasons. One, they haven't been away for as long. They haven't had time to forget. And two, they haven't really learned that they aren't supposed to be perceiving these things. To them it's more normal. They are open.

Let's talk about the very, very important concept of Dominion. Simply put, WE run the show in this earth reality. We have dominion over our space. We are in charge. And spiritual beings know it. However, they are also pretty good at picking up on people who don't understand this. And sometimes the lower vibration entities will take advantage of that. It especially happens with earth bound spirits, what some people call ghosts.

The spirit your daughter is seeing in her room is causing her fear. Threatening to bite her? Really? I'm pissed off for you and for your daughter! How dare he! He needs to go. Right now. And it's almost always super easy to get rid of an earthbound spirit. Get some white sage. Go into the room when your daughter is not there. Stand in your dominion. Remember that you are in charge. There is nothing to fear. Ghosts are just people who are no longer alive. Tell him to leave. There is no reason to be rude. Simply say - This is my house. You do not belong here. You need to leave this house immediately and do not return. I send you away towards love and light. If you want to add punch to it, ask Jesus or an archangel (Michael is my go-to) for help. You don't have to believe in any of it. Just say the words. Light the sage and gently blow it out so that it is just smoking. Walk around the room with the sage. Don't forget to sage the hell out of the closet. Open the window when you are finished. Voila. Clean room. 99% of the time that's all it takes.

Very cool. We went to see a medium a while ago and he told us that our son could see "energys" (that's another term for what people call spirits as you know). I was in denial before seeing the medium. Our son would point to the top of the staircase or outside the window and say "the man is over there." It still gives me crazy goosebumps but I'm working on trying to embrace that uncomfortable feeling vs shutting it out. We try to see if it's a relative that's passed by showing him pictures but he's scared/very timid (he's 2.5). Our son is the more sensitive one out of our kids so it's not surprising in that sense. Either way, I find it incredibly fascinating.

I would gently encourage it! My parents knew that I could see spirits as a young child and it terrified them. I was able to accurately share stories of a grandfather who died well before my birth, for example. My parents are very much evangelical Christians. They believed me because they couldn't NOT believe me given the information I was able to share. But they thought it was evil. They still do. There are stories all over the Bible of people seeing and interacting with ghosts and spirits. I'm not sure why they believe suddenly it's evil. But it scares them to death.

My grandmother however, encouraged it. She is the reason I am still able to connect.

A little advice - Spirits should never be scary. Do some research about setting good spiritual boundaries if you decide you want to be open to communication. I don't even want my deceased loved ones waking me up in the middle of the night. And they know that. When I work as a medium, I have office hours. I really don't like it when spirits just pop up in my environment unless it's truly urgent. When they do, I lovingly ask them to step back. The way your body feels is the best indicator of what type of spirit you are dealing with. It's ok to be startled by something that appears. Everyone is. But if the energy feels dense, heavy, dark, scary, etc. Don't interact with it. Loved ones feel light, airy, happy, warm, loving, bright, .... I get goosebumps when a loving spirit is near, but not scary goosebumps. I also often get very warm. It's a good feeling, not a bad one.

PP, did you ever watch the series "Ghost Whisperer." It was one of my favorite shows. If you did, was it pretty accurate to your experience as a medium?

I've never watched it. Now I kinda want to! My kids used to love Ghost Hunters. It always seemed really ridiculous and staged to me. Spirits are more subtle, at least in my experience. I have never in my life had a spirit scratch me or push me or throw things at me. And I intentionally go into places where spirit activity has been reported to do a cleaning. I have never seen anything like what is sometimes shown on television. I don't know a single person who has. I guess I could see being startled and tripping. But the really dark, scary stuff is just not something I have ever experienced.

I do know people who have dealt with shadow man type stuff. I haven't, but I could see how that could be scary.

So what do the spirits look like? Or do you just hear them?

[Anonymous]

OP here.

I’m still not convinced it’s anything other than my daughters imagination. But I will say, reading the thread has me fascinated. I can’t say I believe in spirits or another paranormal dimension. DH was raised very anti-theists and I was raised very Catholic. It took me a very long time to let go of those beliefs, and sometimes they creep back. I think people want to make sense of the unexplained, the odd... I feel like if I were to burn sage I would be accepting a reality I don’t believe in...

That being said, at this point I’d love for my daughter to quit the talk about it. We now barely acknowledge her when she mentions him (usually as soon as she gets up, and before bed). We don’t want our reaction to encourage it. I feel like most three-year-olds would have dropped it by now. She’s very insistent.

This morning she told me he crawled under her bed, she knew he was there but couldn’t cry or he’d go and “bite the baby” instead. I have a 4 month old as well, who sleeps across the hall. This made me teary as DD is not a fan of her baby sister. She either openly ignored her, complains about her or at times, is mean to her. The idea that she was ok with this entity being her room so it didn’t hurt her sister made me emotional.

I am starting to wonder if she’s experiencing sleep paralysis. As an infant she’d wake up screaming a few times, and be hard to calm down (this was when we were in our old house).

I talked to my mother about it, and she is team “spirit”. She mentioned she hasn’t explained tetanus to her, but maybe her older brother did.

I know DS isn’t trying to scare her, because DS is a massive scaredy cat. He can’t handle a storyline with the tiniest bit of upheave. He’s ultra sensitive to emotions and fear, and if DD starts talking about the Rusty Man he runs away because terrifies him. Although the almost never mentions him when she’s not in bed I realized. It’s when I’m getting her up or putting her down for bed. She mentions it to our nanny during nap time.

I am fearful, but not of ghosts. Sometimes I do wonder if she has a mild onset of schizophrenia. She has exhibited some other behaviors, somewhat mild.

Maybe a ghost would be better.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m more shocked that your 3 year old has had ZERO screen time. Now that’s impressive!

Hahaha yes! OP give your babe an IPad and let her watch Caillou! She’ll quickly talk about the bald boy visiting at night!
Better yet, if you are truly against screen time, I will loan you a life sized Caillou plush in perfect condition. He can stand guard in her room.
Happy to ship it to you.

I'm sorry, but the scariest part of this thread is the idea of a life-size Caillou!!!! EEK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

I’m still not convinced it’s anything other than my daughters imagination. But I will say, reading the thread has me fascinated. I can’t say I believe in spirits or another paranormal dimension. DH was raised very anti-theists and I was raised very Catholic. It took me a very long time to let go of those beliefs, and sometimes they creep back. I think people want to make sense of the unexplained, the odd... I feel like if I were to burn sage I would be accepting a reality I don’t believe in...

That being said, at this point I’d love for my daughter to quit the talk about it. We now barely acknowledge her when she mentions him (usually as soon as she gets up, and before bed). We don’t want our reaction to encourage it. I feel like most three-year-olds would have dropped it by now. She’s very insistent.

This morning she told me he crawled under her bed, she knew he was there but couldn’t cry or he’d go and “bite the baby” instead. I have a 4 month old as well, who sleeps across the hall. This made me teary as DD is not a fan of her baby sister. She either openly ignored her, complains about her or at times, is mean to her. The idea that she was ok with this entity being her room so it didn’t hurt her sister made me emotional.

I am starting to wonder if she’s experiencing sleep paralysis. As an infant she’d wake up screaming a few times, and be hard to calm down (this was when we were in our old house).

I talked to my mother about it, and she is team “spirit”. She mentioned she hasn’t explained tetanus to her, but maybe her older brother did.

I know DS isn’t trying to scare her, because DS is a massive scaredy cat. He can’t handle a storyline with the tiniest bit of upheave. He’s ultra sensitive to emotions and fear, and if DD starts talking about the Rusty Man he runs away because terrifies him. Although the almost never mentions him when she’s not in bed I realized. It’s when I’m getting her up or putting her down for bed. She mentions it to our nanny during nap time.

I am fearful, but not of ghosts. Sometimes I do wonder if she has a mild onset of schizophrenia. She has exhibited some other behaviors, somewhat mild.

Maybe a ghost would be better.

NP here - With a 7 year old in the house, I still am thinking this story originated there. I can imagine my 7 year old taking with their friends at school/camp - maybe a friend said he went to the doctor's office to get vaccinations and got a tetanus shot. The tetanus shot hurts! Maybe that child's parents explained the rusty nail connection - that's actually how I might explain it to my 7 year old. And then the story was told around the schoolyard .... mentioned by your 7 year old to your 3 year old (maybe walking out side - sees a rusty nail, says "don't step on that!") and it lodged in your 3 year old's brain to ruminate a bit into this vision/dream. And maybe her brain is a little mixed up and chaotic anyway lately if you have a new baby in the house. If you had no other children in the house, then I'd be truly stumped. Good luck....