What are your thoughts?

[MrWiggely]

This is kind of weird for me to explain, and even harder to explain rationally.

About 4 years ago my wifes grandfather passed away. That night before he passed, my youngest son Bill (4 yo at the time) was playing in his bedroom with his tractors and dump trucks talking to his great grandpa Cook. Who was in the hospital at the time.

Two days later he woke up and came too our room crying and said Grandpa Cook woke him up and told him to tell us everything would be alright.

Almost every holiday or special day since, he tells us he saw Grandpa Cook when he was sleeping.


Last March my wifes father passed away and same thing. Bill see's Grandpa Bill the night he passed away, talked with him in his room. He saw him on my son's birthday, and on Christmas, and just recently on Easter.

He asks us why he see's him and can talk to him but we don't. He has asked his teacher in school, who called us and thinks he needs to see a shrink. I think she is nuts herself.

I have a hard time explaining why to him.

Can you help? I am lost here. We are going to have him sit down with our pature next week to see if he can help.

Todd

[unioncountyslayer]

I'm not exactly sure what you should tell your son. Maybe just that his grandfather picked him out because he was so special to him, and knows that what they talk about will be relayed to you and others in the family. I think it is a great thing. This very same thing happened to my grandfather when his father passed away. As far as the teacher, just ignore her.

[johnf]

Ignore the teacher

My daughter did the same thing when my brother in law who she was very close to passed away.

I think it is just a way for a child to cope with death.

[whitetailkiller]

the average human uses 10% of his/her brain.....i think there is a part of us that can keep in contact with people who have moved on!! i think your son is using a part of his mind that most of us can't!!!! remember god created us, he made us capable of far more than what we do!!! has he heard from grandpa cook since hearing from grandpa bill? they might be his gardian angels sent to protect and guide him!!!!
god bless you and yours!!

[Andrea]

I had a similar experience. My grandfather died when I was 14. I had a dream about him in which he was sitting in his rocking chair and the only thing he told me was: "There are no mirrors in Heaven".

Try figuring THAT one out. I'd tell your son to consider himself very lucky that his grandfathers still talk to him. I sure wish mine did.

[wtnhunt]

I think at that age, that is probably more normal than you might think. Kind of think it is likely not his imagination, but kids at that age do have quite an imagination. Whether it is your sons imagination or more, who knows at this point, but really don't think it in any way would do any harm. Do not agree with the teacher, agree with Mark that I would just ignore her.

[MrWiggely]

I told the teacher to stick to teaching

[OUTSIDER]

Its really good that your young-un made a connection with his grandfather and can still remember him in his dreams or whatever is going on when he sleeps. Dont worry about the teacher IMO.