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My Son was up in his room, when i heard him crying. So i went up to see him and he was crouched on the floor by his door, hands over his face, really crying.

I asked him what was wrong ( i thought he hurt himself ) but he just said (still crying) "it's a dog mummy, a dog".

I said to him that there was nothing there and stood him up and tried to get him back in bed, but he would not move, he said "no, it's a dog".

So, i brought him down stairs and watched a bit of t.v.

When i took him back up, he didn't go in his room straight away, he just stood on the landing, looking into his room and then he said "where's it gone? the dog's gone mummy" he even went in and pulled up his quilt gentley, looked under it and said again "it's gone, no dog"

He's now in bed reading a book and he's fine, but it's not the first time this has happened but when it happened before, he didn't say what it was that scared him.

Hmmmn, bit odd alright, Kids do have very strong visual imaginations, but I dunno really, just reassure him and he will probably be alright. I remember when I was little I used to always see ghosts and shapes of things in the shadows created by the parafin heater we had, it used to terrify me, but I got over it eventually, and I was only about 4 or 5, its one of my earliest memories actually.

Poor baby.

Did he say the dog scared him or was it hurt and he was crying about him?

I hope he doesn't have anymore bad dreams.

Hi Kinks, you did not say how old your little boy is - but its probably not all that strange, I guess they have pretty wild imaginations.

Yeah i kept reassuring him but i think it was the fact he didn't see it, that made him calm down.

I just hope it doean't happen again, i hate seeing him so scared and upset

When our son was a little boy he used to see a drummer boy with his red & white coat,big brass/gold buttons in his bedroom.

As far as we knew he had never seen anything like that in movies etc as he was about 6 at the time.

We used to live in a town where they used to have a convict settlement.

When we left that house he never saw the drummer boy again.

It was very strange & happened quite a lot.:-6

911;756435 wrote: Poor baby.

Did he say the dog scared him or was it hurt and he was crying about him?

I hope he doesn't have anymore bad dreams.


It was the dog that scared him, that's why he wouldn't go back to bed

Oh and that's the thing, it wasn't a dream, cos he hadn't even gone to sleep

moonpie;756436 wrote: Hi Kinks, you did not say how old your little boy is - but its probably not all that strange, I guess they have pretty wild imaginations.


He's almost 3, and didn't think they had such an imagination at that age

mrsK;756439 wrote: When our son was a little boy he used to see a drummer boy with his red & white coat,big brass/gold buttons in his bedroom.

As far as we knew he had never seen anything like that in movies etc as he was about 6 at the time.

We used to live in a town where they used to have a convict settlement.

When we left that house he never saw the drummer boy again.

It was very strange & happened quite a lot.:-6


Oh my goodness......that actually made all my hairs stand on end

How long did this go on for?

kinks;756442 wrote: Oh my goodness......that actually made all my hairs stand on end

How long did this go on for?


I hope that didn't scare you,as it wasn't meant to.:-4

Just letting you know our experience.

It went on for about 18 months at first he was very scared but after a while he must have sensed no harm was coming his way.

I am sorry if this upset you:-4:-6

mrsK;756444 wrote: I hope that didn't scare you,as it wasn't meant to.:-4

Just letting you know our experience.

It went on for about 18 months at first he was very scared but after a while he must have sensed no harm was coming his way.

I am sorry if this upset you:-4:-6


Oh no hun...you didn't upset me :-4

i was just thinking of how freaky it must have been for him

I'm glad he got over being scared :-6 but 18 months is still a long time for it to happen

kinks;756448 wrote: Oh no hun...you didn't upset me :-4

i was just thinking of how freaky it must have been for him

I'm glad he got over being scared :-6 but 18 months is still a long time for it to happen


At the time we couldn't move from the house,which is what I wanted to do.

It didn't happen every night,it was only now & then the drummer boy would visit.

Our son is a grown man now & we often talk about his "drummer boy"

While we were on hols last year we drove past the house & I wanted to go in & ask had they had any similar experiences. The kids veto'd that idea.

They said the owners will think you are a fruitloop

:-6

mrsK;756472 wrote: At the time we couldn't move from the house,which is what I wanted to do.

It didn't happen every night,it was only now & then the drummer boy would visit.

Our son is a grown man now & we often talk about his "drummer boy"

While we were on hols last year we drove past the house & I wanted to go in & ask had they had any similar experiences. The kids veto'd that idea.

They said the owners will think you are a fruitloop

:-6


Oh, i hope you i didn't offend you when i said that :-3

:wah::wah: very funny about the fruitloop comment.....lol

rjwould;756451 wrote: He may have dozed off for a very short while or have been in a hypnagogic state.


He hadn't been asleep, cos i heard him playing and then he just started to cry

:-6

Kinks, awww....sweet little guy, in my experience...yes ...kids have a GREAT imagination at that age...my oldest son was the only one that I remember having long-term imaginary friends, we still talk about them from time to time...If we were out in public.....he used to go to a pay phone and have to call his imaginary dog named Sara, who was having puppies in the hospital. He also had a dog named chubby (one of Sara's puppies) that always did bad things in the house, if something spilled or broken...."Chubby did it!":eek:



I would definately keep a close eye on him, he definately is seeing/feeling something. I was wondering if he saw something on the TV that bothered him?



Mrs. K...I loved your story and I would've wanted to go into the old home too....and my kids would've called me a fruitloop also!!:rolleyes::-6

What was the dogs name?

kinks;756477 wrote: Oh, i hope you i didn't offend you when i said that :-3

:wah::wah: very funny about the fruitloop comment.....lol


No way .............offend,what does that mean.:wah:

Takes a lot to offend me. I will let you know if it ever happens:sneaky::-6

WonderWendy3;756482 wrote: Kinks, awww....sweet little guy, in my experience...yes ...kids have a GREAT imagination at that age...my oldest son was the only one that I remember having long-term imaginary friends, we still talk about them from time to time...If we were out in public.....he used to go to a pay phone and have to call his imaginary dog named Sara, who was having puppies in the hospital. He also had a dog named chubby (one of Sara's puppies) that always did bad things in the house, if something spilled or broken...."Chubby did it!":eek:



I would definately keep a close eye on him, he definately is seeing/feeling something. I was wondering if he saw something on the TV that bothered him?



Mrs. K...I loved your story and I would've wanted to go into the old home too....and my kids would've called me a fruitloop also!!:rolleyes::-6


Thanks WW it was scary for our son the first few times.

My husband/family/children & grandchildren say I live in a permanent state of "fruitloopness."

I can handle that.:-4:-6

mrsK;756487 wrote: Thanks WW it was scary for our son the first few times.

My husband/family/children & grandchildren say I live in a permanent state of "fruitloopness."

I can handle that.:-4:-6


:-4:-4:-6--Sounds familiar to me too!!!:D

Next time this happens Kinky, just have your son say: Lassie go home" then have him spin in a circle 3 times then spit into your left hand.







That always seems to work for me..

Spirits are often seen by children because kids, especially young ones, are very receptive and open. They haven't established many boundaries yet. Perhaps he really did see a dog spirit but maybe it was just a dog who had lived in the house at one time and not one meant to scare him. Most kids have a natural love for animals so that may also be why the dog spirit was shown.

Not saying for sure that's what it was, just offering that up as a possibility.

awww poor wee fella, hope hes not too upset to sleep tonight Kinks....If it's upsetting him id try to ignore it and only talk about it if he wants too.

Good luck hun x:)

kinks;756428 wrote: My Son was up in his room, when i heard him crying. So i went up to see him and he was crouched on the floor by his door, hands over his face, really crying.

I asked him what was wrong ( i thought he hurt himself ) but he just said (still crying) "it's a dog mummy, a dog".

I said to him that there was nothing there and stood him up and tried to get him back in bed, but he would not move, he said "no, it's a dog".

So, i brought him down stairs and watched a bit of t.v.

When i took him back up, he didn't go in his room straight away, he just stood on the landing, looking into his room and then he said "where's it gone? the dog's gone mummy" he even went in and pulled up his quilt gentley, looked under it and said again "it's gone, no dog"

He's now in bed reading a book and he's fine, but it's not the first time this has happened but when it happened before, he didn't say what it was that scared him.


How does your son react to a real dog?

WonderWendy3;756482 wrote: Kinks, awww....sweet little guy, in my experience...yes ...kids have a GREAT imagination at that age...my oldest son was the only one that I remember having long-term imaginary friends, we still talk about them from time to time...If we were out in public.....he used to go to a pay phone and have to call his imaginary dog named Sara, who was having puppies in the hospital. He also had a dog named chubby (one of Sara's puppies) that always did bad things in the house, if something spilled or broken...."Chubby did it!"



I would definately keep a close eye on him, he definately is seeing/feeling something. I was wondering if he saw something on the TV that bothered him?



Mrs. K...I loved your story and I would've wanted to go into the old home too....and my kids would've called me a fruitloop also!!


Don't think he saw anything on t.v, nothing scary anyway, but could be a possibility

Like you're little story there hun :wah:

YZGI;756485 wrote: What was the dogs name?


He didn't say a name, but like i said, last time he didn't say what it was that was scaring him, maybe if it happens again, i'll get a name from him

mrsK;756486 wrote: No way .............offend,what does that mean.

Takes a lot to offend me. I will let you know if it ever happens


Oh good, glad to hear it

YZGI;756490 wrote: Next time this happens Kinky, just have your son say: Lassie go home" then have him spin in a circle 3 times then spit into your left hand.





That always seems to work for me..


Thanks for the tip wisey :wah:

RedGlitter;756493 wrote: Spirits are often seen by children because kids, especially young ones, are very receptive and open. They haven't established many boundaries yet. Perhaps he really did see a dog spirit but maybe it was just a dog who had lived in the house at one time and not one meant to scare him. Most kids have a natural love for animals so that may also be why the dog spirit was shown.

Not saying for sure that's what it was, just offering that up as a possibility.


I was thinking that, he must have seen something, he doesn't usually make things up....he says things as he sees them, he's a little tittle tattle....you can't get away with farting in this house, without him telling someone :wah:

Chezzie;756494 wrote: awww poor wee fella, hope hes not too upset to sleep tonight Kinks....If it's upsetting him id try to ignore it and only talk about it if he wants too.

Good luck hun x:)


Yeah , he was fine, as soon as he went up and said it was gone.....wasn't long till he fell asleep

Thanks hun

xxxx

along-for-the-ride;756503 wrote: How does your son react to a real dog?


Well we have a rottie and they get on great, the only dogs in real life, that he's warey about, are small ones, don't think he knows they are dogs...:wah:

I guess letting him watch The Sixth Sense would be a bad idea. Although he might relate. You never know.

Nomad;756509 wrote: I guess letting him watch The Sixth Sense would be a bad idea. Although he might relate. You never know.


Maybe in about 12 years time :wah:

RedGlitter;756493 wrote: Spirits are often seen by children because kids, especially young ones, are very receptive and open. They haven't established many boundaries yet. Perhaps he really did see a dog spirit but maybe it was just a dog who had lived in the house at one time and not one meant to scare him. Most kids have a natural love for animals so that may also be why the dog spirit was shown.



Not saying for sure that's what it was, just offering that up as a possibility.


I agree with Reds perspective on this one Kinks, my son has done similar things over the years and has numerous invisible friends.

Kinks there is much that happens to us in this life that at times you just cant explain.I have no doubt in my mind what so ever that your dear child saw what he said.I know many laugh off certain things but some years ago I went through something and now I dont care what people think.....I KNOW that "this" is just not "it".Its true what Red said and just give him your love as I know you do through times like this and it will get less and less until it will go.Sometimes the gift never leaves .....and thats what it is......Kinks I could be on here all day telling you things that many would find interesting whilst others would just laugh at but none of that matters as sometimes you have to experience something in life for you to believe certain things.Also remember that its not the dead you have to be afraid of......its the living.Maybe give this dog a name even and tell your little boy he wont be hurt by him as he only visits nice children and wants to see if he is ok.Talk soon babexxx

Carolly;756544 wrote: Kinks there is much that happens to us in this life that at times you just cant explain.I have no doubt in my mind what so ever that your dear child saw what he said.I know many laugh off certain things but some years ago I went through something and now I dont care what people think.....I KNOW that "this" is just not "it".Its true what Red said and just give him your love as I know you do through times like this and it will get less and less until it will go.Sometimes the gift never leaves .....and thats what it is......Kinks I could be on here all day telling you things that many would find interesting whilst others would just laugh at but none of that matters as sometimes you have to experience something in life for you to believe certain things.Also remember that its not the dead you have to be afraid of......its the living.Maybe give this dog a name even and tell your little boy he wont be hurt by him as he only visits nice children and wants to see if he is ok.Talk soon babexxx


Thank you for that carol, i think if it happens again, i'll do that.

Id be very interested in hearing your experiences, if you would like to share them.

I think our whole family have experienced something or other in our lives.....so i'm very open minded about these things.

Speak son hun xxxx

YZGI;756490 wrote: Next time this happens Kinky, just have your son say: Lassie go home" then have him spin in a circle 3 times then spit into your left hand.







That always seems to work for me..


You spit in Kinks' left hand? :-3

YZGI;756490 wrote: Next time this happens Kinky, just have your son say: Lassie go home" then have him spin in a circle 3 times then spit into your left hand.







That always seems to work for me..


wouldn't that be Toto in your case?? :wah:

Peg;756643 wrote: You spit in Kinks' left hand? :-3


That's pretty sick.......right? :wah:

kinks;756506 wrote: Well we have a rottie and they get on great, the only dogs in real life, that he's warey about, are small ones, don't think he knows they are dogs...:wah:


Maybe he was startled by a mouse?

along-for-the-ride;756885 wrote: Maybe he was startled by a mouse?


:wah: No, he know's the difference and he said it was a dog, and he was looking straight at that one spot when i was there

I was thinking about your thread since yesterday, especially since yoiu mentioned that he doesn't like small dogs. Oh well!:)

along-for-the-ride;756896 wrote: I was thinking about your thread since yesterday, especially since yoiu mentioned that he doesn't like small dogs. Oh well!:)


Thanks for the thought though, guess i'll never know, unless it happens again and he tells me more :-6

kinks;756886 wrote: :wah: No, he know's the difference and he said it was a dog, and he was looking straight at that one spot when i was there


well why didnt you mention that before, of course he was upset if Spot was in his bedroom, poor wee fella prolly thought Spot was gonna play with his toys lol

fuzzy butt;756905 wrote: Oh poor baby............childrens dreams and imaginations can be very real to them depending on their ages .

Could he be posssibly experiencing night terrors? You said you found him by the door. could be possible:o


That didn't even cross my mind.......it's only happened twice in about 4 months, he was fine when he went to bed tonight,:) so maybe a while till it happens again, guess i'll just have to wait and see

Chezzie;756906 wrote: well why didnt you mention that before, of course he was upset if Spot was in his bedroom, poor wee fella prolly thought Spot was gonna play with his toys lol


:wah::wah: you're too funny