I hear people say all the time that they think their house is haunted. Well my house really is haunted. There’s nothing creepy or malicious that goes on, mischievous and sometimes annoying yes, but nothing to make us want to pack up and leave.
First of all, we know the “ghosts”. It’s my husband’s family. We bought my husband’s grandmother’s house and there’s a lot of history here.
Why do we think our house is haunted? A bunch of things happen around here that have no explanation, but the biggest reason is that each of our three kids have talked to a different relative that lived here, but passed away.
When they were young, under 3, they had information that my husband and I either didn’t know about or never told them about. Maizie keep talking about “Scoop”. We didn’t know who Scoop was, but said she talked to him. Later we found out that it was Ted’s grandfather’s nickname (I believe in WWII). We had no idea.
Teddy started asking my mother in law about her brothers, he knew about two of them, but one of them passed away before Ted and I were even married. This happen right after a cousin of my mother in law’s passed away (the uncle and cousin were close and mischief makers). He asked about the other brother by name and then said the cousin’s name (something my husband and I didn’t say anything about) and he told my mother in law that they were both happy. Let’s just say it freaked her right out.
Stella used to have full on conversations with my husband’s grandmother. We would hear her on the baby monitor in the middle of the night. We heard her ask her where her glasses were one night. During the day, she would point and call her name, like she was in the room.
This went on until one Easter when we were all at my mother in law’s house. Stella kept saying Naunie was there, then she said “Bye, Naunie,” and waved. She didn’t talk to her again after that.
Do I still think they’re here? Absolutely! Strange things happen all the time. At night it sounds like someone is walking down the stairs, if you go to see which kid it is, no one is there.
Something will go missing, and we (usually me) will search the entire house looking for it then give up the hunt. Later on, the missing item will show up in plain sight. Not in a place that could have been overlooked, somewhere that I physically picked up every item looking for it.
The bathroom light always goes out, Alabama will bark at thin air (but like she’s barking at a person), there is always a refection of a face in the small window next to the fireplace (only for a split second), from the corner of your eye you see someone walk by and there’s no one there, these are the things that happen.
If we’re talking about things from Ted’s childhood, sometimes he gets an instant chill or goose bumps all over.
Smells are another thing. Sometimes when we come home and walk in the house, my husband can smell his grandfather. There a so many times when I’m in bed and I can smell food cooking.
The toilet flushed by itself the other day and toys used to go on by themselves. When the coffee maker makes sounds, Stella always announces, “Naunie’s making coffee!”
We don’t care that the house is haunted; they keep an eye on us!
When can I come over? Seriously. I totally love this kind of stuff and want to see if your ghost will do anything for me 🙂
Seriously.
I had similar experiences in my home, growing up, but there was no previous history, as we were the first owners. It’s funny how these things can’t be explained but keep us on our toes!
I think that’s wonderful! Haunted is a scary term, but it must be nice to be able to feel your family all around you in such a way.
I swear I had someone in my old apartment that used to just hang out in my bedroom! I always said, as long as the spirit doesn’t harm me and my family, they can stay lol!
Wow!! That’s pretty amazing. I swear, the hair on my arms stood up as I read this. What a cool house, honestly!
OK I have goosebumps! While this kind of stuff always scares me, it sounds like you have the most friendliest spirits I’ve ever heard of. It’s really sweet that you’re children feel safe and have a connection or memory of loved ones who are no longer around. Def nice to have family looking out for you!
Oh my goodness, I am not sure I could be as cool as you are about the whole thing. HA! The fact that Teddy knew about your MIL’s brothers? That is crazy.
It is great that it is your relatives. I am glad it does not creep you out. I am not sure if i could handle seeing a face in a window like that.
I do not know if i could live in a haunted house. Even with it being family lol. I have been looking for something and you find it later in a place you know you checked.
This is so neat! At least your house seems to be haunted by seemingly harmless people- or ghosts.
How cool is that? An actual real haunted house. Not sure I could live in one if it were me, but glad it doesn’t scare you enough to move out.
I’m not sure if I’d feel so comfortable living in a house that was haunted, even if it was of the friendly variety.
A few weeks after we brought Hunter home from the hospital we noticed he’d be staring up into a corner of our house, at first we thought he was looking at the balloons we received when he was born. He’d coo and gaga and we thought nothing of it until after the balloons were long gone and he was still looking at the same corner “talking”. When Zoe was born 2 years later she did the exact same thing, only difference being there weren’t any balloons but she would look up into the same corner and ” talk” to whomever was there. We knew nothing about the history of the house, so we still believe it was one of our family members that had passed.
That’s so creepy! I’m glad you enjoy it, because it would freak me out to live in a place like that!
Im a bit scared to live in a house that is hunted, but on the otherside it feels great that the ghost in the house is your family member. It seems that they want to look after you even they are already dead.
Im a bit scared to live in a house that is haunted, but on the otherside it feels great that the ghost in the house is your family member. It seems that they want to look after you even they are already dead.
I’m always thankful when I hear stories like this that the ghosts are just friendly. All the same, that would freak me out completely!
Wow, what an incredible experience! “Haunted” has negative connotations that scare some people, but it’s great you know who ghost is! It would be really interesting to live in this house!
I think I would mind – it might be fun for a few days, but not sure I could live with it fulltime (kids would probably love it though!)
I don’t do haunted. 🙂 Years ago, my youngest daughter had a Giggles N Go Doll. In the middle of the night, she starts giggling like crazy and wakes us all up. I was terrified. Then we heard someone talking on a CD. Yep, a trucker had set her off. It was weird.
I’m not sure I believe in ghosts, but the home I lived in with my husband was said to be haunted. Weird things kept happening and we couldn’t explain them away. I love that I’m not the only one that’s lived in a haunter house :). Boo.
I guess you’d have to get used to the “Haunted” thing over time. I probably have seen to many poltergeist type movies to be as comfortable as your family is.
Up until now I’m having goosebumps. I’d be too scared.
OK, bad or not that is pretty creepy. And that your kids were talking to them gave me chills. I need a happy post now.
I think it is really comforting that it is beloved family members that are the ‘ghost’. I think I still would be a little freaked out.
That’s actually sweet in a weird way! I was always told that kids can see ghosts more clearly because they’re closer to ‘the veil’ since they’ve been alive less time!
Oh wow, I certainly wouldn’t like to see just a face looking at me through the window but then if you know that it’s your loved ones there’s no need to be scared.
I think as long as the ghost don’t harm or scare you it’s all good. Since they are relatives, they may even keep a watchful eyes on you.
I think the term haunted shouldn’t always be linked with scary/bad. I find it so cool that your kids have interacted with the ‘ghosts.” <3
I’d be on the first bus out of Dodge if I thought there was a being in my house, even if it was a family member. I’m one of those that would be so creeped out!
Wow that is crazy! I don’t know if I could live in a place like that. I’ve watched a few ghost shows, and they always scare me.
I don’t believe in haunted houses, but my kids totally do. And with all of the tv shows featuring haunted mansions these days people are taking them more seriously.
Do I believe–YES. I went to college in a small town in Wisconsin. My then boyfriend had rented a house with some of his friends–it was definitely haunted. Those doors would open and close with no one around–I know–I checked!!
I worked in a haunted building once. I hated being there alone. And I was alone a LOT. I couldn’t have it in my house. No matter who it was.
Wow! That’s so cool and a little freaky… at least they are family members!
I love this kind of stuff. Seriously, used to want to be a ghost hunter. My husband would be so freaked out if he read this right now… even though he’d say he doesnt believe in ghosts.
Haha I love your perspective on not caring if the house is haunted because they keep an eye on you! I think I would have a hard time feeling the same lol
You live in a ghost house?? How cool!!! I would love to visit one day…HA!!