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Over the past two months my husband, my brother in law (who has been staying with us while he looks for a house in our area) and I have all heard the voice of our 18 year old daughter - when she is at school, at work, or otherwise not home.
It emanates from her bedroom, the bathroom upstairs, the living room and sometimes the screened in porch - which is "L" shaped. So we will be on the front side of the porch and we will hear girlish chatter and giggling from the side of the porch. Last night it was so noticeable that we thought she'd come home from work early and entered the porch on the side, presumably with a friend.
My husband actually got up to check. No one was there and her car was not in the driveway.
Other than the fact that the last owners of the house foreclosed, nothing evil or negative happened in our home. No murders. No suicides. Nothing.
Our house was built in 1923 or 4. The first owners were actually members of the same church that we attend, which is at the end of the block.We know quite a bit about them, both from research and from a couple who are in their late 80s who attend our church and are quite knowledgeable about who lived here, over the years.
The family who built the house had a son and a daughter - the same years apart as our children are - except that the daughter was the eldest.
The daughter attended the same high school as our daughter does, which is not that strange.
She graduated from the University of North Dakota, then entered the army and was a spy - she was fluent in Japanese.
Strangely, our daughter gets a lot of mail from the University of North Dakota. She never expressed an interest in that school. My daughter has expressed an interest in entering the Army, though.
1. Has anyone else ever heard the voice of a living family member when they were not at home?
2. This is a very happy, hectic and heady time in my daughter's life. She is about to graduate from high school, prom is coming up, she is going to be leaving home in the Fall and going away to college - because she is happy - yet anxious - about the changes in her life.
Could this be a form of poltergeist activity?
3. Could the fact that a girl with many similar interests and associations - once lived in her bedroom - attract the spirit of the girl whose parents built the house - be attracted to the goings on here - graduation from her High School, attending her prom, my daughter speaking to Army recruiters.
4. There are no "logical" explanations. We are all hearing my daughter's voice from other rooms. There is no doubt about it.
My answer is largely in reply to your Question #3:
I wouldn't think of poltergeist activity, but it's certainly possible she (the other daughter) DID leave some energy behind and could even in some way be influencing your daughter, but for good things, as you hear her laughing, etc. As long as you don't start hearing sounds or words that bother you, I really believe residual energy can manifest, especially at a place where so much good (or bad, but in this case, good) things happened.
I think back to my childhood and "teenage-to-adult" home a great deal and even dream I'm there -- STILL. I was very happy there for the most part and the fact that I dream so much about still being there after 30+ years makes me wonder now what's going on with the present owners!
I wouldn't think anything's "bad" about this at all. What happened to the other daughter, who joined the Army and went on to become a spy, fluent in Japanese?
Also, has this only been happening since your brother-in-law arrived? If so, is there anything about him or his life that might tie in with this? What does he think about it?
Very interesting! I'd like to learn more about how this goes!
Can you tell what she is saying? Does it make sense?
No it's not compressible but it sounds like English interspersed with laughter. The few phrases that everyone agrees upon are "Oh you're so funny!" and " do you want to go out later?"
There is more conversation, but none of it scary - it's just garbled. But no different than conversation from another room would sound. It just sounds normal.
My answer is largely in reply to your Question #3:
I wouldn't think of poltergeist activity, but it's certainly possible she (the other daughter) DID leave some energy behind and could even in some way be influencing your daughter, but for good things, as you hear her laughing, etc. As long as you don't start hearing sounds or words that bother you, I really believe residual energy can manifest, especially at a place where so much good (or bad, but in this case, good) things happened.
I think back to my childhood and "teenage-to-adult" home a great deal and even dream I'm there -- STILL. I was very happy there for the most part and the fact that I dream so much about still being there after 30+ years makes me wonder now what's going on with the present owners!
I wouldn't think anything's "bad" about this at all. What happened to the other daughter, who joined the Army and went on to become a spy, fluent in Japanese?
Also, has this only been happening since your brother-in-law arrived? If so, is there anything about him or his life that might tie in with this? What does he think about it?
Very interesting! I'd like to learn more about how this goes!
I agree. Nothing negative. This girl, the first owner's daughter - was quite a star in our community. She was happy and a good student. She seved her country and came back to a welcoming community.
She was married in the church down the street - the same one that our daughter attends.
Yes, teenage to adult is a memorable time! It was for me. I too wonder if at this time of year I am not present in my parent's old home. Running up and down stairs. Chatting on my pink princess phone, or listening to Lou Reed, David Bowie, The Grateful Dead or other bands.
One wonders whether this would be akin to 'hauntings'. Residual energy of someone, in this case a happy and vibrant person (or two such persons in this case).
Hearing our daughter's voice when we are not at home
Actually not unusual... well not unusual for paranormal phenomenon anyway.
There are many accounts/instances where a not so friendly entity will "parrot" the voices of other people in the home (especially children), seemingly in an attempt to lure people into a certain room or area of the house.
Actually not unusual... well not unusual for paranormal phenomenon anyway.
There are many accounts/instances where a not so friendly entity will "parrot" the voices of other people in the home (especially children), seemingly in an attempt to lure people into a certain room or area of the house.
Example?
BTW, I am not saying that this is not a paranormal situation but there are non-paranormal explanations for this. I sometimes think I hear things that are not there because it is in the back of my mind from when I was listening for some things. I think it is natural for a parent to think of their children and this may cause them to hear their voice.
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Hearing our daughter's voice when we are not at home
