[terry_leopard]

Amariel, on 24 October 2009 - 01:25 AM, said:

she came into my room and told me she was really scared to tell my dad that the book says that he dies. I asked her what she was talking about and she told me that almost all of the adults will die, and even some of the kids, and that all the people who are left are going to go to America

To me this sounds like a simplified version of the Biblical end of times story, The sinners (adults) being culled, and the innocent being saved.

Feel free to correct me, but don't the Mormons believe that the Garden of Eden lies in Jackson County, Missouri? This might explain the "all the people who are left are going to go to America" bit

I might be very wrong, but it sounds a little to much like an Archetypal religious story for her to have just made it up out of thin air.

[theGhost_and_theDarkness]

Well, I'm not sure if this will help. . .but I have a four year old, and I can say that kids pick up on things even when you don't think they're paying attention. My son comes out with some really strange things sometimes and it'll take me months to figure out that he got it from one of the fifty televisions that was playing in the department store or from a conversation the people in the restaurant were having three booths away. And, for some reason, instead of telling me WHERE he heard things, he'll make up some really elaborate story that I never believed a four year old could come up with. . .but somehow he does it. He'll hear a snippet of a conversation and bring up some version of it that he's added on to months later and then say that his brother from another mom came from down the street and came through his window and told him about it while we were sleeping. And he'll stick to his little stories. . .even when I know who or what the true culprit is.

Children have a way, like I've said, of picking up on little things that people around them are saying or things on TV. Then they'll take it, and, with the help of their huge imaginations, make the story their own. If you're really worried about it, ask her for more details. . but, since she's so little, I wouldn't push it too hard. Children get bored, worn out, and sometimes frightened by too many questions; whether what they're talking about is true or made up. It'll probably take a while for you to figure it out, though. . .I'm still trying to figure out who is responsible for my son coming up to me a while back and asking me if I have sex. NO CLUE where that came from, and he's sticking to his story that bigfoot came and told him all about it while we were staying out in a cabin in the woods. *sigh*

[Amariel]

WaltFreakinWhitman, on 05 November 2009 - 11:09 AM, said:

Maybe she has a Sister who spends all her time on the Internet looking up stuff like "Unexplained Mysteries" and then proceeds to talk a whole lot about it.

Excuse me? I'm actually looking for an answer or advice that would help to explain why my sister has started coming out with end of the world stories - I don't actually believe that the world is going to end in 2012 or any time soon. I'm also fairly skeptical of people being psychic and all that - I need hard evidence before I'll believe something. And I'm actually quite insulted that you would assume, without any evidence might I add, that I would talk about 'Unexplained Mysteries' to my 6 year old sister and therefore it is my fault that she is talking about the world ending. She's 6 years old - how stupid and irresponsible would I be to talk to her about these things when they are sure to freak her out? I understand that you are entitled to your own opinion, but seriously, sometimes you should keep your very uninformed and frankly idiotic opinions to yourself.

[rezna]

I'd like to add some thing after reading this thread

I'm worried that going to a counselor at her age will be very hard on her. But after hearing you clarify that she is a lot different now, that she doesn't play with her toys the same way maybe she does need to see someone. Are you and your dad totally sure that nothing else happened in your lives that would change her like this? I mean, the counselor can probably figure out what triggered the behavior, but I'm wondering if maybe a friend of hers had a birthday and it made her feel less special because it wasn't her birthday, or maybe she lost a pet goldfish, or something else besides this doomsday talk that could have thrown her into a slump?

I haven't heard you mention your mom. I don't want to open up another can of worms, but it would make sense that if she lacks a mother figure she would be much more scared to lose you and her dad, since your all the family she has?

I wish I could offer ideas to help get her back to "normal", or at least playing with her toys like she used to. I hope things work out for you! =)

[glyndowers heir]

WaltFreakinWhitman, on 05 November 2009 - 01:09 AM, said:

Maybe she has a Sister who spends all her time on the Internet looking up stuff like "Unexplained Mysteries" and then proceeds to talk a whole lot about it.

Thats a bit below the belt Walt

The OP is only worried and trying to make sense of whats going on with her kid sister,
I'm sure we aren't the only resource shes using to help the Kid.

so lets try to keep it constructive for her eh!

[Paranormalcy]

I agree, that didn't seem all that helpful. Let's refrain from wording things in that sort of accusative way.

This post has been edited by Paranormalcy: 10 November 2009 - 04:50 AM

[starlight64]

Amariel, on 23 October 2009 - 07:25 PM, said:

I'm looking for some advice about my 6 year old sister. She came home from school last week talking about how she read a book that told her the world was going to end and that everyone was going to die. My dad just assumed it was something she heard her teacher say, and he asked her why her teacher would say something like that. My sister looked at him like he was stupid and said "Mrs. 'G' doesn't have the book - I found it. She wouldn't like to read the book because it says that she dies". We thought it was a little strange, and morbid, but just put it down to her having a vivid imagination along with picking up something about the Mayan's at school somehow. A few days later, however, she came into my room and told me she was really scared to tell my dad that the book says that he dies. I asked her what she was talking about and she told me that almost all of the adults will die, and even some of the kids, and that all the people who are left are going to go to America (we live in Australia). She looked so serious that at this point she started to scare me a little. I asked her when all of this is going to happen, and she said 2 years or a little bit longer, so I asked her if I was going to die too and she said that she didn't know - the book hasn't told her yet. I also asked her where she found this book and she told me down at the back of the oval (which, might I add, is out of bounds at their school) and she also said that she's the only one who can see it. I told my dad what he said, and he just insisted that she has a very overactive imagination (which, I'm inclined to agree with at times). At the start of this week, my dad went in to drop my sister off at school and mentioned to her teacher about the end of the world talk and how he didn't think year 1's were taught anything like that. The teacher apparently looked at my dad as if he were crazy and said that the end of the world isn't even close to any of the curriculum taught at the school and she has no idea where a 6 year old would pick up such an idea. We're now all stumped as to how my sister is coming out with all this talk of the end of the world, and to be honest it's starting to scare me. Does anyone have any advice or any explanation as to what's going on with her?

**Just as a side note, she's 6 so she can't even read all that well

Dear Amariel,

Your dad did the right thing by first questioning the teacher. I would have done exactly the same thing but maybe taken it a bit further... I would have asked for permission to go to "The back of the oval" and look around. If there is an actual book maybe it is tucked away behind another book or fallen behind or under a shelf where others wouldn't readily notice it? Maybe that's what she means by "no one else can see it" . Also, since she isn't suppose to be in that area maybe she can only find a little time to slip away and look at a little bit of the book at a time? Maybe that's what she meant by " the book hasn't told me yet"? If they would allow you to do this be sure and get on your knees to look around so you will be at her level. This would be the first course of action to pursue. The logical, try to find actual concrete proof you can see.

Also, Others are correct when they say that kids absorb a lot more than we realize from many sources. Do you watch the show Ghost Whisperer? The is a running storyline right now that involves a magical book that writes and re-writes the future. In the book there are names of people who are going to die.

If all else fails. There is nothing wrong w/ taking your sister to someone to talk w/ her. She may feel more comfortable talking w/ someone not so close to her actually. Even If you find a real book, something about all this is obviously really bothering her. I once had such a horrible vivid nightmare about someone I love dying that I wouldn't even tell anyone about it for years for fear that saying it out loud would make it real. And I was grown at the time. lol.

She may indeed be gifted. I am open minded, I believe there are many things that may exist (psychics, profits, Aliens, ghost, ect..). Not having personal experience w/ these things dose'nt mean they aren't real. And if this is indeed the case here.. She could still benefit from talking w/ a counselor. Just make sure that they actually spend more time w/ your sister than they do w/ her family. My oldest saw a few different ones and a lot of them want to spend 75% of the session talking w/ the family and I found this very UN-productive.

At any rate, please let us know how she's doing. I'll be thinking good thoughts for you and your family.

[Utley]

One possibility is that your sister is apart of the new race of super psychic children. The phenomenon is worldwide and seems mainly to be present in children currently aged between 5 and 12 years old. These children are said to have the qualities to endure the holocaust type changes between the years 2010-2012. More information about these children can be found on the web. Just do a search on china's super psychic kids, indigo children, crystal children, children of the new earth, or star children.

I'm not saying I believe this one-hundred percent, but I've seen home videos of two of these kids and it's very interesting to say the least.

[WaltFreakinWhitman]

glyndowers heir, on 09 November 2009 - 04:43 PM, said:

Thats a bit below the belt Walt

The OP is only worried and trying to make sense of whats going on with her kid sister,
I'm sure we aren't the only resource shes using to help the Kid.

so lets try to keep it constructive for her eh!

re reading that I did come off a bit dickish sorry I was trying to point out that we can be an influence in those younger than us (who look up to us) even when we don't realize it.

my bad

[glyndowers heir]

WaltFreakinWhitman, on 11 November 2009 - 12:45 AM, said:

re reading that I did come off a bit dickish sorry I was trying to point out that we can be an influence in those younger than us (who look up to us) even when we don't realize it.

my bad

Takes a big man to admit his mistakes Walt - you did good!

[mandy1979]

I believe that the word Apocalypse actually means to " unveil " or a A prophetic disclosure; a revelation. So no worries k

[Emma_Acid]

mandy1979, on 11 November 2009 - 06:11 AM, said:

I believe that the word Apocalypse actually means to " unveil " or a A prophetic disclosure; a revelation. So no worries k

This is true.

[Amariel]

Some people have asked to have a few things clarified - my parents are divorced and my dad has since remarried. My sister is in joint custody and spends time with both our parents as well as with our step mother, and she is very lucky to have a good relationship with all 3 parental figures. As just a side note, the divorce happened years ago - my sister was still a baby; for her my parents have always been separated. In regards to TV shows that she may have picked up on, my dad and step mum are very careful with what's on TV (as they also have an almost 2 year old) and make sure that nothing that is overly violent or frightening is on when the kids are awake. Also, the times that shows such as Ghost Whisperer (starlight64) are on in Australia, my sister is long asleep.

The reason I haven't posted in a while is because my sister has since had her first few counselling sessions and we were waiting to see if anything changed and what the counsellor had to say. She seems happier now that she has someone to talk to (the counsellor) and we think this is because we seemed worried or concerned whenever she brought it up with us, but the counsellor doesn't. The counsellor so far has been unable to give us any hints about why my sister has started this end of the world talk, she says that at the moment she's just trying to understand what exactly it is my sister is thinking.

[Paranormalcy]

Well thank you for the update, and it does sometime get lost in paranormal forum discussions, but in cases like this, at the end of the day, the truly IMPORTANT thing is that your sister is doing okay, whatever the end of the world stuff is about is secondary. It will likely just take time, if she EVER makes it clear as to what this was all about. Still, it IS a puzzle.

[starlight64]

Amariel, on 18 November 2009 - 06:02 PM, said:

Some people have asked to have a few things clarified - my parents are divorced and my dad has since remarried. My sister is in joint custody and spends time with both our parents as well as with our step mother, and she is very lucky to have a good relationship with all 3 parental figures. As just a side note, the divorce happened years ago - my sister was still a baby; for her my parents have always been separated. In regards to TV shows that she may have picked up on, my dad and step mum are very careful with what's on TV (as they also have an almost 2 year old) and make sure that nothing that is overly violent or frightening is on when the kids are awake. Also, the times that shows such as Ghost Whisperer (starlight64) are on in Australia, my sister is long asleep.

The reason I haven't posted in a while is because my sister has since had her first few counselling sessions and we were waiting to see if anything changed and what the counsellor had to say. She seems happier now that she has someone to talk to (the counsellor) and we think this is because we seemed worried or concerned whenever she brought it up with us, but the counsellor doesn't. The counsellor so far has been unable to give us any hints about why my sister has started this end of the world talk, she says that at the moment she's just trying to understand what exactly it is my sister is thinking.

Amariel,
Thanks so much for the update. I too am very happy to hear your lil sis is doing better. I hope all continues to go well for her and your family.

take care