I've lived in at least three haunted places, *and* I'm a witch, but I totally know what you mean about being skeptical. I do get chills when I hear a story that's obviously (to me) true (which yours did, BTW). All those ghost-hunting shows? Totally make me roll my eyes.
I've lived in a lot of places over the years (8 different houses, not counting dorms), but I've only lived in two haunted houses.
The one I grew up in (obviously), and one I lived in for a summer and met one of my BFFs (we've since lost touch). That one was very similar. Footsteps in odd parts of the house. Things disappearing and then re-appearing in odd places. No shadows, though.
It did have one additional element (which convinced my friend that the ghost was once a servant). If you bent over after getting dressed first thing in the morning, you'd *feel* someone tugging the back of your shirt or dress as if they were making sure that it was on straight. It was the weirdest feeling.
Oddly enough, neither house ever had cold spots. Supposedly this is a *big sign*, but I've never felt it, and neither has anyone in my family or friends to who lived in that second haunted house.
I've never felt a cold spot either. Shadows, things moving, someone sitting on the couch next to me (that was *really* eerie), singing, but no cold spots.
The gray blur you have all tripped over may be a cat ghost. Cat ghosts seem to show up around my family, so we have gotten used to it. Like the time my Dad saw a really pretty fuzzy gray cat walk through a living room where he was attending a party. He chirped to it and made motions for it to come over to him; everyone stared at him like he was nuts. Then he noticed that the cat was three feet off the floor of the newly renovated sunken living room.
We absolutely have more than one ghost cat. One is dark colored and we've seen it multiple times over the years. The second is "new" and fluffy/long-haired, and has only made appearances since our fluffy maine coon looking kitty died, so we assume it must be her. She lived most of her life in this house, after all. Seeing them hasn't really been scary, it's just been one of those things where you see the kitty out of the corner of your eye, walking in that slinky-cat way, and only when you blink and look again do you realize that the actual living cat is asleep on the couch or whatever.
I've never had anything even slightly paranormal happen in my life, but I've always thought that if supernatural things actually existed in real life it would be like this. Subtle, undramatic, and unique to the people/location. I wonder why the Farmer was so upset about the dowsing rod.
Who knows. All we know is that he sure as hell did not like "the water stick". My mother was the one who decided to err on the side of caution for that one.
So, the mystery remains a mystery.
But, yeah, it's surprising how undramatic it actually all is. Although I'm the first to stand up and say that my experience may not be someone else's experience. In my case, it just is (I know I keep saying that, but I'm not sure how else to describe it).
You know, I've had people say that (the few I've told face-to-face), but you'd be surprised. People get used to all kinds of things for all kinds of reasons.
A lot of it depends on the kind of haunting (I would imagine). Also, there's something to be said for the slow-boil realization (which happened in my family's case) versus the proverbial sudden drama.
In our case, by the time we realized there was a lot of time and money poured into the house. *No way* were we moving. So, you just live with the weirdness and find the funny. And there actually is a lot of funny to be had.
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Remember my mother threatening to go pyro?
Plus, we don't want anyone to think we're crazy.
That whole you-people-are-crazy thing is a big reason why it took years for me to post this.
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The one I grew up in (obviously), and one I lived in for a summer and met one of my BFFs (we've since lost touch). That one was very similar. Footsteps in odd parts of the house. Things disappearing and then re-appearing in odd places. No shadows, though.
It did have one additional element (which convinced my friend that the ghost was once a servant). If you bent over after getting dressed first thing in the morning, you'd *feel* someone tugging the back of your shirt or dress as if they were making sure that it was on straight. It was the weirdest feeling.
Oddly enough, neither house ever had cold spots. Supposedly this is a *big sign*, but I've never felt it, and neither has anyone in my family or friends to who lived in that second haunted house.
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We kind of dismissed it in the end because we don't have any evidence.
Besides, two ghosts is quite enough we think. :-)
And, hahahahahahaha on your father's ghost cat. That's awesome.
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So, the mystery remains a mystery.
But, yeah, it's surprising how undramatic it actually all is. Although I'm the first to stand up and say that my experience may not be someone else's experience. In my case, it just is (I know I keep saying that, but I'm not sure how else to describe it).
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A lot of it depends on the kind of haunting (I would imagine). Also, there's something to be said for the slow-boil realization (which happened in my family's case) versus the proverbial sudden drama.
In our case, by the time we realized there was a lot of time and money poured into the house. *No way* were we moving. So, you just live with the weirdness and find the funny. And there actually is a lot of funny to be had.
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