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Message from beyond the grave

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fuffa · 17/10/2023 21:42

I do a lot of family history research. Through my interest I discovered a family member doesn't have the birth father they thought they did.

This family member is happy for me to help them discover their birth father and I have spent some time investigating this.

Today, I spoke to another family member who went to a spiritualist last night and had a message to pass onto me telling me to stop delving into the past. It is believed the message is from the man who we all thought was the birth father but isn't.

I'm not looking to discuss how I came to discover this about the claimed birth father, or how this family member now knows their father isn't their birth father. I'm looking to find out people's opinions or whether you would stop investigating based on the message received last night.

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Guesswho88 · 18/10/2023 18:52

fuffa · 18/10/2023 10:11

For those doubting this is a real post, feel free to report me to MN as opposed to troll hunting. They will be able to tell you I've been here >10 years under various usernames.

The birth father will no longer be alive.

I have been doing traditional family tree research for many years, this was discovered through a DNA test that I did to help me solve a parentage puzzle elsewhere in my family.

I doubt the person who went to the spiritualist knows the truth but I suppose it's a possibility. They generally want things left in the past and don't like to go over things that may have happened.

It's worth knowing if this person knows or not, there lies your answer I think..

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fuffa · 18/10/2023 18:57

The person who went to the spiritualist knows we've recently discovered another family member's birth father isn't who we all thought.

There's no inheritance issue.

I'm leaning towards confirmation bias.

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DogInATent · 18/10/2023 18:59

I do know it sounds ridiculous. But you still stop and wonder.

No. You don't. You really don't.
This is such an obvious con on the part of the alleged spiritualist. They're a fraud and manipulating the audience. It's blatantly obvious this is the case even from your third hand description.

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Guesswho88 · 18/10/2023 19:02

fuffa · 18/10/2023 18:57

The person who went to the spiritualist knows we've recently discovered another family member's birth father isn't who we all thought.

There's no inheritance issue.

I'm leaning towards confirmation bias.

Ahh. In that case I wouldn't put much weight on what the spiritualist "said".

icelollycraving · 18/10/2023 19:06

When they finished telling you, did they finish up with ‘I’ll leave that with you my darling’.
If you know, you know.

tillytoodles1 · 18/10/2023 19:50

My son went to see a psychic at a local pub. He was amazed by the fact she knew he had a younger sister, and his parents were still together. Then he told me her name and I realised that she was Ella, a traveller, who
lived in the house behind us. I didn't know her but I used to chat to her daughter.

Also watch Derren Brown do a cold reading.

RobinStrike · 18/10/2023 20:00

Do you think the person who went to the spiritualist invented this story? Do you know anyone else who attended the meeting who can verify that this actually happened? It sounds like this person has created this story to convince you to stop. Or they told the spiritualist about this so that they would announce the message publicly.

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