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AIBU?

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My MIL and SIL think there's a ghost in our house.

31 replies

WS12 · 26/03/2017 22:29

So we've just had my lovely sister in law and her two boys to stay with us this weekend. We were chatting on Saturday night and I'm not sure how it come up but she said "I don't know if I should tell you, Mum told me not to" - 'mum' here is my MIL. She then went on to say "you have a ghost in your house, a spirit. I felt it last time we stayed and that's why I couldn't sleep well at first. Me and Mum both felt it." So I asked her to explain a bit more (a bit baffled at this point!) and she said one end of our house has a "shadow". She said "I got up and followed it around, I couldn't hear it walking around. I told it to go to sleep and I said some prayers".

IMO this is absolute bollocks rubbish, as our house does not have a ghost. I don't believe in them, though I know others do. I just feel a bit annoyed at the whole thing. AIBU to be slightly peed off ?

We only moved to Australia 7 months ago, and been on this house for 5 months. I am desperately trying to feel settled, and to think they've been talking about our house/home that it has a spirit of ghost. This is the kind of BS 🐂💩 I have to put up with here. It's just another example of how my MIL loves to turn the attention on herself, that she has this special 'gift'....

AiBU? I just can't be bothered with this type of rubbish, so... 🙄 I think I'm most annoyed that they've talked about our house saying here's a spirit, it's our home, fancy saying that kind of rubbish. And to not tel me? Yes because my MiL knows I'd be annoyed at her because it's out of order.

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Thumbcat · 27/03/2017 09:29

I'd just laugh at them and subtly take the piss whenever possible.

Aworldofmyown · 27/03/2017 09:37

This is what I would do.

Talk to MIL & SIL, tell them their 'revelation' has made you really upset and nervous in the house. Could they come over when you are out and 'bless the house' to remove the spirit. Then (and this is important) it is never to be mentioned again as your afraid you will have to move if it is mentioned or alluded to.

They will believe what they believe, so maybe if you humour them you can move on. I'm afraid they may continue to go on about it if not.

SaudadeObama · 27/03/2017 09:48

TondelayaDellaVentamiglia that's exactly what I came on to say.

fourteenlittleducks · 27/03/2017 10:14

They sound well meaning and I don't think it's worth falling out over. People have different beliefs. SIl may have felt duty bound to 'warn' you. Or she was trying to establish intimacy, by sharing a 'secret' with you. Or she craved excitement. Treating them like they are foolish will only create problems in the family.

I'd treat it as a serious concern, thank them for praying and then forget about it.

WS12 · 27/03/2017 12:30

Thank you everyone for your replies!

I am going to stay friendly with my DHs family as I don't think they meant bad by what they said and I know they wouldn't say things to hurt me or our families experience on purpose, think it was maybe accidently. If it comes up in conversation I will say it does make me uncomfortable, and see what their replies are.

I don't really believe in all that ghosts and shadows stuff but it does freak me out a little bit especially since it's a new house to us and we are still getting used to the sounds of it on a night and things like that. And when I'm on my own in the dark I'd rather not have these throughts in my head. But I don't really believe. Just been peed off they've found our home entertaining.

Anyway, lll forget about it now. I'll try and be more Aussie - no dramas ✋️😂

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TinselTwins · 28/03/2017 17:26

TondelayaDellaVentamiglia Grin

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