AIBU to not be woo but think it's woo?

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For starters I am not woo at all (although I do enjoy reading threads that are a bit woo). My son is 7. Since he could talk from about 2 he sometimes mentioned his 'other life before' including details of his 'other mummy' and his 'other sister'.

It's always little snippets that he can't elaborate too much on but he has said he was given to me after his other mummy died, that his sister was poorly, that he used to wear a green felt cap every day, that his name was William and he has also said he misses his other mummy. There are other things but these are just examples. He hasn't said anything about it for a little while now.

I've always put it down to overactive imagination but I watched a program on YouTube recently and I've started to think maybe past lives are a real thing?

Anyone experienced this sort of thing before or am I going slowly mad thinking there's something in it?

AIBU to be turning a little bit woo?

I've always put it down to overactive imagination

And you were right.

Well, yes. That's what common sense would suggest. I don't know why my always logical mind isn't allowing me to be logical about this!

I think there is a rational explanation for the things your child has said.

Well no Lifecraft - you can't say that with any greater degree of certainty than the OP can say it's true!

Neither of you know, both have a belief one way or the other.

My DS used to do this too OP - insisted that the house we lived in burned down 'a long time ago'. It was bloody freaky!

There's a book that has been written about a boy who remembered a past life and when they investigated it was all true. I wish I could remember the name of the book.

I am not woo either but my DD1 age 5, upon entering a city in Italy, to which we had never been, told DH and me to follow her to the fountain, and led us through a maze of alleyways to said structure.
Later the same day she said, as we passed another old street, said we should go to the end to see a view of the lake. We did and the view was stunning.
This was not a city we had seen/read about as it is not a major tourist city and DH and I had no idea it had a fountain (though I guess many cities do) or a lake in such close proximity (which is pretty rare).
Strange but true...

I think ive seen that documentary on youtube. Interesting.

I remember clearly what my imaginary friend looked like, and remember playing with her. She was a slightly older girl, dressed in a dirty cotton overfrock (think the railway children) and dusty leather shoes. She lived in the house with an old man who she said lived there after her. My imagination was clearly very overactive. But my Mum's little 1910's semi is a very 'woo' place and is built on an old farm land area of what was previously a huge lord's estate and hunting park. Her back wall is about 14ft high old quarry stone and over 200yrs old for example and some features of the land date back to napoleonic times.

Wow @Crunched! See how can you explain her knowing that logically?

I love these kinda things!

This is the documentary
m.youtube.com/watch?v=nhGX1YCsvAM

@MalloryLaurel The boy who knew too much?

Well no Lifecraft - you can't say that with any greater degree of certainty than the OP can say it's true!

Yes, she can. There is no possibility of people remembering past lives because no-one lives past lives.

I’m a believer!

I believe in past lives, too.

Wasn’t ‘the boy who knew too much’discredited when he finally went to the island he claimed to be from and met historians?

My DD when she was two talked about the "white car, when I was with my other Mummy, and it was going too fast".

I said, "And were you OK?"

She looked at me for a second and said very slowly and sadly, "No, Mummy. Not really. I wasn't OK. And then you came."

Totally freaked me out. Until it transpired that her grandparents had taken her out for the day, and insisted on holding her hand a bit too tightly when they crossed the road "because some people drive cars badly - look at that idiot in the white car there" - and frightened her.

And then I came home and picked her up. There is usually a rational explanation.

I’ve never heard the term ‘woo’ before... what does it mean?

@ethelfleda Woo means 'other worldly' (only way I can think to put it) on MN

@creamofcarnation it wasn't that one I watched but maybe I'll take a look. I can't remember the exact title of the one I watched I'll have to look on the iPad after DH is done with his archery practice 😂

crunched What an amazing story.
A few years back I went to a foreign city and could find my way around (not an easy to navigate one) very easily, it's like I knew where everything was even though I'd never been there before. There was a particular building (just a house, not a famous building) which was very familiar. It definitely felt like I'd already been there and was an odd experience.

Woo is the sound ghosts make and is used for supernatural stuff.

woo = superstitious claptrap

I’m on the fence on reincarnation and find it really interesting. On balance I’d say I’m minded to believe. The case of Jenny Cocknell is one of the most famous.

That's really interesting @Cinammoncake
I'm sure there must be a logical explanation I just can't think what it could be...