I don't believe in woo stories, but...

[justanothernameonthewall]

Its the anniversary of my grans funeral and I have just rescued 2 starlings from in the walls of my house. Starlings in the house mean a deceased one is sending you a message.

Right after my gran died storm Ellen appeared, which was gran's name. Bit coincidental, I thought. But, right after Ellen came storm Francis. My grandad, who died when my mum was a child was called Frank, short for Francis. Although she had remarried, my gran was buried next to Frank. Wonder if he came along to pick her up in that storm!?

Anyone else have any strange coincidences?

YABU.

Vipers 🤣 need i mention it's lighthearted...

The storms are names alphabetically, so it's not much of a coincidence.

Copied from my own thread.....

On Saturday two things happened that have freaked me out and still plays on my brain. Hence being awake at 3am.

1. Went town to get shopping - wanted to go to Waitrose which is in a one way system where you have to drive around the system to get out. Traffics very bad on the way there - discovered a three car bump where the back one as a white Mercedes, front end crumpled up and the bonnet bent. DH and I looked at each other and said that ain’t going anywhere soon. It had a personalised plate which was illegally spaced which was obvious.

Got to Waitrose, saw a bloody long queue and decided I could wait for what I needed until another day. So to get out we had to go back around the one way system.

No more than five minutes had passed. As we drive back past the accident, a woman was getting into the white Mercedes. Bonnet perfectly ok, front end not crumpled and same personalised plate as before. We both saw it and were suitably freaked.

Then later that day...

1. I was making up a jug of lemon cordial and was making up an extra glass as I knew we were going to have a few drinks and I often drink a lot through the night afterwards so I intended to put it into the drinks fridge upstairs later on so it was there if I needed it.

When I went up I was carrying laundry so didn’t take it up. Later that night in the way to bed I looked in the downstairs fridge and it was not there. A little bit tipsy I just assumed I’d taken it upstairs anyway but it wasn’t there either.

Only DH and I are here, no kids and he can’t stand lemon squash. Oh, and the glass is missing as well. I have a set of six large half litre plastic glasses in different colours- I normally use the yellow one and it’s missing.

Nice replies so far 🤣. Not got any tales to tell myself but hoping others do. It’s just a bit of harmless fun to while away our time under house arrest.

It's coincidence but lovely anyway about the starlings.

I'm laughing at the first 2 answers to your post @justanothernameonthewall

Some people really do need to lighten up

White feathers appearing ...heard a clinical psychologist who had to deal with the sudden death of her husband talking about becoming aware of seeing white feathers , but had not heard of the quite common experience /connection with seeing white feathers as messages from the dead.

Whether they were always there but not noticed is an obvious point but it was interesting that she had noticed them appearing without knowing of the symbolism .

The birds really were beautiful. Quite big but delicate looking close up. I'm glad I ripped the bathroom apart to get into the floorboards and gap in the wall. I was trying to ignore all the scrabbling but the cats were going nuts at it!

When my best friends grandad died they were sat in his house sorting through his things, when a Robin flew in the living room window and landed on the coffee table...best friends brother put his hand out and the Robin climbed on and just sat there on his hand for a few minutes, before they took it outside and it flew off. I wouldn't have believed it in a million years but they all managed to get photos and videos on their phones!

I'm very un woo too. But on the day of my grandma's funeral, I saw two herons fly overhead when I stood in her garden. I feel like I see herons more often than is usual when I'm with my mum.

One day my mum came round for the afternoon and a heron sat on our tennis court fence (relevant only as not near any water/natural environment) for two hours seemingly watching us. I find it quite a nice thought.

I once followed a robin after my parents died and found a garden left to grow over for ten years.

Ah Robins are lovely Indigo I’m sure they are curious about us.
After DD died I used to sit on the floor in the back garden and cry long and hard. A friendly Robin used to come and sit just in front of my feet and watch me. When I finally exhausted my tears it used to fly onto the kitchen step as if to say “alright now, in you go!” As I’d walk past it into the kitchen it would fly up onto the wall, until I’d close the door and then fly off. It was the same every single time. I loved that Robin, it was such a good little companion when I needed it most.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/how-robins-proved-loved-ones-10250274

Watch the video in this link, this was exactly what happened to my friend!

I'm so sorry to hear about your DD too

Sorry to hear about your daughter, Corona

@IHateCoronavirus

Ah Robins are lovely Indigo I’m sure they are curious about us. After DD died I used to sit on the floor in the back garden and cry long and hard. A friendly Robin used to come and sit just in front of my feet and watch me. When I finally exhausted my tears it used to fly onto the kitchen step as if to say “alright now, in you go!” As I’d walk past it into the kitchen it would fly up onto the wall, until I’d close the door and then fly off. It was the same every single time. I loved that Robin, it was such a good little companion when I needed it most.

This broke my heart. I’m so sorry about your daughter.

I don't believe in woo stories, but...

If there's a 'but', you do. You just haven't found the courage to own it yet or you'd rather stay among 'the cool kids who don't believe' and not get shot down. If you don't believe, you don't believe - no buts and no room to consider a possibility.

@TheLittleRedToothbrush

I love this , I had a similar thing happen. I've always thought if it gives you comfort then it's real !!

Me too.

I am totally un-woo, but was a bit weirded out the other day.

I lost my daughter last year at 22 weeks, was induced and was in active labour for three hours.

My best friend is due her DD next month. On what would have my due date last month, two months before HER due date, she went into random labour, for three hours. Started at the same time I was moved to the delivery suite, and finished at the exact time I delivered my daughter. Started and stopped totally randomly, nothing has happened before or since.

Her DD is still cooking nicely and arrival expected next month as planned!

I have had two experiences of loved ones dying then an unusual event happening shortly afterwards very much linked in each case to them.
I have to believe it meant something because I find it hard to bear not to.

I don't consider myself woo, definitely thought the white feathers were rubbish until- the day of my dad's funeral all our coats were on the back of my mums dining room chairs. My coat was brand new I'd carried it from the car in a bag. On the shoulder of my coat was a single white feather. My mum only told me recently.

It was his anniversary yesterday and I felt rubbish. I stepped into my car and on the passenger seat was a white feather.

Maybe it is rubbish, but I find it comforting. And Robins too

I'm a spiritual nut! Can I just say that robins' are very symbolic and are meant to be associated with the loss of loved ones.
When my friend lost her DS (15), a robin was her constant companion. It honestly brought a lot of comfort to my friend.