What is something you have experienced that no one would believe?

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I'll start.
I've told no one this but my partner. I'm 24 and think Snt Nicholas/santa is real. Why? Because I distinctly remember hearing him. I was at my family members house and it was Christmas eve. I don't know why but my eyes shot open and it must of been around 2am. I could hear the soft chime of bells and it got louder and louder until it was audibly clear what it was. Then I heard a bang on the roof and I kid you not hooves! Loads of hooves and bells. The odd thing was that I wasn't excited as you would expect to be seeing Santa. I suddenly became paralyzed with this weird sense of fear.

I remember hiding in my bed and pulling the blanket over my eyes. I thought if I pretended to sleep he would go away. I then heard heavy sounds of footsteps around the house and a man's voice grunting. After what seemed like forever the noises of the man stopped and the hooves took off. After I was sure the coast was clear I ran to my bedroom window to see if I could catch a glimpse but I saw nothing. That morning I didn't tell anyone but simply asked all my male family members if anyone had gotten up over night. They hadn't (all are quite elderly). I know what I experienced. My partner thinks it was a delusion or one of those realistic dreams. But the experience was so vivid and unusual that I know it was real. No one would believe me so I don't bother saying it!

Okay your turn

Why?

@CT095 They didn't wave, but as i looked at them they were looking towards us (heads up both looking straight at us as they walked) and giving off that sort of friendly expectation that makes you feel you're all about to acknowledge each other.

It's one of the reasons i looked again after i had finished fiddling with DD and straightened up. I knew they would have been really close by then, and i didn't want to blank them. I was ready to quickly smile and wave a hand and jump back in the car. That's how clearly i felt them/saw them.

The best i can say is i feel they saw us.

I can picture their clothes, the one thing i'm not quite clear on is weather they were holding hands or not.

When i saw them (before they disappeared) my main thought was that they were a sweet couple - they were wearing identical navy blue waterproof outfits.

@AcrossthePond55 do you think your mum tells herself that so she can cope? It's terrifying to think of what could have happened so maybe her version helps her not think about it much?
Of course, you could have climbed out and the man found you with no ill intent.

it's well known that you can have them in your sleep in pregnancy which I've had, but now I've not had sex for many years so not pregnant I have them pretty easily half asleep and erm contactless. might be time to get on tinder 🙊

This is a lovely post. A similar thing happened to me, also about 10 years ago, I was stuck in an abusive and toxic relationship that was slowly destroying my mental and physical health. I'd known for a year that I needed to leave but the logistics of leaving were difficult and complex and I couldn't see a way through. I remember once standing in a room in my flat just stressing, thinking through all the logistics of how I could leave safely, not being able to see a way to do it, the Stockholm part of my brain telling me it was easier to stay put, better the devil I knew etc etc. Then I heard a voice speak clearly by my right ear, it was a kind but authoritative voice and it just said "JUST GET OUT".

I left two days later with just myself and no clear path forward and life has continued to get better since then.

I also think it was God or a guardian angel of some kind. Left to myself I would've convinced myself that leaving was just too difficult, but I was saved by a divine intervention. I really believe that.

I know it's a real reported thing (but it can never really be proved can it?) it's more that it's something that I personally experience.

I'm glad someone/something gave you the strength to leave. And I hope you're safe and happy now.

@Gihi @Patchoomi

You know, I really don't know the answers. Mum didn't like to talk about it, even as much as 50 years after it happened. When I would ask her she pretty much said "Well, you were found safe, that's all that matters" or "I don't remember, it was too long ago". I think Patchoomi has it, Mum was in denial. I also think she felt it was a parenting failure on her part, even though I never felt that way.

No, the police weren't called. But the "Floorwalker" (do they even have those anymore?) was notified, I do know that. Maybe he called the other stores to alert them and that's how I was found?

It's a funny thing about parents back in my day. So many things just weren't discussed with us. We were told 'don't talk to strangers' but if we asked why, no one ever explained 'stranger danger' or 'private areas' of one's body. We were just told 'just do as I say' or words to that effect. I asked Mum once as an adult why and she just said it was 'known' what might happen, but why would they tell children? She once mentioned that one of the Scout leaders 'back in the day' was known to be 'odd' and that mothers on our street wouldn't let their little boys be in his troop. When I asked what she meant by 'odd' and how did she know, she just waved her hands and said "You know. Odd. We all knew it, we didn't need to talk about it". No wonder so many of us were vulnerable to predators.

My husband and his mate saw diamond lights in a cloudless night sky that could not have come from any kind of reflection. They were in a regular arrangement, then swept through the sky incredibly fast before splitting, veering off symmetrically and disappearing. It doesn't sound like much but he is beyond certain the lights could not have been attached to any craft that humans have been able to make. He didn't see a craft though, just the lights. His friend said, "Are you seeing this?" as it was happening and dh said, "Yes".

They were both terrified by the speed at which the lights moved and the way they banked.

His friend said the next day that no one would ever believe what they'd seen and it would be best never to discuss it again or people would think they were crazy. Dh reluctantly agreed. He is the last person to have a conspiracy theory or see something unexpected. And his best mate saw exactly the same thing. They never talk about it.

He doesn't have a position on UFOs or aliens. Just knows there is no earthly explanation for what he saw. He's a massive plane buff so he would know if there was a plane that could do this.

My then fiancé now husband and I were driving back to his family home from mine.
We had to travel down country lanes. Coming over a bridge before a disused chapel there was a bright light shining down. We stopped wound the windows down and it was silent outside. It stayed for a long time we think about 20 minutes ( we know how long it takes from my house to his parents)
Gets to his and the garage is at the side of his house, we get out on the drive and a MAN is standing behind the car. Where they lived was a small hamlet and everyone knew each other. DH had never seen this man before.
He asked us if we saw the light 'yes we said' and he replied 'don't tell anyone'.
He then walked away and disappeared in the air.
We told his parents who thought we had been drinking.

We both know what we saw and even now over 40 years later remember it vividly.

I saw a woman feeding cucumber sticks to her little dog in the tube once. That was quite remarkable I thought….

What did they say?

I have kept one exchange with my DF (passed away 3.5 years ago) which just says, from him, "OK". He wasn't really one for texting 🙂

I've never had the floating down the stairs dreams/sensations. Quite the reverse, my recurring dream is falling down stairs. I think it's called a "hypnic jerk". Used to happen more when I was younger.

Who do you think people will think you're lying? I have this too sometimes, but I didn't realise it was so unusual! I too make the most of it 😁

I'm trying to find the post about the moss-covered bridge which had never been noticed on that familiar route before and wasn't there the next time that route was travelled. I've obviously skipped past it. Can anyone point me in the right direction please? I've been thinking about it all day.

My dog’s diabetic and cucumber is one of the few things he can eat which won’t spike his glucose levels so he’s sometimes seen eating cucumber in public.

Here you go @Squiff70 Before it disappears again! 🏞😁

Laughed out loud at this! I do love a 'touché' moment, when someone has brought up SPAG mistakes/typos...

That happened me with a small church, but when I went over to it, I realised it was a film prop as it was made from fibreglass!!!

So this didn’t happen to me but my partner, when he lived alone. He would sleep naked and 3 separate occasions he woke up to find a penny lodged in his butt crack.

It’s especially strange as we both always use our cards to pay for everything so never have any cash in the house. Lol he tells me he thinks it’s the money fairy 🤣

I've had 3 miscarriages. The night before I found out I had lost the first one I had a dream that my dad (he died when I was 9) was holding a baby boy and he said to me "He's a bonny lad this one hen. Don't worry I'll look after him for you."
I told dh the next morning that I needed to go to hospital and be checked over. But I already knew what the scan would show. The next two times I had the same dream. The second he was holding another boy and the third it was twin girls. During the third dream my uncle was with him even though he was still alive at that point but was terminally ill with Vascular Dementia.

💐 so sorry for your losses

*throes

Also, your comment was mean and unnecessary.

Ugh that was a failed reply to zerofuchs