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We own a cursed spoon…

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BeGoneSpoon · 07/06/2023 06:34

DH thinks I’m insane, obviously. But 12 years ago we moved into our first flat and there was one item, ONE ITEM, remaining in it when we moved in: a child’s metal spoon with a picture of a staring teddy bear on it and the name ‘Michael’. At first we found it quite charming, calling it The Michael Spoon, and we brought it with us each time we moved house after that.

It took us a stupidly long time to realise that that had been when we started to experience tragedy after tragedy. We’ve had several deaths in the family, some really horrible, and such a lot of bad luck that people freely comment on it.

I don’t think I really believe in cursed things but this spoon now gives me the creeps to such an extent that I’m desperate for it to be gone. The trouble is, if we just chuck it in the sea or something, might the curse stay with us as the last people who had it, and then we couldn’t find it to change that? I’ve Googled curse removal but there are too many different options and apparently it can make the curse worse! Any suggestions? Please help!

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ReachForTheMars · 07/06/2023 12:33

Put it on marketplace or ebay and hype up the cirse factor. Teenagers or someone into that stuff will love it and take it off your hands and you'll know they knew what they were getting into so no guilt.

Createausername1970 · 07/06/2023 12:34

Post it back through the letterbox of the house it originally came from. It was happy there, you moved it and now its reaping its revenge.

Anyotherdude · 07/06/2023 12:36

I wasn’t superstitious - or so I thought - until that time I bought a bathroom mirror from B&Q, propped it up in the trolley and it fell through the gap at the back and smashed.
We replaced it (no charge from B&Q for breaking one) and then began a run of bad luck that lasted 3 years, leading me to dread having a full seven years of it.
Luckily, after the 3-year streak ended, we had a run of good luck, and in the years since then, our fortunes, bad and good, have ebbed and flowed seemingly evenly, but it did feel real while it was happening…

HoldingTheDoor · 07/06/2023 12:36

Could people stop advocating dropping any old shit into rivers. They're not there to act as dumping grounds to alleviate your superstitious nonsense.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 07/06/2023 12:38

Oh come on, it's not as if the rivers of the UK are going to be clogged with cursed spoons.

It will give the Time Team of the future something to discuss.

HoldingTheDoor · 07/06/2023 12:40

It will give the Time Team of the future something to discuss.

It's still junk/littering. The attitude that it's only one thing is why they're full of so much crap. Not to mention that it's perpetuating superstitious nonsense. Besides considering the mess of the planet I doubt that there'll be any Tony Robinson of the future around to see it.

flimsywhimsy · 07/06/2023 12:41

First, it's not cursed.

Second, if it will make you feel better, you should get rid of it. It sounds like it might have had significance to the family who lived in the flat before you and been left behind by accident—a memento of someone's childhood. If it's possible, maybe you could track down the previous owners/renters of the flat and tell them you want to return their spoon to them. If nothing else, their reaction is unlikely to be horror, which should set your mind at ease that they don't believe it's cursed. (I appreciate that after 12 years it might be easier said than done to find their name and contact information.)

Twattergy · 07/06/2023 12:43

Is anyone else saying in their head in a kinda monty pythonesque voice ' the curse - ed spoooooon!'???
Coz I am.

massivesalads · 07/06/2023 12:44

beanii · 07/06/2023 10:29

You can cleanse it using white sage.

You are absolutely right in thinking that bad things can attach themselves to objects.

Maybe see if there is a shamen in your area to help.

Do you have any proof of this please?

Anothercrappyusername · 07/06/2023 12:46

HoldingTheDoor · 07/06/2023 12:36

Could people stop advocating dropping any old shit into rivers. They're not there to act as dumping grounds to alleviate your superstitious nonsense.

I don’t think there are hoards of mumsnetters waiting to offload their cursed spoons in a local free flowing river, it’s one poster and one spoon.

HoldingTheDoor · 07/06/2023 12:50

I don’t think there are hoards of mumsnetters waiting to offload their cursed spoons in a local free flowing river, it’s one poster and one spoon.

Rivers are full of enough junk thank you. Probably many of those thought it's just one thing. That's the same bs excuse that flytippers use. It's still fucking litter whether it's one or 100. And it's a bloody spoon. Not a cursed spoon. Curses do not exist and feeding people's delusions that they do is the opposite of helpful.

TheFretfulPorpentine · 07/06/2023 12:50

An 'annus horribilis' or run of bad luck happens to most of us if we live long enough. Sympathy for yours, but it is very unlikely to be spoon-related.

AnalLysis · 07/06/2023 12:52

What always interests me about this sort of thing is the number of people laughing and rolling their eyes and stating without doubt this is nonsense. Plenty of people believe in woo things (God being the main one). I don’t believe in anything personally, but I’m also not arrogant enough to assume I’m right. OP do whatever makes you feel better.

Anothercrappyusername · 07/06/2023 12:52

I think you should find someone that can help with disposing of the spoon and its curse, or Google a ritual.
Regardless if you believe in curses or not, you’re now associating the spoon with bad luck and our minds can be very powerful and a ‘curse’ will work if you believe it does,

Boymum1005 · 07/06/2023 12:53

I can’t get passed the fact you kept second hand cutlery and then took it with you when you moved out. Whether it’s an ornament or used, it’s a bit strange to keep something like that.

But the horror film fanatic inside me suggests taking it back to the house where you found it and leaving it somewhere there.

Anothercrappyusername · 07/06/2023 12:53

HoldingTheDoor · 07/06/2023 12:50

I don’t think there are hoards of mumsnetters waiting to offload their cursed spoons in a local free flowing river, it’s one poster and one spoon.

Rivers are full of enough junk thank you. Probably many of those thought it's just one thing. That's the same bs excuse that flytippers use. It's still fucking litter whether it's one or 100. And it's a bloody spoon. Not a cursed spoon. Curses do not exist and feeding people's delusions that they do is the opposite of helpful.

It’s one spoon. Calm down.

HoldingTheDoor · 07/06/2023 12:54

It’s one spoon. Calm down.

It's still littering whether it's one spoon or the whole cutlery drawer. The whole it's just one bs excuse makes no difference.

Agapornis · 07/06/2023 12:56

Put it in the coffin of the next person that dies.

HoldingTheDoor · 07/06/2023 12:57

What always interests me about this sort of thing is the number of people laughing and rolling their eyes and stating without doubt this is nonsense. Plenty of people believe in woo things (God being the main one). I don’t believe in anything personally, but I’m also not arrogant enough to assume I’m right. OP do whatever makes you feel better.

It's not arrogance. It's common sense. It's logic. It's a basic knowledge of science and how the world works. It's using your brain. I don't have any time for the religious nonsense either but we're discussing a supposedly cursed spoon here, not God.

Snazzysausage · 07/06/2023 12:59

I wouldn't say I was in anyway superstitious normally but I'd be wondering why the previous owner's left behind that one spoon, particularly as it would be what is usually considered a sentimental item. I wonder if it was in the flat before them,they too had had a run of bad luck for which they also blamed the spoon!

Bonjovispjs · 07/06/2023 12:59

Twattergy · 07/06/2023 12:43

Is anyone else saying in their head in a kinda monty pythonesque voice ' the curse - ed spoooooon!'???
Coz I am.

I wasn't, but I am now 🤣

TwoFluffyDogsOnMyBed · 07/06/2023 13:00

NeverDropYourMooncup · 07/06/2023 07:45

Not one that respects nature or the environment though?

Can people not just put their magically imbued shit through the transformative purge of fire/water by putting them into the recycling to be dealt with through proper waste disposal procedures?

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I bet you’re fun to watch LOTR with! If only the ring had been recycled in the correct manner…

SapphireStar77 · 07/06/2023 13:02

No advice as such but I do think that buildings have attachments to certain items - When my parents moved into their home in the 1980’s there was a real horseshoe hanging in the attic (a wonderful family home which gave us the most amazing childhood) When I moved out 20 years ago into my own home my younger brother removed the horseshoe from the attic and gave it me as a gift for my new home. Bad things started happening immediately - a huge surge of illnesses and bad luck also resulting in my brother dying aged 27 two months later - I was convinced the bad luck was due to the horseshoe being removed from its original home so I put it back in my parents attic and the bad luck stopped immediately. My parents moved home not long after but I do still wonder if the horseshoe is still there in the attic

HabitatRat · 07/06/2023 13:04

Buy a sage stick, and bathe the spoon in the smoke

Withnailandeye · 07/06/2023 13:08

Gettingbysomehow · 07/06/2023 07:36

I'm a witch. Cursed items cannot work if they are put into running water. Find a fast flowing river and throw it in. Job done.

Which is fine until someone retrieves it from fast flowing water and then it curses them?

Not that I think the OP’s spoon is cursed. Nor that anyone should take advice from someone proclaiming to be a witch on MN for that matter…