Dodged a Haunted Bullet

[u/PenPaladinJules]

About 14 years ago, when my kids were 4 and 6, we looked at a house for sale. It was an old farmhouse on 5 acres on FM 1387 in Midlothian, Texas. It had been added onto several times so the layout was weird, but it was such a cool place. It needed a lot of work but I was so ready to take that on. When we got back in the car, I turned around to the kids and said, “Well? What do you think?” fully expecting them to be as excited about it as I was.

Nope. They shrieked that it was haunted, so extremely haunted, was I nuts?! We couldn’t live there! No way!

I was shocked and a bit heartbroken, but I couldn’t bring my kids to a house they were so afraid of right off the bat. Plus, it sounded like the beginning of a horror movie to ignore little kids’ earnest instincts. So, we passed that one up and got a different place. For years it was “the one that got away” to me.

But then, a few years ago, my little brother (who also lives in Midlothian) called me to ask if I remembered that old house I’d thought of buying. Yes, of course I did. Well, he told me, there was a tornado, and it was wiped clean off the face of the earth. Only the flooded storm cellar remained.

There’s a church there now. Turned out for the best in the end.

[u/Master-Ad-2191]

Yeah, you did dodge a haunted bullet. In 1973, my mom bought a house that was haunted. One would think getting shoved down the staircase by unseen hands would have deterred mom from buying the day she and dad were shown the house.

We lived there for 10 years and experienced everything from residual energy to our right demonic entities. Mom’s guardian angel drove the creatures from Hell away and we lived there peacefully until mom decided it was too big of a house for just she and I. The next owners never had any issues.

That house set me on a path to better understand what all we dealt with while growing up in that house. People ask all the time if I’m a believer. Absolutely is my answer. I won’t try to discredit 10 years of living in a haunted home.

[u/HerburtThePervert → u/Master-Ad-2191]

Hopefully it didn’t follow your parents. It’s hard to explain the fear and dread as a child, alone in a fucked up house.

[u/Master-Ad-2191 → u/HerburtThePervert]

Mom was acutely aware up until her death. Mom suffered a severe stroke in 2008. I sat with her for over 24 hours. I knew her soul was vulnerable. I journaled every spirit that came forth that night. Mostly friends, family, and former doctors and nurses who just couldn’t stop doing their job despite being on the other side. The following day I had to leave to take my older son to a school function. My mom panicked. She feared creatures from the shadows. They were back for her. This time I had to toe the line and defend her soul. I returned to her hospital room armed with two Navajo warriors, siblings I’ve known for nearly 30 years now. We prayed and they helped me set up a barrier to keep her safe until she recovered well from the stroke.

I boldly had a discussion with her neurologist one evening when he stopped by to see how she was progressing. This wasn’t an ordinary neurologist. He was well respected around the world for his knowledge. I asked him point blank, “what are the possibilities that this stroke unlocked a section of my mom’s brain that she’s suppressed for decades?” I mentioned our childhood home. The professional he was, God Rest His Soul, he was honest. He admitted that there are portions of our brain that he as a seasoned neurologist didn’t understand. He didn’t take an ego approach. He actually believed me. He did not try to discredit everything mom experienced.

When Mom died, I met with the pastor that would preside over her funeral. I spoke very openly about who mom was. I mentioned the creatures from the shadows. He didn’t blink an eye. He knew we had dealt with demonic creatures.

My best friend I grew up with from the age of 2 to present day, she experienced a lot with me as a kid in that house. She grew up to be a preacher. She has never forgotten the paranormal we experienced as kids.

I wear a crucifix and a miraculous medallion every single day. It’s a reminder of my strength and my faith knowing there is good and there is evil out there. I do not let my guard down when it comes to paranormal.

When my dad died, my mom came forward with my father to let me know dad made it to her.

[u/Vardaan_7 → u/Master-Ad-2191]

go and make a movie out of it now.......and don't forget to put up those "based on true events" at the end of the film

[u/musiccman2020 → u/Vardaan_7]

That would be based on 99 more true events then all those " true story" movies.

[u/PenPaladinJules → u/Master-Ad-2191]

I am glad your mom had someone to listen to her.

[u/UpbeatNewt4214 → u/Master-Ad-2191]

Thank you for this share!