posted January 26, 2006 12:47 AM         

Was also going to suggest the salt

posted January 26, 2006 05:19 AM           

i know
of a little
girl

who saw
similar

her mother
had a
picture
of
Arch Angel
Michael
put
on her wall

posted January 26, 2006 03:56 PM           

Well, to each their own, eh

posted January 26, 2006 07:31 PM         

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I will elaborate more about this if no one bites me for it.

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Please do elaborate on it as it takes a lot to rain on my parade.

posted January 26, 2006 11:41 PM         

As for the topic:
My daughter, 3, claims to see a dinosaur that used to frighten her a lot, and although I know she finds regular dinosaurs "scary" at times and has learned of them through "kids" movies like Land Before Time, I also think there is a possibility that she is "seeing" something and that it could just take the shape of a dinosaur in order to scare her. I have sensed something that I don't like in the area she initially began pointing to in our room, but later she began to run from it when she would wander into another room when I was not there. She cries like she is genuinely scared and shaken. I bought her a lot of dinosaur toys, which has helped her face her fear of dinosaurs and she has also started to venture into different rooms alone again without claiming to be scared. I'm not sure WHAT was going on, and I always approach her with an open mind and belief, but try to reassure her and remind her to pray when she is frightened. I tell her if ANYONE OR ANYTHING ever tries to hurt her to yell for Mommy.
Regular parenting magazines mention that children at this age have many irrational fears such as monsters and getting sucked down the bathtub drain-type fears. I think they can learn some idiotic things from television shows if parents aren't careful, which could cause such fears, but I also worry that there is always the possibility that it isn't an irrational fear. There are many mysteries in life and I still have much to learn.
Those who said salt "around" the house, do you mean in a circle? I try to avoid getting caught up in physical cures for such situations, because it adds to my confusion and would probably lead me to some sort of obsessive/compulsive behaviors to "protect" myself etc. but I am curious if it is the circle or just the salt itself thrown anywhere that would help.

posted January 27, 2006 04:14 AM           

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I will elaborate more about this if no one bites me for it.

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Fayte,

Elaborate, please. Certainly, no biting from me.

posted January 27, 2006 11:05 AM           

I also tend to think we've been fooled more often than once by things posing as faeries and angels and the like.

Angel is a very vague term and it's easy to become confused and lost in the translation when just talking about them, never mind an actual encounter.

Be brave and sing your song, fayte. I'm sure we can all listen and behave.