I say i'm a new member, but that's only somewhat true. I've been lurking on this site for about three years and have only recently decided to become a member. Part of my motivation for joining ATS is due to some very strange and disturbing comments from my daughter. Below I will try to explain what she has been telling me to the best of my ability without rambling to the extent that I become incoherent. I welcome any suggestions or advice. I consider myself a very open-minded person, but i'm also not crazy. Well, maybe a little. Nonetheless, here is my story that is still continuing today.

I am a 32-year old husband with 2 children. My son is 1 year old, and my daughter will be 4 in December. We moved into a house that we are renting in February of this year. The first 5 months were uneventful. That all changed one day in July. My daughter has her own bedroom, and in that bedroom is one of those mirrors that are designed to go on the back of a door. It's not old. We purchased it from Wal-Mart about a year ago. Well, on that July afternoon, my daughter made a comment that seemingly came completely out of the blue. She said: "Daddy, the people in the mirror keep telling me to do bad things." This unnerved me a little but I did not pursue
it any further because this was the first time she's ever said anything remotely along these lines. I chocked it up to a 3-year old's imagination.

Everything remained quite until about the end of September. While i was at work, my daughter woke up my wife and said nothing but "Mommy, the people that used to live here told me to kill you, but I told them no because I would miss you." When my wife questioned her about this, she completely shut down and would not offer anymore information. Whatever is going on seems to be escalating in both frequency and the amount of violence. More recently, as in 3 days ago, our family of 4 was in the backyard playing on the kids' swing set when my daughter says: "Mommy, daddy set you were going to bleed tonight.....a lot." Obviously I would never say anything this stupid to my daughter or about my wife. I then proceeded to tell her that I never said anything like that and my daughter (Alexis) responded with: "No, not you daddy. The other daddy in the house." Well, there is no other daddy in the house.

The day after this occurred, my wife asked her who kept telling her these things and what they were saying. Alexis told her that there was a man and a woman that talk to her. She said the woman tells her to kill her mommy, and the man tells her to kill her daddy. She also said that they never come out of her room except for at night. At night they will sometimes leave her room and move into the master bedroom. She then proceeded to stop discussing it with my wife again. So, yesterday when I got home I decided I was going to spend some extra time with Alexis and see if she offers up anymore information. She did not let me down. Before proceeding I must make a disclaimer. I do not consider myself anything close to being considered a religious person. My wife, however, is religious. That said, there is a small cross hanging on my daughter's wall just above her bed.

Rather than giving a narrative of our conversation, it might be better if I simply present the conversation as it took place.....

Me: Alexis, is there anything you feel like telling me?
Alexis: What do you mean daddy?
Me: You told mommy some stuff yesterday. Will you tell me what you told her?
Alexis: Ok. There is a man and a woman that hide in my room and tell me to do bad things to you and mommy.
Me: What do they look like?
Alexis: Ummm.....they are grey and have arms like us. They can't talk. All they can do is groan and growl.
Me: If they can't talk, then how do you know what they are saying to you?
Alexis: I don't know. I just do.
Me: Well, next time you see them, you tell them that they are bad and you aren't going to speak to them and then come tell mommy or daddy. And if mommy and daddy aren't close enough to you, then take your cross off the wall and close your eyes. That way Jesus can protect you.
Alexis: Jesus can't protect me. They'll kill me if i do that.
Me: In that case, then you run out of your room as fast as you can and get me.
Alexis: Ok daddy.

Needless to say, I was dumbfounded at this point. Maybe my Jesus comment was a little off-base since i'm not a religious person myself, but I won't tell her not to believe. That's a decision she'll have to make on her own as she gets older. I realize this all sounds a little nuts, but it's entirely true. I don't know what the explanation is for this. Maybe it's something medical. Maybe it's something Paranormal. I have no clue. I'd also like to add that our children are sheltered from violence probably more so than necessary. She doesn't watch tv except for shows like Kai-Lan and Wubbzy. I'm pretty sure there's not excessive violence in either of those, although Wubbzy would account for my mild craziness. She also does not go to any type of daycare, so it's likely safe to assume that she isn't being fed this type of stuff from another child. She stays at home with my wife and son, so her exposure to other adults is also minimal.

My employer offers free counseling, which I am considering. The only reason i'm reluctant to do this is because I don't want her put on drugs. If this is something that can't be explained medically, then that is exactly what is likely to happen. Anyway, any suggestions or alternative possible explanations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you everyone for allowing me to vent.

-Chris

Don't know what to say but, that is extremely scary! I got the chills. I flagged your thread because I gotta run out, & I am looking forward to some of our more experienced posters(in these types of things) opinions....Good Luck to you!

Welcome..and I really hope you find some answers to your questions and concerns.

I have nothing to offer except to keep communication going with your daughter..and to be wary of "professionals"...who are closed minded and only use their methods of analyzing.

Maybe you should stay up a night with her and see if she has any interactions with the others while you are present. Or you could ask her to keep investigating asking them why they want her to do such terrible things. Hope things get better keep ats posted.

Originally posted by gabby2011
Welcome..and I really hope you find some answers to your questions and concerns.

I have nothing to offer except to keep communication going with your daughter..and to be wary of "professionals"...who are closed minded and only use their methods of analyzing.

Thanks. This is pretty much where i'm at on this. If it is indeed a medical issue, then of course I want to help her. However, I don't want that to be the only option considered.

Wow. Scary story indeed. I feel for you, Sir.

I hope that it is just a hallucination of some sort and that she really isn't receiving messages from entities. If she is then you will have to fight evil through spirituality.

It almost sounds like an Alien or something.

One thing I would do, is get rid of mirrors in her room.

I would also suggest having a priest or pastor bless the house.

I realize you are not a religious person, but Jesus said that whatever you hold true on earth, I will hold true in Heaven. Which translates to me as saying, "Mind over matter".

The mind is powerful.

I would first choose to consult the divine.

As a writer, I have to say that the dialogue here is somewhat suspicious in a scripted kind of way.

However, assuming your daughter is very precocious and events did proceed in such a straight line--then you should tell her that Jesus is the only one that can help her.

Laugh if'n you want to but the spirit world does get very uncomfortable with that name uttered in faith or desperation.

Bet it works. Good luck.

Originally posted by motoxryder
Maybe you should stay up a night with her and see if she has any interactions with the others while you are present. Or you could ask her to keep investigating asking them why they want her to do such terrible things. Hope things get better keep ats posted.

Granted, I've been watching the Paranormal Activity films lately - I'd say put up some cameras if any are handy.

My personal recommendation beyond that, though, would be not to encourage any communication by the daughter or to attempt any directly otherwise. Best keep those doors shut as tightly as possible while looking for confirmation of something strange or otherwise considering some sort of help for the daughter if can't substantiate the story itself.

With anything that appears to be paranormal, I can never suggest someone engage in further dialogue or attempts to communicate with it. Could very well just be opening yourself up to further influence.

Originally posted by The GUT
As a writer, I have to say that the dialogue here is somewhat suspicious in a scripted kind of way.

Thank you for your suggestions and I can respect your opinion regarding the scripted part. If i was to read this on here, I would probably be reluctant to believe it myself. It does sound like something out of a novel.

Maybe you could take the mirror out of her room.

I think that positive energies may be a defence against negative. You could talk to your daughter about 'angels' stress the importance of love and positivity in the house and I don't know, feel sorry for such negative entities.

I'm sorry, wish I could be more help.

Namaste