Ok...something really wierd happened this weekend while we were on vacation.
My family and I were on our way to a family reunion in Bemidji and stopped at the Judy Garland museum in Grand Rapids. (I'm a huge Wizard of Oz fan!!) Anyway, we took a tour of the house and my son, Levi, put his hand on a red wicker rocker. He started to gently run his hand back and forth on the arm and said "This is the chair that the man sat in and cried when the woman died." He was staring off into space when he said it, then after, he just kind of looked around and then went to the next room.
So what do you think? I know my sister's eyes got as big as saucers because she's never experienced this type of thing before. My 8 yr old use to do that kind of stuff all the time...guess it looks like my 5 yr old is keeping it in the family!!

Hi Lizzie,

I always liked the Wizard of Oz too. That is interesting the way your son reacted to the chair. Did he hear someone talking about it while you guys were there (even one of you) and he was just repeating what was said by chance? Or was there a small sign there with a brief description and he was able to read a few words and added to it? Was this chair used by a male member of Judy Garlands family?

If he didn't hear someone talking about the chair and it did belong to a male, he very well may have picked up an impression from it. Objects can hold energy. His actions do make it seem like that is what he was doing actually. Has he ever done anything like that before, or anything else happen that you would call unusual? Does your older son still do it, or have anything different happen?

We all have innate abilities and for whatever reason for some it's more notable. I think when children are discouraged from letting what comes natural to them be, it can often start to close that door (so to speak), however with some it will still occur and even increase in their teen years (did for me) or at some point as an adult. =)

How do you feel about it? Do you think that is what he was doing, and are you ok with it if it was? How was he afterwards, did he talk about it more, was he bothered by it? Is anyone in your family sensitive, or psychic, an empath, or a natural medium? It can skip generations btw. If he was not bothered by it then I think just wait and see if he does it again, or if anything else happens. I believe we all(children included) will have times of what I term as a psi moment, as adults we may brush it off, call it a concidence or imagination, or wonder how did I know that, or why did I feel that way, or we hear or see something that we can't explain. He may have just had a psi moment, time will tell if it's something more (if he is a sensitive etc), for both or your sons actually. Keep us posted. =)

I do believe he had a psi moment because of a few reasons. First, Levi hasn't started school so he can't read yet. Next, we were the only ones in the house and they were the first ones in that room so there was no chance of him overhearing anyone because nothing had been said.
As for the history of the chair, we don't know who owned it. All of the period pieces were donated and never actually were in the ownership of Judy Garland's family.
I am completely ok with the abilities that my boys seem to have. We don't discourage and we always listen when they have something to say. After this particular incident, Levi seemed perfectly fine and didn't mention anything at any time later on.
I think my Sam is more in tune with this kind of thing, although it's been a long time since he's said anything. When he was about 3yrs old he was really active, talking alot about my dad who died 12 years before he was born. This kid told me things that there was ABSOLUTELY no way a 3 year old could know. In fact, there are just too many things to write about in one post.
I just try to keep an open mind and be there for them if they ever need my support.