Can a child's imaginary friend actually be a ghost?

Firecracker · Joined: 30 Oct 2007 Posts: 46 Location: Leeds, UK

I’m unsure on this one! I did have an imaginary friend when I was a child and I can clearly remember her. She was called Sarah and I always used to see her behind the shed at the bottom of our garden. I was a bit of a loner as a child so maybe she was just in my imagination but I can remember her as clearly as I can remember any of my childhood friends.

I can’t say for certain if she was a spirit or just my imagination. I remember she always wore a white dress (looked a bit like a nightgown) no matter what the weather was like. My parents used to laugh at me and say she was imaginary but it used to scare the living daylights out of my twin sisters when I would talk to someone that wasn’t there. I eventually saw less and less of her as I got older until I didn’t see her at all.

bitterbuck1 · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:53 pm Post subject:

How many years did you have your 'friend'?
Once Quiver gets back, she'll probably hound you with questions of your imaginary friend. Laughing

Firecracker · Joined: 30 Oct 2007 Posts: 46 Location: Leeds, UK

Lol, that is fine :o)

I can't remember exactly. It feels like a couple of years at least. My mum and sisters still remember me talking and playing with her so I guess she must have been around a while. I will talk to my mum and ask her if she can remember.

flossy · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:31 am Post subject:

is the shed still there at the bottom of the garden, if it is you should go down there with a camera see if you can get anything of her on film, she might be still there if it was a spirit

Firecracker · Joined: 30 Oct 2007 Posts: 46 Location: Leeds, UK

That sounds like a good idea Flossy! Only problem is that my parents have sold that house and moved away from there!

I do think that my mum has quite a few photos of the back garden though and I never thought to have a good look at them. Next time I am visiting I will dig out any old photos in the garden and have a good look.

flossy · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:44 am Post subject:

if you find anything can you post them for us to see, good luck hope you find some thing Wink

bitterbuck1 · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:25 pm Post subject:

Wouldn't it be something if you did find some photos that did 'show' something?
Can't wait!

cockeye · Joined: 27 May 2007 Posts: 23 Location: worcestershire

i'm not too sure if a childs imaginary friend is really a ghost but, my brothers 2 year old son has been seen talking to thin air, when his mum asked who he was talking to he said grandad which was wierd as both his grandads are still alive but we do know for a fact that the house they live in is where my grandad died so we think it could be him, which would be cool as grandad passed away when i was little so i never got to know him.

flossy · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject:

you should try and get him to describe him, i know he,s only 2 but its worth a try, just to see if it sounds like its your grandad

cockeye · Joined: 27 May 2007 Posts: 23 Location: worcestershire

we've tried asking about him but all we get is it's grandad he hasn't done it for a bit, but if he does it again we'll definitely ask him,however we'll have to be careful so as not to make him stop doing it

flossy · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject:

well they say that kids who have imaginary friends have good imaginations
(whether it be ghosts/spirits, not sure on that theory myself)

YB · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject:

I never had an imaginary friend but my childhood still haunts me Crying or Very sad

flossy · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:34 pm Post subject:

that doesnt sound good YB i take it you had a bad time as a child Sad

i cant fault my parents, i can say with out a doupt i had a good child hood

Firecracker · Joined: 30 Oct 2007 Posts: 46 Location: Leeds, UK

YB · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:41 am Post subject:

Thanks.. not going to get into it however I will say the old man was an abusive Alcoholic....