Pre-warning: I am a person who cannot write ‘short-stories’ so I apologize in advance for my lenghtly postings.. 
I have two daughters, Emily who will be turning 3 in February and Katie who will be 2 in January. They’re only 11 months apart.
Every Tuesday the three of us visit my aunt Maria who lives across town and spend a day with her and my uncle. During the day, my girls get their afternoon naps and while we are at my aunt’s, I put Emi to sleep in the basement bedroom while my aunt takes Katie to one of the bedrooms upstairs for her nap. Katie, as long as we remember, has always insisted that the doors to the two other bedrooms upstairs must be close. She will not have a nap if the doors are opened as they face the room that she sleeps in. My aunt always humoured her.
Yesterday my aunt, my girls and myself went upstairs late in the afternoon. Katie started yelling out “dada, dada, dada!” My little girl was almost in hysterics. My aunt then said “funny how she always points to the other bedrooms and keeps saying “dada dada and dada” over and over again.” Apparently that happens every time they go upstairs for the nap. But she was never that upset. She would not go into the other bedrooms expect for the one she sleeps in. She just kept pointing towards the other rooms and repeating “dada”. I explained that daddy is at work and not here.. but then my other daughter started saying “no dada.. dada is there” and pointing in the same direction. Emi (the older one) then saw a photo of my gradparents (my mom and my aunt’s parents) and she said “mama and dada”. She was so happy. I explained that no.. those were my grandpa and grandma.. she repeated grandma and grandpa but then said no, mama and dadda..
My aunt gave Katie (the yougner one) a photo of my grandma and I asked “who is this Katie?” Her response was “mama.. mama..” For the rest of the afternoon she was walking around holding my grandma’s photo close to her and looking at it every now and then repeating “mama, mama” like a content, happy child. I showed Emi my grandparents’ wedding photo and asked if she knew who those people were and her response.. yes, mama and dadda. We went downstairs a little confused to say the least.. Before we left to go home that evening, my aunt had to go back upstairs and Katie insisted on going up with her. As my aunt carried her into one of the two bedrooms, Katie didn’t yell this time or cry. She happily stood in the midde of the room looking around and as they were about to leave the room, Katie turned towards a corner of the room, waived her hand “bye-bye” and said “bye bye dada..”
When I got home, my mom came over and so my mom, myself and my nanny were discussing the incident. My mom showed the same photos to my daughters that my aunt has of my grandparents. Emi looked at me and said grandma and grandpa..then pointed to her and said mama and dada. Katie just kept repeating mama and dada..
I know that my grandparents have lost a son when he was 21 years old. Half-seriously I asked my mom if they had any other kids that have passed. My mom was very quiet for a bit and then said yes.. During the WWII, my grandparents house was taken over by Nazi soliders. During that time, my grandma was pregnant twice. First time she was pushed into a basement cellar by a Nazi solider, she fell on her belly. That baby was born and died almost instantly after the birth. The other time, a solider kicked her in the belly. That baby died about an hour after she was born. Then my mom looked at me and said that they were both girls. Born not quite a year within each other. My girls are 11 months apart..
I wonder.. reincarnation within the same family..?
I have two daughters, Emily who will be turning 3 in February and Katie who will be 2 in January. They’re only 11 months apart.
Every Tuesday the three of us visit my aunt Maria who lives across town and spend a day with her and my uncle. During the day, my girls get their afternoon naps and while we are at my aunt’s, I put Emi to sleep in the basement bedroom while my aunt takes Katie to one of the bedrooms upstairs for her nap. Katie, as long as we remember, has always insisted that the doors to the two other bedrooms upstairs must be close. She will not have a nap if the doors are opened as they face the room that she sleeps in. My aunt always humoured her.
Yesterday my aunt, my girls and myself went upstairs late in the afternoon. Katie started yelling out “dada, dada, dada!” My little girl was almost in hysterics. My aunt then said “funny how she always points to the other bedrooms and keeps saying “dada dada and dada” over and over again.” Apparently that happens every time they go upstairs for the nap. But she was never that upset. She would not go into the other bedrooms expect for the one she sleeps in. She just kept pointing towards the other rooms and repeating “dada”. I explained that daddy is at work and not here.. but then my other daughter started saying “no dada.. dada is there” and pointing in the same direction. Emi (the older one) then saw a photo of my gradparents (my mom and my aunt’s parents) and she said “mama and dada”. She was so happy. I explained that no.. those were my grandpa and grandma.. she repeated grandma and grandpa but then said no, mama and dadda..
My aunt gave Katie (the yougner one) a photo of my grandma and I asked “who is this Katie?” Her response was “mama.. mama..” For the rest of the afternoon she was walking around holding my grandma’s photo close to her and looking at it every now and then repeating “mama, mama” like a content, happy child. I showed Emi my grandparents’ wedding photo and asked if she knew who those people were and her response.. yes, mama and dadda. We went downstairs a little confused to say the least.. Before we left to go home that evening, my aunt had to go back upstairs and Katie insisted on going up with her. As my aunt carried her into one of the two bedrooms, Katie didn’t yell this time or cry. She happily stood in the midde of the room looking around and as they were about to leave the room, Katie turned towards a corner of the room, waived her hand “bye-bye” and said “bye bye dada..”
When I got home, my mom came over and so my mom, myself and my nanny were discussing the incident. My mom showed the same photos to my daughters that my aunt has of my grandparents. Emi looked at me and said grandma and grandpa..then pointed to her and said mama and dada. Katie just kept repeating mama and dada..
I know that my grandparents have lost a son when he was 21 years old. Half-seriously I asked my mom if they had any other kids that have passed. My mom was very quiet for a bit and then said yes.. During the WWII, my grandparents house was taken over by Nazi soliders. During that time, my grandma was pregnant twice. First time she was pushed into a basement cellar by a Nazi solider, she fell on her belly. That baby was born and died almost instantly after the birth. The other time, a solider kicked her in the belly. That baby died about an hour after she was born. Then my mom looked at me and said that they were both girls. Born not quite a year within each other. My girls are 11 months apart..
I wonder.. reincarnation within the same family..?
