My son was only about 4 years old when he started talking very 'matter of factly' about his life in Egypt. I wish I had written down more detail, but at the time I wasnt sure how to absorb that information (due to my strong religious upbringing-which did not give any space for that kind of possibility). He had a developmental delay and didn't learn to speak for a long time, so when he did start talking - I was surprised that he was speaking about his life in Egypt. He remembered that he was a boy, and he was royalty, a prince? Who died as a boy. All I could think was Tutankhamen!
He has been obsessed with Egyptian objects his whole life. He went through a stage if just wanting to make Mummies. He would spend hours carefully making the bodies out of sticks and wrapping them in layers, then crafting a coffin/sarcophagus, which he decorated with hieroglyphs. He still feels a connection to Egypt. I would like to talk to him some more about his early memories to see if he remembers anything else.
As a child he had many phobias...he didn't like his teacher because of her eyebrows...he refused to go outside without me with him until the age of about 5 years? He was scared of the dark, crowds, loud noises, and preferred his own quiet company.
When i was driving the car one day with him in the backseat he very matter of factly told me at 4 years that 'he chose me to be his Mum'. I asked him 'how' and he said he was floating and looked down and saw me and chose me. I asked him why he chose me and he said 'because you were kind and beautiful'. It gave me goosebumps. He is now almost 19. I still remember that, but I wish I had paid more attention to the other things he said. He has always been different to others his own age - an old soul. It has been interesting to read all of this as I had some very strange phobias as a child and now i would like to explore those more deeply.
He has been obsessed with Egyptian objects his whole life. He went through a stage if just wanting to make Mummies. He would spend hours carefully making the bodies out of sticks and wrapping them in layers, then crafting a coffin/sarcophagus, which he decorated with hieroglyphs. He still feels a connection to Egypt. I would like to talk to him some more about his early memories to see if he remembers anything else.
As a child he had many phobias...he didn't like his teacher because of her eyebrows...he refused to go outside without me with him until the age of about 5 years? He was scared of the dark, crowds, loud noises, and preferred his own quiet company.
When i was driving the car one day with him in the backseat he very matter of factly told me at 4 years that 'he chose me to be his Mum'. I asked him 'how' and he said he was floating and looked down and saw me and chose me. I asked him why he chose me and he said 'because you were kind and beautiful'. It gave me goosebumps. He is now almost 19. I still remember that, but I wish I had paid more attention to the other things he said. He has always been different to others his own age - an old soul. It has been interesting to read all of this as I had some very strange phobias as a child and now i would like to explore those more deeply.
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