I was raised in a traditional Christian home. My parents were very skeptical of anything that might have been "satanic" - yoga, meditation, and especially Eastern religion. I never considered reincarnation possible until my son was almost 3. He asked me one day if I thought I would be his mommy in the next life. I thought he meant in heaven and replied "Of course." He thought about it a while and said "No. I think we will be good friends, but I don't think you'll be my mom."
When my son was almost 5, he woke up one night sobbing. He told me he remembered dying. He remembered his wife and his two children. He missed them so much. He remembered being scared and then having an axe hit him in the chest. He asked if he would ever see his family again. (I told him I was sure he would find them even if they didn't look the same as they did before...)
I should note that my son is 10 now. He is an outgoing, active, athletic kid during the day, but he has been scared of the night time since he was a toddler. That seems like a fairly normal fear. However, he isn't just afraid of the dark - he feels like night time isn't safe. He hates being outside after dusk and he wants to sleep in my bed every night and be held tightly as he falls asleep.
When my son was almost 5, he woke up one night sobbing. He told me he remembered dying. He remembered his wife and his two children. He missed them so much. He remembered being scared and then having an axe hit him in the chest. He asked if he would ever see his family again. (I told him I was sure he would find them even if they didn't look the same as they did before...)
I should note that my son is 10 now. He is an outgoing, active, athletic kid during the day, but he has been scared of the night time since he was a toddler. That seems like a fairly normal fear. However, he isn't just afraid of the dark - he feels like night time isn't safe. He hates being outside after dusk and he wants to sleep in my bed every night and be held tightly as he falls asleep.
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