The Ghost in My Kitchen
First, let me just say that I do not believe in ghosts. Surely after someone passes away, he or she has better things to do than hang around in my kitchen. That said, some weird things are going on in my house.
The house was built in 1955, not very old by haunted house standards. Not that I believe in ghosts, mind you. From the day we moved in to this very day, we’ve heard our ghost in the kitchen, but never while we’re in there. We’ll hear the noises when we’re sitting at the dining table or watching TV in the den. At first, we’d run into the kitchen trying to find the source of the noises, but all we could do was rule out from where they might be coming. The noises aren’t coming from the stove, dishwasher, or refrigerator; we’ve never been able to find what is causing them. So, now we just smile and say, “Kitchen ghost!”
My husband and I have also seen some things that are rather odd. No ectoplasm, no floating furniture, nothing “Ghostbusters” or anything, just odd. Like things seen out of the corner of the eye, when you think someone is standing right there and you turn to look and no one is there. More times than I can count, I’ll see movement and think Hubby has poked his head into the room but he will be back in the bedroom and the kids will be sound asleep. He has the same experiences and thinks that I am looking in on him. Not that we believe in ghosts, or anything.
I don’t scare easily and I’m not superstitious; and I’m not going to go all New-Agey and start yelling “Go to the light!” If my ghost wants to stick around it’s ok by me, after all it’s “lived” here longer than we have. But I did have to have a talk with the ghost the other day about some things that have happened recently. Not that I believe in ghosts, however. One night while I was getting new school clothes ready for the laundry, something came into the den. I was standing facing the fireplace when a little white column of vapor floated in front of me. I saw it enter the den through the doorway, float in column form to a stop right in front of me. The base of the column was wispy and hovered above the floor about 6 inches; the top was rounder and “stood” about 4 feet tall. It stayed stationary in front of me, and as I stared in surprise, just vanished gently away. I shrugged and said aloud, “Huh, the ghost is pretty active tonight.” Told you, I don’t scare easily.
The very next day, after my husband left for work, something else happened. Every morning I iron a shirt for him then put the iron on a silicone hot pad on the kitchen counter facing the wall so I don’t accidentally get burned, then I lock the baby gate behind me when I leave. Hubby had already left for work and the kids and I were watching “Yogi Bear” when I heard a noise in the kitchen. Just a small thud, no loud clattering, no crashing. Both kids were with me, so I didn’t worry too much. Later, I walked into the kitchen for a drink and found my iron face-down on the floor. Now, I had set the iron firmly on the counter away from the edge and a drawer was open right under the spot. To fall to the floor, the iron would’ve had to bounce off the open drawer, making a terrible noise all the way down. But that’s not what happened. The iron looked for all the world like it had been set on the floor. While it was still warm, no less. It stuck to the linoleum when I picked it up, luckily the floor wasn’t damaged. I called my husband to confirm that he hadn’t knocked it the floor, he hadn’t.
At that point I decided it was time to have a talk with the ghost, that I don’t believe in by the way. So I talked directly to my ghost. I told him he was welcome to stay (does he or she even have meaning when discussing ghosts?), after all, he had been here longer than we had, I wouldn’t try to make him go to the light, but please, just don’t scare the children.
This is not going to set me off on some mad search to “find” my ghost; I will NOT be having any seances and I don’t own a Ouija board. To me, having a ghost is part of the charm of living in a 50-year old house. Which is totally beside the point, as I don’t believe in ghosts. Oddly enough, I have noticed less activity and fewer noises since my talk with our “ghost”, but I kind of miss him. Especially this close to Halloween.
Not that I believe in ghosts.
I dont beleive either
Excuse me my ghost just tapped me on the shoulder and wants a little attention
October 12th, 2007 at 10:52 pmNot that I believe in ghosts either — but I’ve found that speaking directly to them is every-so-much-more effective than ignoring them.
Not that I believe in ghosts.
October 13th, 2007 at 12:31 amI hope my ghost is not coming COD!
October 14th, 2007 at 9:19 pmOhhhhhhhh scary! Not that I believe either.
October 15th, 2007 at 4:53 pmYeah, I totally don’t believe in such things, but I have to say, my house was built in 1941, and I don’t have a ghost, and I’m completely jealous that you do. Not that any of us believe in ghosts. Because we don’t.
That said:
Once I dated a guy who lived in an old apartment building on the corner of 18th and Classen in OKC. Two little girls were murdered in his apartment, and the place is said to still be haunted.
It was a very, very weird place. He had two dogs and a cat, and the animals would all stand together, in a line, growling in unison at EMPTY AIR for literally hours on end.
Also, once, we left to go to Target, and when we got back, his kitchen knives were arranged neatly in the floor of the living room, in a line.
But it was probably the wind.
October 15th, 2007 at 6:09 pmThe Inn across the street from my country house is very old, and has several ghosts. A woman I know well was there late one night with her three year old daughter who suddenly jerked around, walked over to a locked door, and stood staring upward, transfixed. Her Mom went over to her and said something like, “Honey, what are you looking at?”
The little girl, staring wide-eyed at the locked door, replied, “The Lady…”
October 19th, 2007 at 10:46 pmSorry to hear about the comment issues. Thought I’d leave a friendly one, just for the sake of it!
I do believe in ghosts, but almost never see them, go figure!
October 20th, 2007 at 12:22 amI’ve heard the term “shadow ghosts” used for those that you see out of the corner of your eye. It would be interesting to snap a few pics of nothing at all and see what shows up.
November 21st, 2007 at 11:38 amWell, I live in a house vintage 1942.
We all hear noises in the house…sometimes footsteps…sometimes voices…
Our youngest is sensitive. She sees the “others” as we call them. Now in her mid-20s, she is growing out of it somewhat. [She also used to see auras - told us that one of our ministers was white…when I asked what she meant, she described the colored light she sees around people.]
So, even if you don’t believe in ghosts, know that children sometimes have fewer “barriers” developed and may experience whatever is in your house (among other things) whether you ask “them” to behave or not.
Ours rarely “scared” the child…only when strange/negative “others” would wander in (with estate sale purchases we think).
I have had to give some items away and am more cautious with purchases.
NOTE: I am NOT talking about the rodents making noise. I DO believe in them. The “others’” noises are very different.
February 10th, 2008 at 7:23 pm