A Haunted Childhood
From: Tiffany Lynn Buchert
Story type: Ghost
Location: West Jordan Utah
Source: Form Submission
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In 1982 my parents began to notice paranormal activities in our house. I was
five at the time and can only recall major events, this is our story.
My parents had moved into our house in West Jordan eight years before they
noticed anything out of the ordinary. The odd events I will refer to, seemed to
occur more frequently from early October to late February. At first it was the
little things that caught their eyes. They would turn a light off in the
basement, only to find it on when they returned and the kitchen lights would
flash on and off on occasions. Perhaps what was most apparent was the reaction's
of our animals. Our cats would often stare at something in the hall and follow
it as it went down the hall and into my bedroom. Our oldes cat "Missy" would
hiss and swat at an object only she could see. She would often run upstairs in a
panic, breathing heavily, with all her hairs standing on end. As the years went
on, the activities increased. Both my parents would catch movement out of the
corners of their eyes. Often times they'd glance down the hall and see what
looked like a blurry image. It was translucent, but very prominent. It would
move down the hall and enter my bedroom.
As a young girl I understood little of what was occuring around me. Yet, I did
know that something was in my room. I'd often wake in the middle of the night
and see this translucent presence in my room. I remember it standing near the
door, as if it were watching me. I was never frightened by it's presence. I
can't explain it, but it gave me a safe feeling. I knew it was not their to harm
me.
One night I was sleeping in between my parents in their room. I was awakened in
the middle of the night by this presence. I got up and went with it down the
hall into our living room. As it walked me down the hall it patted me on my
back. I can distinctly remember feeling safe as it sat me down in the rocking
chair and began to rock it. It rocked me for a couple of minutes until my mother
came out. She asked me what I was doing and I told her I didn't know. I told her
that "it" was patting me on my back and rocking me in the chair. As she walked
me back to bed she lifted up my shirt and there was a red mark on my back. Right
below my right shoulder where I had felt it patting me. We went back to bed,
with no further incidents.
The next day my mother walked into the kitchen and the lights began turning on
and off. At the same time the cupboard doors began to open and shut. By this
time, my mother was tired of it's presence in our house and yelled, "Get out of
my house and leave my family alone. We don't need you here." The next thing she
remembers is feeling a breeze go by her. The front door opened up and slammed
shut. We never had anything else occur during the next 6 years that we lived
there.
I'm not sure who or what it was, but I do know it was there and that for some
reason it wanted to get in contact with out family. My parents have speculated,
saying it could be my great-grandmother, but we'll never know. What I do know,
is that the houses on either side of us both experienced similar paranormal
activity. Most reports I have read on paranormal activity have been focused on
negative aspects. I will only say that whatever was in our house had no
intentions of harming any of us, nor wanted to scare us. I may never be able to
explain this experience, but it will always remain with me.
