When our daughter was about three, she started talking about her memories of "the world before this one," describing her other parents, house, rooms in the house, her bedroom, bed, bedspread, toys, friends, pets, birthday parties, etc. all in great detail, always consistently.
I've added more below (long), but was wondering if anyone else has had similar experiences?
Cheers, from
SwampWitch
She has drawn detailed pictures of dresses her mom made for her birthdays, pictures of the cakes, of the quilts her mom made for her, and the bedknobs her dad made for her bed (they would change both for the holidays). She's described the tile floor in the bathroom, and they had a fuzzy toilet cover (which we would never have). When she started talking about her "past" toys, I knew for a fact that these were older toys she had never seen in real life or TV, because I was always with her.
I think her parents were hippies, because they painted lots of bright colors in the house. She said the only thing white in the house was the dining room tablecloth, which was a special tablecloth. She said it was always on the table with a flower and vase in the middle, and she described the legs of the table, which is probably what a little kid would see the most.
She said her name was Hannah, and her parents called her Hannah-Banana, because she loved bananas so much. In fact one of her birthday cakes (I don't remember which one, but I think she said 6th) had a banana drawn on the top, with slices of real bananas around the edges. When she remembered this birthday cake, she was able to remember her name.
She used to sob like her heart was breaking (when she was about three), saying she misses her parents. Her dad had grey hair that was kind of wild, and her mom had long, straight, dark hair, and wore jeans and often a pink shirt. Her dad was in a band, and sometimes she would get on stage with him and dance to the music. She had short blond hair (she has brown hair now).
She said when she was littler she was surprised in the mirror sometimes because she was expecting to see herself with blond hair.
She speaks from memory, just like if you would ask her now about her toys, birthday parties, parents, house, dining room table, etc.
I've added more below (long), but was wondering if anyone else has had similar experiences?
Cheers, from
SwampWitch
She has drawn detailed pictures of dresses her mom made for her birthdays, pictures of the cakes, of the quilts her mom made for her, and the bedknobs her dad made for her bed (they would change both for the holidays). She's described the tile floor in the bathroom, and they had a fuzzy toilet cover (which we would never have). When she started talking about her "past" toys, I knew for a fact that these were older toys she had never seen in real life or TV, because I was always with her.
I think her parents were hippies, because they painted lots of bright colors in the house. She said the only thing white in the house was the dining room tablecloth, which was a special tablecloth. She said it was always on the table with a flower and vase in the middle, and she described the legs of the table, which is probably what a little kid would see the most.
She said her name was Hannah, and her parents called her Hannah-Banana, because she loved bananas so much. In fact one of her birthday cakes (I don't remember which one, but I think she said 6th) had a banana drawn on the top, with slices of real bananas around the edges. When she remembered this birthday cake, she was able to remember her name.
She used to sob like her heart was breaking (when she was about three), saying she misses her parents. Her dad had grey hair that was kind of wild, and her mom had long, straight, dark hair, and wore jeans and often a pink shirt. Her dad was in a band, and sometimes she would get on stage with him and dance to the music. She had short blond hair (she has brown hair now).
She said when she was littler she was surprised in the mirror sometimes because she was expecting to see herself with blond hair.
She speaks from memory, just like if you would ask her now about her toys, birthday parties, parents, house, dining room table, etc.