Should I call her Crazy?... or just go along with it..?

Ok, first note i am in no way being judgemental about this, but if you believe in your mom's (talent, gift, job???) then why wouldnt you believe her now? Secondly if its truely in the cards (not trying to make a funny but said it before i thought) that someone is going to die then you cant beat death, its the only certainty that we all face. You might sit down and ask her how she is prepaired to stop death. You cant be there every second. Another thought is what if the age they are seeing is wrong, what if she is seeing her own death and projecting it onto someone else? This trip might not be the best idea. I just dont see how this trip is going to prevent anything, but if she feels it neccessary i would stand by her. Also remember that if it was you, you would want her to be there to try to help or at least be with you.

Since everyone is involved do you think that it could be your own mother dying? Maybe she might crash in car ride while going over there?

Were I in your place I would say "leave me some money and have a nice trip" But I think your age could be a problem if you didn't have an adult there - depending on if anyone would complain.

Personally, I don't like doing anything spur of the moment. It's not well thought out so something could go wrong. I won't argue with her possible feelings on the matter, some people know. Just dragging you along and having so many pets makes it a bit too unplanned/sudden to work out well.

Originally Posted by strange_wings

Were I in your place I would say "leave me some money and have a nice trip"

But I think your age could be a problem if you didn't have an adult there - depending on if anyone would complain.

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Actually, at 16 I was babysitting for weekends while kids parents went out of town, so I don't think being alone should be a problem - right? - if you don't want to go?

The way I see it is this:

1) If your mom is right, and you don't go visit your brother, will you regret it?

If the answer is yes, then the next question is: Will your cousin take good care of the animals?

Then I'd go ahead and go.

If you think this is just based on fear or mis-interpretation, and IF something were to happen to your brother and you would regret is death (obviously) but you wouldn't regret seeing him under these weird and strange circumstances that may end up becoming very maudlin, then I'd do what I could to stay home and let your mother go. Or try to talk her out of going.

A very close friend of mine in high school had a mom that was truly psychic. She didn't read tarot, but she often knew what was going to happen with lots of people. When she saw someone's death, she wouldn't try to do anything about it, because if she tried to stop it, it would just happen some other way.

that this is just a mis-reading.



Laurie

I don't believe in psychics, and I would tell her that she's crazy...but that's me. However, I sure wouldn't let her drag me along with her. Tell her that you'll stay with a friend while she's gone, and that you'll look after the pets.

Outweigh the number of times she's been right versus wrong. If one highly outweighs the other, go with that option.

I'm thinking of Professor Trelawny from Harry Potter in this case...she always saw the Death in her fortunes.

Anyhoo, as I got older I realized that the death card could also signify renewal. I.e. someone graduating from college and getting married. They "die" as a student, but are reborn as a "husband". That's how much faith I put into fortunes...

For what it's worth: I've both had and witnessed a lot of psychic incidents, some of them overwhelmingly convincing, and I think it's vital to keep an open mind. I wouldn't call anyone crazy for this -- epecially someone with demonstrated psychic ability.

Maybe it's hard to imagine how the tragedy she predicts could be prevented, but that's no reason to assume it can't be done. We're talking about things in a realm of mystery, things we humans do not yet understand. Why should it be any stranger to think some kind of action could keep this from happening than to think your mother can predict it in the first place? There are countless instances of people choosing not to get on a plane or taking a different route home from work, and later learning they would have been doomed in some way if they hadn't felt compelled to change their plans. "Fate" is not necessarily written in stone.

And maybe the purpose of the trip would not be to prevent the accident, but simply to visit with the loved one before he is lost.

If you cannot go on the trip, then I would talk to your brother and get him to take some vacation time, or sleep at the office, or even quit his job if he has to, but to stay away from vehicles for the next few weeks. That may sound extreme, but I've seen too many amazing things to dismiss your mother's premonition. I believe my parents might have died over a decade ago if I hadn't followed through on a feeling of my own that was, actually, far less intense and specific than your mother's.

Here's the thing: if your mother is right, either something will intervene to change what she's seeing... or, heaven forbid, you may be burying your brother soon. I think you should (a) try to prevent this accident in some way, and (b) visit with your brother, at least by phone, and make sure everything between you is right... just in case. Even if he laughs at you, you will have the peace of mind that comes with knowing you kept an open mind and didn't place place pride ahead of concern for a loved one.



Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine,
it is stranger than we can imagine.

Sir Arthur Eddington
English astronomer (1882 - 1944)

From the people who will be hurt it does sound like it may be your mum, though the age doesn't fit.

Hope everything works out for you, this kind of stuff is all through my family so I wouldn't be calling her crazy just yet

Originally Posted by CarolPetunia

Here's the thing: if your mother is right, either something will intervene to change what she's seeing... or, heaven forbid, you may be burying your brother soon. I think you should (a) try to prevent this accident in some way, and (b) visit with your brother, at least by phone, and make sure everything between you is right... just in case. Even if he laughs at you, you will have the peace of mind that comes with knowing you kept an open mind and didn't place place pride ahead of concern for a loved one.

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My viewpoint on death is that you can't prevent it..only deter or change how your life ends. If you tell him to stay put in the house and not go anywhere for the next two weeks because your mom has seen his death in a car, then perhaps a burgler breaks in, gets scared and shoots him to the point of death.

Thats good that your mom has talked to your sister. that nothing serious really does happen though.

I'm glad you're not going...I agree with BlondRebel that it was a possibility that the car incident could involve you two.

There was a very strange incident that happened in my area several years ago. A family was killed in a very freak accident on the highway after a beam was improperly installed on an overpass. The family had moved here from New York City after the father happened to not go to work on the day of 9/11, and escaped certain death.

It made me think that whatever is meant to happen, happens - just maybe in a different way.

I agree with not going. If there really is something to you Mom's predictions - and I don't disagree the she may have the psychic gift, what is going to happen is going to happen. We really can't avoid the inevitability of the future.