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no_hypocrisy

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8. Maybe
Sat Apr 6, 2019, 06:40 AM
Apr 2019

My father and I had a contentious relationship. When he died, he disinherited me and my siblings while leaving $35,000 each to my ne'er-do-well cousins -- and the neighbor across the street.

During the first year after his death, my front door slammed shut behind me twice, without any wind or whatever. I was locked out of my flat and to pay more than $100 each time to be allowed access by a locksmith. The first time, I blamed it on a three year old neighbor whom I wrongly assumed couldn't resist closing any open door. The second time, I was gone for 30 seconds and BAM! went the door. I no longer even take out the garbage without the keys in my pocket as you never know. I've done experiments with leaving the front door ajar WITH windy situations and it just stays open.

While I'm an atheist and don't believe in life-after-death, the theory I have is my father still bugging the hell out of me.

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There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in our philosophy. DonaldsRump Apr 2019 #1
I was in the room next to where my Grandmother lay dying . . . Journeyman Apr 2019 #2
That is how I felt when my dog's "ghost" BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #5
That would be something a ghost might do. murielm99 Apr 2019 #3
Last Fri night my dad died but I didn't know about it yet. BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #7
I think dreams are a lot like safeinOhio Apr 2019 #4
But I was awake and even went outside BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #6
Maybe no_hypocrisy Apr 2019 #8
Oh, I forgot about the not so friendly ghosts BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #9
Trust me, Dad pisses me off in any incantation. no_hypocrisy Apr 2019 #10
.... BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #14
Many times... 2naSalit Apr 2019 #11
Some people are more "open" to BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #15
I was 3,000+ miles away 2naSalit Apr 2019 #17
I hope I will be given another opportunity to BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #18
I saw a black cat sitting on the grave of my black cat about sinkingfeeling Apr 2019 #12
Visitations usually leave one calm, pleased. The viewer doesn't think it's a dream, but Karadeniz Apr 2019 #13
I had a John Edwards book but someone stole it BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #16
Two times Chalco Apr 2019 #19
That's the first time I heard of someone touching BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #20
No animals yet! Chalco Apr 2019 #21
Sorry to hear about your dog. BigmanPigman Apr 2019 #22
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