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14 People Haunted By Their Parents' Ghosts

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Losing a parent is a devastating experience, especially for young children who can't grasp that death is a natural part of life. These chilling ghost stories suggest that some deceased parents may not be ready to leave Earth behind. Perhaps they felt they hadn't shared all their wisdom with their kids or had unfinished business. The stories that follow are about ghost parents who haunted their own children - some to offer kind words or play with the family dog one last time, while others take a darker turn. What drives an evil entity to take on the form of a late father? Read on for some spine-tingling anecdotes about departed loved ones that will leave a lasting impression, whether they bring comfort or send chills.

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    She Just Wanted to Say Hello

    A man's mother died when he was young. One day, while he bought a newspaper for his uncle, a woman stopped him on the street.I remember you."You are Daniel. You were born at St. Joe’s hospital. You weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces. Your birthday is January 3, 1959. I was there when you were born. I helped deliver you."

    He did not know who she was until his aunt showed him a picture of his late mom. That was the same woman who spoke to him.

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    A Father Appears At His Own Wake

    A young woman from New York says her father appeared at his own wake after he died from hypothermia.

    "I was at his wake, standing in front of my older sister. I looked at the casket and felt the urge to look behind me. I was surprised"I saw my father standing with his arms crossed over his chest.. He wore the leather vest I now keep in my closet. That was him.

    The woman also claims her father told her in many dreams that he was fine.

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    A Wife Possessed By Her Mother

    A man in HawaiiShe claims [something].his wife acted strangely after her mother died. The couple began arguing. Her wife started getting more aggravated; her voice shifted slightly, and she yelled that she was her mom and that he should treat her daughter right. Suddenly, her wife stopped and asked if she did something crazy, then started crying uncontrollably.

    After that event, he claims his wife began seeing shadowy figures in their bedroom, and she sometimes loses time.

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    Cigarette Smoke From Beyond The Grave

    A man from London claims his late father haunted him for most of his life. His father's ring set off an EMF reader, and he feels the man's presence following him throughout his home.

    "Smoke alarms sound sometimes too, usually with the smell of cigarette smoke, even though no smoker is in the house, although"my dad smoked. Stranger, I left a digital voice recorder on in my room one night. The next day, listening back, I heard, ‘why can’t you hear me?’

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    She Came Back For The Dog

    A woman from Utah says she was visited by [something].her stepmother's ghostwhile she slept in bed with her dog one night. The event started when she woke up around 2 a.m.

    "I heard someone whisper 'Hey.' I opened my eyes and saw a figure kneeling by my bed. I screamed. Seeing who the figure was calmed me. I thought it was my stepmom. I laid my head back down as she sat there smiling and petting my dog. 'What's up?' I asked, but got no answer. 'Did you just want to say goodnight to Mopsy?' I asked, no answer. I opened my eyes and sat up. The figure I thought was my stepmom vanished as I looked at her from a different angle."

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    A Spirit Tells His Daughter That He's Proud

    A young woman whose father left her at age 7 claims she contacted him after he died of cancer. Conversations with her dad began after she finished boot camp with the Marines.

    "I was sitting on post about 3 a.m. and I remember"I heard my dad talking to me.He said he was proud of me since I never told him I joined the Marine Corps. The next day, I talked to him. I wondered if sleep deprivation drove me crazy.

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    An Otherworldly Hug

    After her mother died in a house fire in 2011, this young woman's health worsened. Then, while visiting a doctor, something happened that made her feel a little better.

    "I was sitting in the exam room waiting for my doctor to let me know I could leave and I could smell my mom, and suddenly,"that smell surrounded me.She felt like she was hugging me; I calmed down a bit. It lasted a few minutes. Then, the room smelled like rubbing alcohol again.

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    Shadow Grandpa Stops By

    This woman lost her father at 19, three weeks before she found out she was pregnant. Now, she thinks her daughter sees her father's spirit. Her daughter points to his picture and laughs, saying "cuddle grandad." Things get stranger when the girl goes to sleep.

    "After a while she sat herself up, looked and pointed to the bedroom door and called for grandad again, so I looked over to where she was pointing and there was"the shadow of what looked like a man.He stood there! This scared me. Like a kid, I pulled the bed cover over us and looked away. When I looked again, the 'shadow man' moved to my daughter's cot, then came to the bedside and knelt by her!

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    A Ghostly Glass Of Water

    A woman in India lost her mother at five. Years later, at a religious event, she went to bed. She woke around three a.m. to get a glass of water.get a glass of water.This is the description of 'A Ghostly Glass Of Water' in the list '14 People Haunted By Their Parents' Ghosts'.

    "I called my father for water. I called two or three times, got no answer. My mother walked in, gave me a chilled glass of water. I drank. Suddenly, I knew my mother died seven years earlier. How is that real? I shook hard, sweat wet. She stood there, smiling. She looked just like a person."

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    "Don't Worry, She Will Be Fine Soon"

    After her father committed suicide at age 8, this woman's mother fell into deep depression. Soon after, the daughter got pneumonia and needed a hospital.

    One night, while her mother sat by her bed, someone special appeared. "My mom looked at my cot and she was frozen."It was my dad.He stood near me. My mom told me he was looking at me. He told my mom, 'Don't worry, she will be fine soon,' and then he vanished.

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    A Deceased Father Walks Through His Home

    Six years after her father died from an embolism, a woman claims she saw her dad walk through her house one night around 11 p.m. while she was in the living room.

    I focused on the living room. I saw my Dad right in front of me. He wore clothes he used at home. He died in a hospital in another city. I assume he wore a hospital gown then. He stared ahead. He passed three to four steps past me. He never saw me. I saw his features clearly.and then vanished..

    When she told her mother about it, she learned she was not alone in that experience. Her mother saw the ghost too.

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    She Heard Her Mother Humming

    While making a midnight snack, a young woman from India met her mother, who died from a terminal illness. She says she "heard humming behind her.I froze. I thought I was imagining things. It was distinct. It sounded exactly like my mom hummed while cooking in the kitchen. I quickly made the sandwiches and ran up. I felt really scared.

    That was not her only meeting with her mother's ghost. "A few days later, I heard a sound outside my door. I went to open it. I looked down the dim corridor. I saw my mom walk up the stairs. She reached out to turn off the light (the lights were already off), she looked toward me, and she 'floated' into her room."

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    A Dad's Doppelganger Paid His Family A Visit

    After moving into a condo in San Diego, a brother and sister faced their greatest fright when they ran intosomething pretending to be their father.. Their dad was not dead; he was at work.

    "One day we played with our toys on the stairs. We were being loud that day, and our mother had already asked us to quiet down. We chose to ignore her, and suddenly, while I was on the bottom step, I looked up and saw what looked like my dad upstairs on the top step. He slowly put his index finger over his lip and made a 'Shhh!!' sound. I think I got shocked and started screaming. My father's doppelganger just smiled at me."

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    A Presence At The Bathroom Door

    This person's father died of a heart attack at age 50. But the deceased appeared unexpectedly the night after his funeral.

    "As I left for the bathroom, I opened the door, and as I looked up, I saw my father standing at the bathroom door. He looked a little hazy."But I knew it was him., I had seen him. He smiled at me and wore his white shirt and black trousers. Then fear and panic hit, and I slammed the door.

    Even though the author has not seen the apparition since, they admit to feeling the man's presence near the house.

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