Anything can be creepy if you change the context. Nuns, dolls, and grandmas arenโt typically creepy. But throw in some creepy lighting, weird context and maybe a good film score, and youโll be keeping people up at night.
So when your kid starts mentioning things you have no memory of, itโs hard not to find it at least a little bit creepy. So creepy, in fact, that youโve just got to show it to other people.
I hope youโre not trying to sleep tonight, because this is 42 of the creepiest things children have said to their parents.
1. Nothing like seeing spirits at a graveyard
Unless we have to go to one, most of us try to avoid going to graveyards as much as possible. Although itโs pretty well-known that the thought of being dead (or any reminders of that thought) are usually unpleasant, thereโs also the chance that people could be alive beyond the grave. Stories like the one with this little girl only strengthen those argumentsโฆ
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2. How is that even possible?
If it wasnโt clear by now, some kids seem to be borderline psychic at times. If you donโt believe us, just consider this particularly cryptic message heard at a pediatristโs office. Having an active imagination is one thing but this is a huge coincidence if there isnโt some deeper meaning behind it.
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3. And sometimes these kinds of insights bring us good news.
Waiting to hear back about a family memberโs health is never a fun thing. In some cases, we may even consider a family memberโs health beyond fixing and only expect the worse news. Cases like those make stories like this one all the more strange. Again, just another instance of someone having a strange sixth sense?
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4. Does the aunt remember that, too?
One Reddit user heard their 4-year-old cousinโs creepy answer after being asked what her earliest memory was. Her response? โEating your face.โ
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5. Letโs use sunblock from now on.
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One father was putting cream on his sunburn when his 5-year-old daughter came in and asked if she could peel his skin off. Why? To add to her skin collection.
6. Maybe look both ways before you cross, Mom.
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A 2-year-old started talking often about her mother being hit by a car to the point where it started to worry her parents. When her mother asked her when it happened, the little girl said, โSoon.โ
7. Ok, now this one is just funny.
Going to the middle of a forest and walking around can be an unsettling experience for anybody. Itโs where wild animals live and it can come to feel like it has a kind of spirit of its own. Sometimes, it helps when somebody says something to cut the tensionโฆ at least, we hope thatโs what the boy in this story was doing!
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8. Nothing like seeing spirits at a graveyard.
Unless we have to go to one, most of us try to avoid going to graveyards as much as possible. Although itโs pretty well-known that the thought of being dead (or any reminders of that thought) are usually unpleasant, thereโs also the chance that people could be alive beyond the grave. Stories like the one with this little girl only strengthen those argumentsโฆ
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twitter.com/Ardeospina
9. How is that even possible?
If it wasnโt clear by now, some kids seem to be borderline psychic at times. If you donโt believe us, just consider this particularly cryptic message heard at a pediatristโs office. Having an active imagination is one thing but this is a huge coincidence if there isnโt some deeper meaning behind it.
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twitter.com/cricket_71
10. And sometimes these kinds of insights bring us good news.
Waiting to hear back about a family memberโs health is never a fun thing. In some cases, we may even consider a family memberโs health beyond fixing and only expect the worse news. Cases like those make stories like this one all the more strange. Again, just another instance of someone having a strange sixth sense?
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twitter.com/averagerunnerk
11. Encounters from the beyond can sometimes be very sweet as well.
In a lot of these cases, thereโs a feeling that the unusual experience can be excused away somehow by some normal explanation. In stories like this one, itโs a lot harder to justify how a child would know something like this unless they were somehow aware of something we werenโt. Weโll leave the conclusions up to you.
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12. Sometimes itโs just a generalized sixth sense situation.
When someone is pregnant, there are usually some obvious signs of how far along they are. Still, in the earliest stages, sometimes the woman carrying the baby doesnโt even know if sheโs pregnant or not. As it turns out, some of us must give off some kind of energy that others can pick up onโat least, some perceptive little kids can.
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13. How to ruin Christmas for everyone.
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In a Christmas store, everyone was happily preparing for the holiday, when a 5-year-old boy asked, โDid you know Santa used to be evil?โ No, we didnโt know that.
14. If the last one didnโt convince you, what about this one?
We donโt want to belabor the point too much, but thereโs something uncanny when children seem to have information about dead relatives that they couldnโt have information about. Thereโs always the chance that they heard some information somewhere else and then their imagination ran wild, but it seems a little hard to believe. What do you think?
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15. Pretty hard to explain this one away.
We get having a sixth sense about certain things or just having a hunch about how something is going to go. Still, itโs a different thing entirely to make several different, specific predictions about what babies your mom is going to have and when theyโre going to arrive! We wish we had this strong of a sense of the future sometimes.
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16. Nothing unusual about this oneโjust standard creepiness.
When weโre young, weโre often testing the waters about how we can behave. We learn whatโs acceptable by experimenting with our social behavior. Sometimes the people around us think itโs ok, other times they donโt. Weโre going to say thatโs exactly what was happening in this creepy situation below.
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17. The nanny is not down with this plan.
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This poor nanny had her hair pulled out for months by her 4-year-old charge. Hereโs the worst part: the kiddo actually had a plan: โSo part of you is always with me.โ
18. Wait, what?
This one is short andโฆwell, not so sweet. Reddit user Bcnlennontomato told their daughter, โGood night, baby.โ The sweet little girl replied, โSee you in your nightmares.โ If there was any way to make sure that happened, thatโs probably it!
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19. We wouldnโt be able to sleep either.
No matter how old you are, thereโs always still a chance to freak yourself out when youโre trying to go to sleep. If youโve ever had sleep paralysis or woken up from a particularly bad nightmare, you know what weโre talking about. Still, little kids seem to have more intense versions of this than we do. Like we said: we probably wouldnโt have taken a nap either.
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20. The human mind is a fascinating thing.
By this point, weโve covered plenty of stories about kids and others suddenly being able to speak a language theyโve had no exposure to. There may even be some strange scientific explanation for some of these stories (though we donโt know them). Still, it raises a lot of questions about our own consciousness and about the consciousness that we may all share.
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21. So, when did you turn it on, exactly?
Reddit user OncerGirl had an odd feeling that she didnโt exist at one point of her life. โApparently, I told my mom that there was a specific moment that I โturned onโ and my life continued from there. I said I remembered being confused at firstโฆโ
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22. How do you explain this one?
The inner life of a child is pretty mysterious. They can often see things and make connections that others wouldnโt make, or imagine relationships that others wouldnโt imagine. On the other hand, they may also have their own actual private lives with people we donโt know aboutโฆ and when you show up at their doorstep, itโs even weirder.
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23. At least the kid understood the assignment.
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In the worst possible answer to this assignment, one child revealed their secret interest in arson. It may be time for a parent-teacher conference. A really, really awkward parent-teacher conference. And maybe a call to the police.
24. Of all the ones on this list, this one might be the most disturbing.
As weโve said already, there are plenty of ways to explain a lot of the things on this list by saying that children just have overactive imaginations. You could say that about this and maybe youโd be right. Still, how freaked out would you be if somebody snuck in your room and whispered in your ear like this?
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25. In a way, this one is kind of cute.
The idea that babies might have some kind of choice about which family they want to join isnโt a completely new one. Still, it is new to consider that all of those babies are five years old hanging out together in heaven! Weโre not sure if we completely believe this, but itโs still nice to think about.
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26. Ok, weโre terrified now.
Sometimes our kids donโt have to be doing anything supernatural to freak us out. In some cases, itโs just that they are particularly attached to us and have a strange way of expressing that. Weโre sure this little girl didnโt mean any harm by thisโฆ still, itโs more than a little bit unsettling.
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27. We werenโt prepared to hear so many reincarnation storiesโฆ
One of the worldโs most popular theories about the afterlife is that our spirits or souls somehow get reincarnated in new bodies. Another popular theory along those lines is that reincarnated souls actually stay within families as well. If you believe that, consider this story as evidence.
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28. Itโs never pleasant to feel like your child is somehow in danger.
Even if we canโt feel or see the things that our kids are threatened by, we still want to respond to those threats when they arise. As weโve said, we can all get pretty used to kids having imaginary friends and seeing thingsโit only really becomes a problem when theyโre disturbed by the things theyโre seeing. If you ask us, we wouldโve done the same thing.
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29. Maybe you need to make new friends.
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One Reddit user says that when they were a child, their imaginary friend was a floating horse head with glowing red eyes. Hopefully, that changed once they started school.
30. Itโs just a nosebleed.
One 3-year-old girl got creepy after experiencing her first nosebleed. She asked her nanny, โDo you see it? You see the blood running down the stairs?โ
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31. Oh, please donโt?
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As weโve said already, being a kid means testing the limits of our social interactions all the time. Sometimes, that includes thinking some dark, weird thoughts and actually saying them out loud. And that sometimes means hearing our kids say they would chop us up. Ok, then.
32. Ok, this one is pretty funny.
Have you ever had your eye on someone who had a boyfriend or girlfriend? If so, you know the jealousy and the other painful emotions that sometimes accompany an unrequited crush. When youโre really little, itโs not unusual to say that you want to date or marry one of your parentsโand sometimes you have to do some pretty extreme things to make that happen, as it turns out.
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33. This kid actually prepared the graves.
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Itโs not enough that this kid was saying creepy things. After saying, 7โAll grownups are going to die. Weโve dug pits where we are going to put you.โ True to her word, sheโd prepared some graves in the sandbox.
34. Oh great, this one comes with a picture.
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If thereโs anything creepier than a kid saying something eerie, itโs them actually representing it. This is a self-portrait one Reddit userโs child did โฆ. They mention their wife is in therapy now.
35. Should we call CPS?
One nanny got a double dose of creepy when her two kids informed her that their father was going to kill them and put them under the snow. He was making them hot chocolate.
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36. Yikes.
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โI love nightmares, I have them every night. They are my friends now,โ said a 7-year-old who isnโt afraid of the monsters under the bed! Apparently, she doesnโt mind watching scary movies.
37. Well, thatโs quite the bombshell.
One Reddit user says that he looks kind of scary with a mohawk and a beard but he is very friendly โ not at all scary in his manner. But the child of a family friend seemed to have another idea. One day after knowing the poster for a long time, he suddenly said, โI know youโre really a monster.โ
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38. Please go back to bed.
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A 3-year-old little boy got out of bed at almost midnight to say some pretty creepy stuff. What news did he have to share? โNo more planets around the sun. The sun is going, all the planets are going. No more people on the planets.โ
39. At least this one is funny.
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This 5-year-old little girl needs to work on her love letters a little bit. Telling the boy, youโve got a crush on that youโre going to track him down might not be the best opening line. When she gets older, sheโll find openers that are a little less โฆthreatening?
40. How to ruin oranges for life.
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A first-grader watched his teacher peel an orange with a fruit peeler, then asked, โCan that peel someoneโs skin off?โ Talk about someone no longer wanting to eat oranges.
41. How to break some big newsโฆ
One Reddit user was chatting with a little boy at the daycare where they work and mentioned his mother. โWell, I canโt, because Mommyโs underground, so I canโt,โ said the boy. Itโs creepy, sad, and awkward all at the same time.
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42. This could be a coincidence but itโs still pretty strange.
Sometimes thereโs an unconscious thing that happens where a group of people picks up on the same idea โin the air,โ so to speak. This kind of thing can happen when someone comes up with a scientific breakthrough in one part of the world at the same time somebody else does. In this case, itโs a little darker of discovery than thatโฆ but what do you think?
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