| Author | Message | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3306 Registered: 12-2010 |
As a child, I would often spend the night at my grandparents' place. When I was about 5 years old, I got a bed of my own in their spare bedroom, instead of sharing the bed with them. However, after a couple of months, I decided to sleep in their bed again. How come? | ||
| Deholmes (Deholmes)
New member Username: Deholmes Post Number: 188 Registered: 11-2012 |
Did you see? Hear? anything unusual? Relevant where the bed of your own was? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3308 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did you see? Hear? anything unusual? no to these Relevant where the bed of your own was? yes | ||
| Deholmes (Deholmes)
New member Username: Deholmes Post Number: 191 Registered: 11-2012 |
Bed in the attic? basement? outside of the main house? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3310 Registered: 12-2010 |
Bed in the attic? basement? outside of the main house? no to all | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5068 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did you feel anything unusual? Did something scare you? Was it too: cold? Lonely? Dark? Uncomfortable? Scary? Dangerous? Far away? Too far from something? Such as the toilet? Is something on the way to/from the bed relevant? If so: something in the same room as the bed? Something else? Is something outside the house relevant? | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 443 Registered: 7-2011 |
Did they share the bed with a pet, who comforted you? | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 444 Registered: 7-2011 |
Or, possibly, did they keep a television on, which helped put you back to sleep? And, thinking of sounds... I remember sleeping at my own grandma's place and being woken by the sound of the rooster, which I couldn't hear in her bedroom. You were asked if there had been an unusual noise. Was there a USUAL noise? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3314 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did you feel anything unusual? no Did something scare you? yesish Was it too: cold? Lonely? Dark? Uncomfortable? Scary? thisish Dangerous? yes, I thought so Far away? Too far from something? Such as the toilet? Is something on the way to/from the bed relevant? yope If so: something in the same room as the bed? Something else? thisish Is something outside the house relevant? yesish Sorry for all the -ishes, but I hope the next rounds will clear it up. Did they share the bed with a pet, who comforted you? no Or, possibly, did they keep a television on, which helped put you back to sleep? no And, thinking of sounds... I remember sleeping at my own grandma's place and being woken by the sound of the rooster, which I couldn't hear in her bedroom. You were asked if there had been an unusual noise. Was there a USUAL noise? no, there are no relevant noises Hi Fiona, long time no see! Nice to see you back on the forum. | ||
| Deholmes (Deholmes)
New member Username: Deholmes Post Number: 198 Registered: 11-2012 |
Is there something that can be seen outside through a window? that is scary? Is wind involved?, shadows? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3343 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is there something that can be seen outside through a window? that is scary? Is wind involved?, shadows? No to all, getting OTWT | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 449 Registered: 9-2006 |
Was your own room far from your parents'? Did you have to walk through a corridor or stairs to get to your parents' room? Did you think your parents wouldn't hear you in case something happened to you and you had to shout? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 450 Registered: 9-2006 |
Above: read "grandparents" instead of "parents". Sorry! | ||
| Deholmes (Deholmes)
New member Username: Deholmes Post Number: 199 Registered: 11-2012 |
Did a specific experience happen that caused the return to your g-parents room? or was it a feeling? Was there something specific that you liked about their bed of bedroom or was it a feeling you had when you were there? Did you feel safe and protected in their room? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1761 Registered: 1-2011 |
Is it relevant how any of the two bedrooms was furnitured? If yes, yours? your grandparents? Were you scared while falling asleep? While having to get out of bed at night? While having to move to any other room at night? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3344 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was your own room far from your grandparents'? yes, but irrel Did you have to walk through a corridor or stairs to get to your grandparents' room? yes, but irrel Did you think your parents wouldn't hear you in case something happened to you and you had to shout? no Did a specific experience happen that caused the return to your g-parents room? yes or was it a feeling? no Was there something specific that you liked about their bed of bedroom or was it a feeling you had when you were there? Did you feel safe and protected in their room? yesish Is it relevant how any of the two bedrooms was furnitured? no If yes, yours? your grandparents? Were you scared while falling asleep? mostly this While having to get out of bed at night? While having to move to any other room at night? | ||
| Deholmes (Deholmes)
New member Username: Deholmes Post Number: 204 Registered: 11-2012 |
The specific experience, was it something you saw? something you thought you saw? an actual person? actual thing? was a story (read or told) involved? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3349 Registered: 12-2010 |
The specific experience, was it something you saw? yes, beware of FA something you thought you saw? no an actual person? no actual thing? no was a story (read or told) involved? not a story, but explore | ||
| Deholmes (Deholmes)
New member Username: Deholmes Post Number: 208 Registered: 11-2012 |
.So something you heard or was told that gives you thought? That scares you? Or were you worried about your grandparents? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1775 Registered: 1-2011 |
Is light involved? Is it relevant what direction was the window exposed to? Did you feel scared of something natural? Something supernatural (like ghosts etc.) Was the room - at least in your opinion - easily accessible from outside? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3745 Registered: 2-2011 |
was it a dream? an anecdote? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3350 Registered: 12-2010 |
So something you heard or was told that gives you thought? yes That scares you? yes Or were you worried about your grandparents? no Is light involved? Is it relevant what direction was the window exposed to? no to both Did you feel scared of something natural? yes Something supernatural (like ghosts etc.) no Was the room - at least in your opinion - easily accessible from outside? yes! good q! was it a dream? an anecdote? no to both | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2309 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did you think an animal could come into your room? If so, was something that you read and/or heard that developped this fear? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3353 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did you think an animal could come into your room? yes! If so, was something that you read and/or heard that developped this fear? something that I heard and ... | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2311 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was the animal a snake? (Long shot, but it's a story I remember) | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3358 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was the animal a snake? (Long shot, but it's a story I remember) no | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1796 Registered: 1-2011 |
Was it a big animal? A wolf? A bird? Was it an insect? Is the surrounding of the house relevant? Did you hear the sound typical for this animal? Did you hear the sound of something coming closer? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2126 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did you see the animal? Something you thought was the animal? A documentary about animal attacks or similar? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3361 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was it a big animal? raccoons A wolf? A bird? Was it an insect? Is the surrounding of the house relevant? Did you hear the sound typical for this animal? Did you hear the sound of something coming closer? no to all, OTWT Did you see the animal? no Something you thought was the animal? no A documentary about animal attacks or similar? yes! a documentary about raccoons | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2128 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did the documentary scare you into thinking a raccoon might come into your room? Did it describe how raccoons enter a house? Did it make you think that your current room was particularly vulnerable to raccoon attack? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3362 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did the documentary scare you into thinking a raccoon might come into your room? yes Did it describe how raccoons enter a house? yes Did it make you think that your current room was particularly vulnerable to raccoon attack? yesish There's another relevant thing about raccoons that was mentioned in the documentary. And to finish this off, you should probably try to think like a 5-year-old would :D | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2129 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did it mention something they like? Eg they are attracted to sweet things and you have lots of sweets in your room? Did the other relevant thing make you think they were more likely to come into your room? Would be more dangerous if they did? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3363 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did it mention something they like? Eg they are attracted to sweet things and you have lots of sweets in your room? no Did the other relevant thing make you think they were more likely to come into your room? no Would be more dangerous if they did? yes | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2132 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did it say that they are vicious? Have sharp teeth? Carry disease? Are strong? Are bigger than you realised? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3364 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did it say that they are vicious? Have sharp teeth? Carry disease? this - rabies, to be more specific Are strong? Are bigger than you realised? We're almost there! | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2133 Registered: 4-2007 |
Had you previously seen raccoons anywhere near the house? Did the report mention that they sometimes invade houses? Were you particularly scared of rabies? Had you seen it in a film? On tv? Read about it in a book? Heard about a dog having to be put down because of it? And you didn't want to be put down? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3365 Registered: 12-2010 |
Had you previously seen raccoons anywhere near the house? no Did the report mention that they sometimes invade houses? yes! Were you particularly scared of rabies? I'm not sure if I was scared of rabies because of the documentary or if I had been scared of it before, so let's say irrel. Could also have been a different disease. Had you seen it in a film? On tv? Read about it in a book? Heard about a dog having to be put down because of it? And you didn't want to be put down? irrel to all | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2134 Registered: 4-2007 |
So you saw a documentary about raccoons which informed you that they can carry rabies, and that they are known to enter houses? And you were scared that one would come into your room and infect you, so moved back to your grandparents' bed? Is there more? Did the documentary give a specific example of a raccoon infecting someone? Of a raccoon entering a house? Did it say it was a particular risk in your area? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3366 Registered: 12-2010 |
So you saw a documentary about raccoons which informed you that they can carry rabies, and that they are known to enter houses? yes And you were scared that one would come into your room and infect you, so moved back to your grandparents' bed? yes Is there more? yes, there is a minor detail - something that makes perfect sense for a 5-year-old, but not for an adult Did the documentary give a specific example of a raccoon infecting someone? Of a raccoon entering a house? Did it say it was a particular risk in your area? no to these, it's simpler | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2135 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did you have a misconception about raccoons? Did you think your grandparents would be able to fight off a raccoon? That a raccoon would not dare approach grown-ups? That it wouldn't come into the house if you weren't in your room? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3367 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did you have a misconception about raccoons? Did you think your grandparents would be able to fight off a raccoon? That a raccoon would not dare approach grown-ups? That it wouldn't come into the house if you weren't in your room? no to all | ||
| Rbruma (Rbruma)
New member Username: Rbruma Post Number: 2313 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did you try to 'trap' the would-be offender by moving out of your room but letting, let's say, the windows open, so that you can discover the next morning traces of the animal in your bedroom? Did you explain to your grandparents the reason for moving out? Relevant? The minor detail remaining -- is it a characteristic of the species? If so, a real one, or a miconception? Would have you acted in the same way if there were foxes involved (provided that you also had seen a documentary saying that they are known to carry diseases and use to enter the rooms)? What if the animals involved were bears - same reaction? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3368 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did you try to 'trap' the would-be offender by moving out of your room but letting, let's say, the windows open, so that you can discover the next morning traces of the animal in your bedroom? nice idea, but no Did you explain to your grandparents the reason for moving out? I don't remember Relevant? no The minor detail remaining -- is it a characteristic of the species? no If so, a real one, or a miconception? Would have you acted in the same way if there were foxes involved (provided that you also had seen a documentary saying that they are known to carry diseases and use to enter the rooms)? yes What if the animals involved were bears - same reaction? yes The minor detail has nothing to do with the animal itself, but with the circumstances. HINT: I only did this at my grandparents' place, not at home. One reason was that I thought my room at their place was easily accesible, the other reason was... | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2140 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is the relevant detail about your grandparents themselves? Did you think they were less able to protect you than your parents? Is the detail about the bedroom at your grandparents'? Their house? Town? Is it relevant when you went to your grandparents'? How often? Did you go alone, but at home you had a sibling to protect you? Anything like this? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3374 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is the relevant detail about your grandparents themselves? Did you think they were less able to protect you than your parents? Is the detail about the bedroom at your grandparents'? Their house? Town? no to all Is it relevant when you went to your grandparents'? How often? Did you go alone, but at home you had a sibling to protect you? Anything like this? no, OTWT | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1808 Registered: 1-2011 |
Did you think the raccoons were more likely to show in the surroundings of the grandparents' house than near your parents' house? Did you think you were more likely to catch the illness there? Is the equipment of your bedroom relevant? Is it relevant how your bedroom and your grandparents' one were located towards each other? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3375 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did you think the raccoons were more likely to show in the surroundings of the grandparents' house than near your parents' house? yes, find out why Did you think you were more likely to catch the illness there? Is the equipment of your bedroom relevant? Is it relevant how your bedroom and your grandparents' one were located towards each other? no to rest | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2144 Registered: 4-2007 |
Do they live in the countryside? City? Relevant? Do they have a garden/yard? Do they have something likely to attract raccoons, or which you thought was likely to attract them? Such as easily accessible bins? Were you correct to think that raccoons were more likely at your grandparents'? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3376 Registered: 12-2010 |
Do they live in the countryside? City? Relevant? Do they have a garden/yard? Do they have something likely to attract raccoons, or which you thought was likely to attract them? Such as easily accessible bins? irrel to all, Were you correct to think that raccoons were more likely at your grandparents'? NO! Good question. Again, think like a 5-year-old. | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2145 Registered: 4-2007 |
Relevant aspect of thinking like a five year old - that you think things are scarier than they really are? Bigger than they really are? You think adults are superheroes? That animals have personalities and act like humans? That if you can't see something it won't bother you? That everyone must feel/act the way you do? Eg you really liked your grandparents' house, so you figured the raccoons would too? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3377 Registered: 12-2010 |
Relevant aspect of thinking like a five year old - that you think things are scarier than they really are? Bigger than they really are? You think adults are superheroes? That animals have personalities and act like humans? That if you can't see something it won't bother you? this is somewhat OTRT That everyone must feel/act the way you do? Eg you really liked your grandparents' house, so you figured the raccoons would too? no to all others. Find out to what aspect of the whole story the detail is related | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2149 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is it related to your grandparents themselves? Some aspect of their house? Of your bedroom in their house? Of their bedroom? Of your parents' home? Your parents? The raccoons' reason for being present around your grandparents' house? Their ease of access to your bedroom? Their desire to enter your bedroom? The harm they could cause when in your bedroom? The increased safety that you would gain by moving to your grandparents' room? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3378 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is it related to your grandparents themselves? Some aspect of their house? Of your bedroom in their house? Of their bedroom? Of your parents' home? Your parents? The raccoons' reason for being present around your grandparents' house? This is closest, but I was referring to yet another thing Their ease of access to your bedroom? Their desire to enter your bedroom? The harm they could cause when in your bedroom? The increased safety that you would gain by moving to your grandparents' room? | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 456 Registered: 9-2006 |
Did you think your grandparents' house attracted the raccoons somehow? Smell involved? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3384 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did you think your grandparents' house attracted the raccoons somehow? Smell involved? no to both | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 437 Registered: 5-2012 |
Were the racoons in the attic? And your grandparent's room was on the ground floor & you couldn't hear them tromping around it the attic from there? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3386 Registered: 12-2010 |
Were the racoons in the attic? And your grandparent's room was on the ground floor & you couldn't hear them tromping around it the attic from there? no, there were no actual racoons involved. HINT: The story would have been the same had the documentary been about, let's say, aliens, burglars or the mafia. | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 458 Registered: 9-2006 |
Did you think your grandparents' neighbours were also "in danger"? Or only your grandparents' house? | ||
| Galois (Galois)
New member Username: Galois Post Number: 22 Registered: 12-2004 |
Is the place where your grandparents are living relevant? its geographical location? places, buildings, things nearby? its name? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3402 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did you think your grandparents' neighbours were also "in danger"? Or only your grandparents' house? probably this, but irrel Is the place where your grandparents are living relevant? its geographical location? places, buildings, things nearby? its name? no to all You're all OTWT and making things more complicated than they actually are =) Think of something that kids might have trouble understanding, but adults don't. | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2170 Registered: 4-2007 |
Something like 'if I shut my window the raccoons just won't be able to get in'? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3405 Registered: 12-2010 |
Something like 'if I shut my window the raccoons just won't be able to get in'? no, still OTWT | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1836 Registered: 1-2011 |
Did you think that something at your grandparents' house can attract racoons? Did you think the racoons know when you're inside? Did the documentary mention reasons why racoons attack houses? Is that relevant? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3422 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did you think that something at your grandparents' house can attract racoons? Did you think the racoons know when you're inside? no to both Did the documentary mention reasons why racoons attack houses? no Is that relevant? no, but something about the documentary is relevant - and, HINT, it's not related to its content. | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2206 Registered: 4-2007 |
The length of the documentary? When it was shown? Whether you watched it on TV or DVD etc? The channel it was on? Who it was made by? The way it was filmed? The reason you watched it? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3424 Registered: 12-2010 |
The length of the documentary? When it was shown? Whether you watched it on TV or DVD etc? The channel it was on? Who it was made by? The way it was filmed? The reason you watched it? no to all, but getting OTRT | ||
| Danielvs (Danielvs)
New member Username: Danielvs Post Number: 465 Registered: 9-2006 |
Relevant aspect of thinking like a five year old - that children think they're "the center of the universe"? Relevant aspect of the documentary: where you were when you watched it? who told you to watch it? with whom you were? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3429 Registered: 12-2010 |
Relevant aspect of thinking like a five year old - that children think they're "the center of the universe"? yope Relevant aspect of the documentary: where you were when you watched it? yes! who told you to watch it? no with whom you were? noish | ||
| Sundowner (Sundowner)
New member Username: Sundowner Post Number: 1202 Registered: 6-2003 |
Did you watch the documentary at your grandparent's place? Did you, therefore, think the racoons were around there, but not around your own home? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3431 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did you watch the documentary at your grandparent's place? yes! Did you, therefore, think the racoons were around there, but not around your own home? yes! Finally I can declare the ********SPOILER******** When I was about five years old and had just got used to sleeping in a bed of my own at my grandparents' place, my grandpa watched a documentary about racoons on TV. Being a curious child, I joined him. They said all sorts of things about racoons, but I only remembered two of them: That they carry rabies and that they can climb up sewage systems to gain access to houses. My bedroom at my grandparents' place was right next to the bathroom, so I figured they would bite me first in case they made it to the first floor. Also, the danger only existed at their house because I had watched the documentary there and therefore assumed they would only be around there, not around my place. That's why I moved back to my grandparents' room. Thanks for playing and for your patience, well done =) |
