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irseg · 08-06-2003, 03:14 PM

I am VERY skeptical about paranormal/supernatural stuff. I'm an atheist, I don't believe in any sort of afterlife, etc, etc, etc.

I had always heard that superstition about how a bird in or trying to get in your house signified a death in the family, but of course considered it a load of bullshit.

My granddad died a few years ago. The very next day after he died, this fucking bird kept trying to get in through our kitchen window. It would sit on the ledge and flap against the glass for a while, then it would fly back to a nearby tree and just sit there perfectly motionless and stare through the window. This would go on for at least an hour, and it happened every single day for a week (same bird every day, as far as I could tell). And it never happened before or since.

Anyone else ever have something like this happen? It would take a lot more than a bird to make be believe in an afterlife, but I must say that it kind of disturbed me and it's have to be one hell of a coincidence.

08-06-2003, 03:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
irseg Junkie Location: Florida	Birds trying to get in the house = death? I am VERY skeptical about paranormal/supernatural stuff. I'm an atheist, I don't believe in any sort of afterlife, etc, etc, etc. I had always heard that superstition about how a bird in or trying to get in your house signified a death in the family, but of course considered it a load of bullshit. My granddad died a few years ago. The very next day after he died, this fucking bird kept trying to get in through our kitchen window. It would sit on the ledge and flap against the glass for a while, then it would fly back to a nearby tree and just sit there perfectly motionless and stare through the window. This would go on for at least an hour, and it happened every single day for a week (same bird every day, as far as I could tell). And it never happened before or since. Anyone else ever have something like this happen? It would take a lot more than a bird to make be believe in an afterlife, but I must say that it kind of disturbed me and it's have to be one hell of a coincidence.