MY DREAMS I've had a few weird dreams that I remember, and decided to share. My father's mother died when he was still young, well before she's ever met my brother, sister, or I. All three of us were born in the Philippines, but we came over to the U.S. when I was one, and my brother was three. My sister stayed there until she was five. Both of them subtly remember things about being there, but I have no recollection. When I was 11, my parents planned a family vacation to the Philippines, my first time there since I was one. We rented a 2-bedroom apartment for the three weeks we were there. My parents stayed in one room, and my sister and I were in the other. My brother got to stay with my aunt and uncle at their house. I remember having a dream where I was running away from someone (okay, specifically it was the bad kid in "Karate Kid", but that really doesn't matter here!), and I guess I was struggling in my sleep. I remember feeling comfort all of a sudden, and finally opening my eyes, still half- asleep, to a woman sitting on my bed, stroking my hair. I remember her saying, "it's all right, go back to sleep." I smiled, and fell back asleep, wondering how my mother heard me having a bad dream, and came into comfort me. The next morning, I told my sister what happened when I woke up. She's a year younger than me, and is a deep sleeper. She said that she had no idea that I was struggling in my sleep, and did not wake up at all until the morning. I went into my parents' room, and thanked my mom for coming in and helping me get back to sleep. She said that she never came in at all, in fact, she was asleep before I was, and didn't wake up until 20 minutes before I just walked in. I told her in detail that the lady was sitting next to me on my bed, stroking my hair, and telling me not to worry. She shrugged. My dad then had the idea that it was probably his mom, my paternal grandmother, who came to see me because my year in the Philippines before I moved to the U.S. was not long enough for her to come and see me. I was a little shocked, but not scared. The only other two dreams that I remember have happened in the last year, and they were pretty unnerving. The first dream I remember, I was lying in bed in the 2- bedroom apartment that I still live in, although I was in the other bedroom at the time, not the one I currently have. My boyfriend was sleeping over, and it was just a little past 11pm that I finally fell asleep. I dreamt that a lady in a white dress -- it could have been a white wedding gown -- was walking through my apartment. She had an iridescent glow to her. It was like I was watching her walk through, and it was exactly how my apartment was set up (I mention this only because I've had dreams where everything is different, yet for some reason, I feel like it's my room or my apartment). I finally saw her walk up to my door, and open it. At that point, the vantage point of my dream switched to me lying in bed. I remember seeing the lady open the door, and coming part-way in. She started pointing at me, and mouthing words, but I couldn't hear her. I could sense my fear, and I began to struggle in my sleep. She began to lean on the back of my couch (I have a small chaise lounge at the foot of my bed), pointing her finger at me and talking with no sound. I remember knowing that I should not give in to her, so I kept struggling. I kept trying to say my boyfriend's name, because I thought that if I said his name, everything would be all right. For some reason, I couldn't get myself to mouth his name. Finally, after several minutes, I finally forced myself to yell out his name. I woke up with an instant, and stared directly at the spot where the lady was standing, and she was gone. My boyfriend, who was still up watching TV, said that I was struggling in my sleep, and was talking, but he couldn't understand me. He said, that he stared at me for a while, and thought that maybe I was playing with him, and I was really awake, but I was moving around to see what he would do. I felt so much fear that night. The second dream I remember, I was alone in bed. I dreamt I was having a dream, if that makes sense. I dreamt that someone was on top of me in my bed, again it was set up exactly like my room was. It was a male, and he was trying to kiss me, but I was pushing him back. He kept trying to pull the covers off so he could get closer, but I didn't let him. And then... in my dream, I "woke up". I saw myself lying in my bed in the same position, but with no one on top of me. Then all of a sudden, an unseen force pulled the covers back from on top of me. I felt invisible lips kissing my neck, and something was pulling up my nightgown. I felt invisible hands feeling my breasts (sorry if this is so graphic), and a hand stroke down the side of my leg. I FELT everything. And for some odd reason, I was NOT fighting this one. In my dream, I pulled the blanket back over me, and saw that there was a space under the blanket where a body should be, on top of me. Then, I finally woke up with a start. I looked, and it was morning. There was no one with me, and everything was normal. But I remembered everything, felt everything. I remember "waking up" from my dream in my dream, and then waking up for real. It was the strangest thing. Next time, I'll write about my family's experiences -- my mother, sister, and brother's wife have "The Gift", and have had several experiences. MY FAMILIES GIFT Like I mentioned before in my other story "My Dreams", my mom, sister, and brother's wife all have "the gift". My mom can hear and sense things, while my sister can hear, sense, and see things. My brother's wife has a strong sense, but she says she hasn't seen anything. My brother, because of his wife, is beginning to sense things also. My mom said that the females in the family seem to have this "gift", although I don't. Not that I want it! I would be too freaked out to have something like that. My family is from the Philippines, so we strongly believe in the supernatural. When I was born, I became very ill, and my parents had to take me to the hospital in the Philippines. None of the doctors could tell what the illness was, or how to cure it. After a week went by with no progress, my aunt brought in a "witch doctor". She immediately looked at me and said that a spirit was trying to get a hold of me, and because I was an infant, my immune system was not that strong. She said a few incantations, and I was instantly better. No one at the hospital could explain it. My mom tells me that she can sense when there is another presence in the room. She can just "feel" it. She doesn't like to talk too much about her experiences though, because I think they scare her too much. My sister has it the strongest. She can see things, and often does. She sees shadows at night at my parents' house where she lives, and has seen my grandmother who's passed on, and a "strange little man with a Hawaiian shirt" in the house playing with my cat. She was in Hawaii a few years ago with her boyfriend, and they rented a condo for the week. She got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, which was in the hallway. As she stepped out into the hallway, she saw a black figure with red eyes staring at her. She immediately went into the bathroom and shut the door. Afterwards, she made her way back to the bedroom, but as soon as she started walking, she felt a hand rest on her shoulder. Scared, she refused to turn around. She just walked back to the bedroom. Before she stepped into the bedroom, she said out loud, "You can't come in here." She felt the hand lift off of her shoulder, and she proceeded into the room. As she lay back onto the bed, she stared at the bedroom door and saw the two red eyes staring at her from the hallway. My brother's wife said that she can sense her father who's passed away when there are times of trouble in the family. She's seen the blinds on a window move by itself as if someone is walking along it with their finger pressed up against it. A few months ago, I was visiting my parents at their house, and decided to take a nap in the living room. My mom decided to do the same, and lay down on the couch next to mine. My father left the house to run errands, and my brother and his wife were in the TV room watching TV. The house has a circular downstairs -- you can walk from the front door, and go in a complete circle, passing through the living room, dining room, kitchen, and TV room, and then end up right back by the front door. The stairs leading to the second floor are directly in front of the front door. I was half-asleep when I suddenly heard my brother and his wife wake my mom up. Without opening my eyes, I listened to their conversation. Apparently, as they were watching TV, my brother and his wife suddenly heard a thump from upstairs, as if someone heavy fell. They knew the exact spot they heard it. Immediately afterwards, they heard a woman's voice scream high-pitched, as if she was in pain. It happened twice within the span of 30 seconds. They had thought it was my mom, so they frantically got up to see if she had been hurt. They were about to run upstairs, only to see me and my mom sound asleep on the couches downstairs in the living room. They both heard the sounds. When my dad got home, he tried to reason that the windows upstairs were open, and it was the neighbors. We all walked upstairs, and every window was closed. Also, my brother's wife remembers seeing a few items on a bookshelf in the TV room rattle because of the "heavy fall" from upstairs. The neighbors couldn't have caused that. My brother's never had the gift before, but I think because his wife can sense it, he's starting to get it too. She's not scared of it anymore, because it's been with her so long. My sister is still afraid, but there's nothing she can do. I thank God that I don't have it. Or at least, I don't care to notice it. I would be too scared. Submitted From: Michelle, CA, USA