A Stranger Claimed My Grandpa Was Haunting Her House. The Details Were Too Eerie To Ignore.

"Watching my mom mourn her last living parent didn't help, either. She shuffled through grandad's pictures and started wearing his knit sweaters because they smelled like him. Seeing her so sad made me ache. And I couldn't help but wonder, what would my daughters do if I died? I started having anxiety about going to the store and getting in a car accident; my daughters still home, wondering where I was. I pictured them calling for me in the night and no one answering."

"So when I got the email from Kate, I was intrigued - even excited - by the idea of some sort of life after death. I craved proof that I'd never leave my kids. I confirmed with our family's real estate agent that the emailer was, in fact, the new owner (just to be sure!) and then asked Kate to keep me updated on ghost sightings."

"Whenever she sent an email, I found myself curled up with my phone like it was the latest installment of my favorite book series. I loved the ghost updates, plus, I started to see the new homeowner as a friend. After all, we had a lot in common: We both had two kids, a similar sense of humor and, of course, my grandpa."

"After every email, my mom and I would meet up for happy hour cocktails and spinach artichoke dip to discuss. Sometimes the conversation was silly: joking about Grandpa haunting a bad former boss or spooking drivers who won't let us merge. Other times, we were in action mode: talking about séances, Ouija boards and how to help his spirit "move on.""

The narrator watches her mother mourn their last living parent, noticing photographs and wearing the grandfather's sweaters. Anxiety about dying and leaving young daughters grows into fears of accidents and unanswered calls. An email from the home's new owner, Kate, sparks hope for signs of continued presence and leads the narrator to verify Kate's identity and request ghost updates. The emails become an emotional lifeline, prompting regular meetups with the mother for drinks, shared memories, joking about hauntings, and discussions of séances and Ouija boards. They contemplate visiting the grandfather's old house together.

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