Community Chat

[LilacTree]

I just read an article online about a two-year-old boy who told his mother he has lived and died before.  He can neither read nor write yet, and says he was a tall baseball player who knew Babe Ruth, but his name was Lou Gehrig and he died very young (from ALS obviously).  She relates that he's very detailed about this memory.  He also told her he "picked" her as his mom.

I can't find it now, don't know where I was when I saw the photo and article, so I can't post a link to it. 

The mother says they are Catholic and do not believe in reincarnation, but she can't explain this story coming from her very young son.  She also said he's always loved baseball from the time he was a toddler.

Do you think this is just "fake news?"  Or do you believe this little boy?

[Plaid Pants2]

I don't exactly believe in reincarnation.

Sure, there are things that I can't explain, but for me personally, I tend to think that life is a one-and-done sort of thing.

[HLP]

FAKE NEWS. SOMEONE NEEDS ATTENTION

[KingstonsMom]

IMO, fake news.

[Preds]

Cathy Byrd’s 2-year-old son, Christian Haupt, was a baseball prodigy who spent countless hours pitching and hitting balls, and insisted on wearing a baseball uniform every day. In 2011 his outstanding abilities even landed the boy a small part in the Adam Sandler movie That’s My Boy.

But in her new memoir, The Boy Who Knew Too Much, Byrd shares an even more improbable story that even she had trouble believing at first: She claims that Christian was the reincarnation of baseball legend Lou Gehrig, who played for the Yankees nearly a century ago.

Byrd had not believed in reincarnation. But she says she began to explore it based on the statements Christian makes about Gehrig’s life that she says the young child could not have otherwise known.

She then confirms his statements through Google searches, radio and TV shows, books and searches of Gehrig archives.

This one is from the People article written about him.  There are several reports online.

[tansy]

More like wishful thinking than fake news...

[Preds]

[LilacTree]

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@Preds wrote:

Cathy Byrd’s 2-year-old son, Christian Haupt, was a baseball prodigy who spent countless hours pitching and hitting balls, and insisted on wearing a baseball uniform every day. In 2011 his outstanding abilities even landed the boy a small part in the Adam Sandler movie That’s My Boy.

But in her new memoir, The Boy Who Knew Too Much, Byrd shares an even more improbable story that even she had trouble believing at first: She claims that Christian was the reincarnation of baseball legend Lou Gehrig, who played for the Yankees nearly a century ago.

Byrd had not believed in reincarnation. But she says she began to explore it based on the statements Christian makes about Gehrig’s life that she says the young child could not have otherwise known.

She then confirms his statements through Google searches, radio and TV shows, books and searches of Gehrig archives.

This one is from the People article written about him.  There are several reports online.

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@Preds

Oh . . . so this is really "old news," LOL.  Thanks Preds.

[jaxs mom]

I Have Lived Before: The True Story of the Reincarnation of Shanti Devi by Sture Lonnerstrand and Leslie Kippen is a really interesting story if you're interested in the subject.