Just when we thought he had grown tired of his little pranks with our appliances, Erik strikes again…twice. His new gig…messing with televisions. His first TV appearance occurred at my eldest daughter’s apartment a couple of days ago. Sometimes she feels Erik’s presence when she goes upstairs to her bedroom at night. This apparently freaks her out every time. I, however, long for every ghostly visit from my baby boy. As she climbed the stairs Monday night, she felt his presence behind her. It was strong and indisputably him. Unnerved, she hurried up the last few steps and turned on every possible light (as if that would help protect her from her own fears.) Still feeling unsettled, she also turned on the television set in her bedroom hoping it would mask any ghostly sounds Erik might tease her with. When she pushed the button on the cable box, the TV began to flip from one station to the next at warp speed as if some invisible channel surfer on steroids was in control of the remote. This freaked my daughter out even more so she tried turning the TV off, waiting a few moments and then turning it on again. Same thing happened. I bet she slept fitfully that night with every light in the house shining brightly!
The second occurrence happened this morning. One of my other daughters dropped her little girl, Arley, off at my house around seven o’clock so I could baby sit her while she went to work. I was pretty groggy, so I put on a Looney Tunes DVD in hopes that her two year old attention span would be captivated while I continued my snooze. No such luck. Instead, she began disemboweling the contents of every one of my dresser drawers. As soon as I said, “Well, Arley, I guess you aren’t the least bit interested in Bugs Bunny,” the television turned off. Seconds later, the DVD player turned off. Neither of us were anywhere close to the controls, including the remotes. The circuit had not blown, because the alarm clock and the other lights were functioning perfectly. So I dragged my body out of bed, playfully admonished Erik for his prank and turned the TV and DVD player on again. Both worked fine. For now.
Next, I’ll share another prank Erik played on his sister-in-law, Amber. This one is really weird and unmistakably otherworldly. We’re talking Twilight Zone, here, folks. Prepare to be amazed (and comforted.) It’s nice to have you around so much, darling boy. Keep it comin’!
