They say kids’ imagination knows no limits. And sometimes, they say things beyond what adults can imagine.
A three-year-old’s description of her imaginary friend had everyone on Twitter thinking that she might either be an extremely imaginative little girl or is being haunted by a “straight up terrifying” ghost.
Ruby, you have a ghost. This is straight up terrifying. pic.twitter.com/DM0y77CWHI
— Natalie Morales (@nataliemorales) May 28, 2018
American actress Natalie Morales shared a photo taken from Oh Comely magazine which features kids’ drawing of their “make-believe pals”. In the photo is a three-year-old named Ruby holding a drawing of her “imaginary mum,” Grateful, who she describes as a pregnant 14-year-old girl who can’t have birthdays.
The child details Grateful’s specifics, and it will send chills down your spine: “Her yellow eyelashes mean she can see in the dark — she only comes to see me at night-time. It scares me sometimes, but I always want her to come back. She has two babies in her belly. She’s 14, but can never have a birthday.”
Morales tweeted that Ruby has a ghost with her and said that she should’ve captioned the photo more appropriately:
Damnit i just realized the caption shoulda been
“Ruby, you in danger girl”
— Natalie Morales (@nataliemorales) May 28, 2018
Like Morales, many were frightened at Ruby’s imaginary mum.
— Julianna Marulanda (@JuliaMarulanda) June 1, 2018
— Julianna Marulanda (@JuliaMarulanda) June 1, 2018
— Julianna Marulanda (@JuliaMarulanda) June 1, 2018
Okay… well… pic.twitter.com/cR3WqvIBCs
— Olivia Phillips (@ophillips_16) June 1, 2018
Been having weird freaky dreams ever since I read articles about this. Not fun.
— Savi Lynn (@allyoucanit) May 31, 2018
I will file this under "why I'm glad I don't have children." The cats can't describe the ghosts they see. @jenphalian
— Beth Hansen (@BethHansenArt) May 31, 2018
I was reading this thread and suddenly a notification popped up, guess who throw the phone to the freaking wall? pic.twitter.com/EwUo6vGuuc
— nebula (@harrysrockets) May 29, 2018
Some say that Grateful’s story could pass as a horror movie plot.
"She's 14 but she can never have a birthday" is maybe the most horrifying phrase I've ever heard
— Stuart (@stuwhen) May 28, 2018
Stephen king couldn't have written a more terrifying line!!!
— Damon boyle (@Foxytiler) May 28, 2018
Plot twist: Stephen King books were actually all written by 3 year old ghost writers
— Eli (@transpeterpan) May 29, 2018
Horror writers take note. If you're out of ideas, have kids and get inspired. Then never sleep again.
— Iustin Filip (@iFilipAuthor) June 2, 2018
One user even tried to reimagine what Grateful would look like in real life:
I spent more time on this than I'd hoped. Here ya go!https://t.co/sfOIzy9cek pic.twitter.com/DQqBhAw2eo
— An Overwhelming Surplus of Diggity (@kemiroart) May 29, 2018
Others have theories about Grateful and her past.
"Grateful" sounds like an early Puritan name that might've been given to a little girl – they had a preference for naming their children names that conveyed virtue. Haunting to think that "can never have a birthday" could be three-year-old speak for "died before she could give
— LuckyNumber861 (@FugaPericulum) May 29, 2018
birth to her twins." Fourteen would've been a totally marriageable age prior to the 1800s or thereabouts.
— LuckyNumber861 (@FugaPericulum) May 29, 2018
Annnd last creepy thought on this…what if ghosts are nothing more than our past incarnations trying to muscle in on our current timeline?
— LuckyNumber861 (@FugaPericulum) May 29, 2018
And if you’re the kind of person who enjoys spooky stories like this, there’s a Reddit thread you can check out:
There's a Reddit thread somewhere about creepy things kids have said to their parents. The one with the "snake neck man" freaked me right the hell out.
— Kate (@thescarlettkate) May 28, 2018
Here it is: https://t.co/cDP7dkvFsD
— Kate (@thescarlettkate) May 28, 2018
Good luck trying to get some sleep tonight.
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