Gentle Whispers

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Butt Flicks

by Dot Shipkosky


My husband and I went to plant some flowers on my son's grave. The soil was too hard for me so I asked my husband to dig for me. I was behind him bending over when I felt a little flick on my butt. I thought at first it was a muscle spasm or something and just shrugged it off. I stood up and rubbed my behind and bent over again while my husband was digging the holes. It happened again! I know I felt it for sure that time and it wasn't a muscle spasm. I don't know if was him or someone else (spirit) from the cemetery. But I want to believe it would be just like my 14 year old to do something like that to me. He was always jumping out of corners and scaring me. Another visit to his grave, I did see a butterfly. I watched as it came slowly towards me. Stopped on his tombstone for a couple minutes and then flew away. I read now that could have possible been a sign and I missed it.........




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