Recent content by jrsdad

I came to believe about reincarnation by observing my son trying to come to grips with the abrupt change in his life and when he was going to see his "real grandmother". My parents and his mother's parents were "nice", but where was his "real grandmother" and why was he no longer in "X"...

I am new to this board and have read a few of your posts, going back to 2001. Based on my experience, I would suggest that you try to treat Matt as "normally" as possible without calling attention to his memories, but not dismissing them when he brings them up. They are his and they are real...

I experienced something like that with my son from the time he was able to talk (actually he showed recognition of things he should not have been aware of even before he could talk). He ABRUPTLY stopped "remembering" at about the age of two when I tried to "probe" a little when he started...

I apologize for not reading all the posts before starting, but Kowaliga is also about 45 miles from Montgomery, which was the first Capital of the Confederacy and where, until very recently, a Confederate Battle Flag (as depicted in the link above) flew over the Capitol Building.

I ramble on. Also the original statue of Kowaliga was a wooden cigar store Indian, but was replaced by a life-sized plaster statue. Local kids would usually break off its arm around graduation time, but sometimes completely destroy it. When rebuilt it was often painted differently. I do...

The Elephant is also the mascot of the University of Alabama, they had a live one up until the early '50's although I think it mostly stayed with a circus, maybe Barnum & Bailey, but would be brought to town (Tuscaloosa) for special occasions.

There is a place called Kowaliga in Alabama that is pronounced the way you seem to have phonetically spelled your child's former home. Named for an Indian Chief, used for the inspiration for the Hank Williams Song Kaw-liga. It is not a town but just an area around a creek of the same name, now...