okay...a real ghost story now...
a few years ago, my SIL took my three year-old niece to a funeral.
for those of you who live in MN, this is the old funeral home on dale - its no longer there. anyway, if you've never been to the funeral home, there is a hallway that separates the room where the men sit and play cards from the room where people sit with the dead.
my SIL told me that as they entered the funeral home, she grabbed my niece's hand and walked down the hallway. my niece kept lagging and looking back. my SIL didn't pay too much attention to this because she was saying 'hi' to people and doing small talk as they walked down the hallway. because my SIL wanted some coffee, they went to the kitchen and came back through the same hallway. still, my niece continue to lag behind and my SIL had to tug her along.
then they went to the side where people sit with the dead. that room also has an isle separating the men from the women. anyway, my SIL finally got fed up with my niece lagging and the need to keep pulling her, she finally asked my niece, 'what are you doing? walk nicely!' my niece replied with, 'mommy, who's that lady following me?'
my SIL looked passed my niece and didn't see anybody. there were a lot of people around but nobody looked like they were following them.
needless to say, my SIL grabbed my niece and they came home right away.
you all know the old belief...that until children get their adult teeth, they are more susceptible to seeing 'things.'