<div> <p>In tonight’s dead letter… we explore the unsettling possibility that our children are not the blank slates conventional psychology suggests. Listener, Tim, recounts the evening his toddler, Mason, claimed he "wasn't always" his kid before describing a past life that ended in a tragic house fire. It is a quiet reflection on the "old soul" phenomenon and whether our children bring a bit of luggage with them when they enter this world.</p><p><strong>Reference Links</strong><br><a href="https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/">The University of Virginia: Division of Perceptual Studies</a><br><a href="https://a.co/d/0fMu7zrx">The Work of Dr. Ian Stevenson</a><br><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/monarch-butterfly">Monarch Butterfly Migration and Genetics - National Geographic</a><br><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080360/">Altered States (1980) - IMDB</a><br><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101694/">Defending Your Life (1991) - IMDB</a></p><p>PLAINTEXT</p><p>The University of Virginia: Division of Perceptual Studies: <a href="https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/">https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/</a></p><p>The Work of Dr. Ian Stevenson:<br><a href="https://a.co/d/0fMu7zrx">https://a.co/d/0fMu7zrx</a></p><p>Monarch Butterfly Migration and Genetics - National Geographic: <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/monarch-butterfly/">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/monarch-butterfly/</a></p><p>Altered States (1980) - IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080360/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080360/</a></p><p>Defending Your Life (1991) - IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101694/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101694/</a></p><p>We're looking for more stories! Send your Dead Letter to [email protected]!</p></div>