I would not put it past a 13 year old to develop some cold read skills and then hide behind a guise of "i'm just a dumb kid, i barely know how to tie my shoes, let alone deceive people." And skepticism aside, it's really really sad that people can take advantage of other peoples misery. Dave, just for arguments sake, go through the scenario in your head that that kid is a total sham. Wouldn't you be furious? That he took advantage of you like that and falsely spoke for your father for no reason other than to stroke his own ego?? doesn't that seem outright cruel and hurtful, even if his purpose was to give you false comfort??
i saw david copperfield live when i was a kid, and during the show he cut himself in half, and walked off the stage holding his legs in his hands. it completely defied all physics and nature and biology, yet there i was witnessing it with my own two eyes. but he's a self proclaimed illusionist, not a magician. the point is ... perception is subjective, we can never know exactly what happened (if anything...) to this kid when he was on a boat when he was 13. i saw david blaine fucking LEVITATE on tv, and it's supposed to be real, but it's not, he's fuckin dangling from ropes and actors are paid to freak out when they see it.
i dunno. if my dad died and someone tried telling me they were communicating with him... i'd beat the fuck out of them. like, fuck you, he's dead, i would fucking HOPE he's at peace and not floating around trying to talk to some egomaniacal chode.
