Why Father Says He Believes 12-Year-Old Son Is Possessed By Demons

A man details events that he says convinced him that his 12-year-old son is possessed by demons.
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[@timothysanders226]

Dude is putting things in his kids head then blaming him for it

[@lydia8654]

Exactly!

[@vincepalacios4467]

Man demonically making jokes. You @Timothy Sanders.

[@AliciaGuitar]

Yes. The glass shards story is suspect as h. At 2 years old? Give me a freakin break! He repeats it like its gospel too. Likely convinced the kid he is born evil before he was even 5 years old.

[@lauratipton6181]

He is full of it. He’s abusive to that boy. His wife wants the kid out of the picture. That boy needs to be removed from those people ASAP.

[@michelinedecupere8526]

Lousy parenting = blame it on the devil. Really ?

[@jdjdjnsnsns3536]

u dont know what there going threw try being a parent

[@NoobmasterUwU]

It's either that or technology's fault, never theirs...smh

[@Citisals]

@@jdjdjnsnsns3536 shut up.

[@jdjdjnsnsns3536]

@@Citisals only stupid ppl insult when they dont know how to rlly comeback 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@madamvaudelune3298]

@@jdjdjnsnsns3536 I have been. This is dreadful.

[@GabrielaGonzalez-vs9po]

“I walked into his room while he was fast asleep and read the Bible and he was just uneasy” yeah I would be too if in the middle of the night your walk in and do that

[@justnamedjoy]

THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU

[@vincepalacios4467]

Not if it were you're parents I mean come on

[@zestyoverlord6772]

Get the priest boys I think we found another possessed one

[@AllyGatorAnimator]

"We strapped him to the bed and doused him with holy water and he didn't like it I DON'T GET IT!"

[@godot-boy7694]

Imagine yourself sleeping and your father entered your room and started reading Bible near your ears. Really Definitely a child would get uneasy

[@harrisshob5819]

well thank god this isn't the 1800s!

[@leoniea138]

Huh ?

[@harrisshob5819]

@@leoniea138 they would have executed the son for consorting with demons and witchcraft.

[@wendyhardin5259]

No Sh*t!! Right?!😳

[@iamlekat]

Ikr, it would of been very brutal if was the 1800s

[@rhysdavies3597]

In the early 1950s, at age 3, my grandfather led an extreme Christian cult and he considered me demon possessed, and performed all matter of exorcisms on me, up to and including attempted killing. So it is still happening, just more hidden.

[@BillyAlabama]

This man needs more than Jesus. I’d be uneasy too if I woke up with him praying over me.

[@Arian.Augustin]

hahahaha, same!

[@randilund2558]

Jesus Christ is OVER the devil. Jesus Christ has the Name above every name. The Bible is the WORD OF GOD. Jesus Christ IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE. Every demon must bow for Jesus!! Read the Bible. The answer is in the Bible.

[@pave9764]

So that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:10-11

[@richardcarte139]

@@randilund2558 To each their own. Which is basically the concept of this country was founded on. Let us not forget about separation of church and state. You are not going to convince anyone that your religion is good if you act so judge mental towards them and try to force your beliefs down People’s throats. What he was feeling when he walked into that room with his own energy that he put out towards his son. His son saying things like that is a manifestation of trauma. It’s a manifestation of him feeling scared of his own parents but still wanting to level 10 instinctually because he is their Human Child. That being said kudos to him for being open minded in the end.

[@richardcarte139]

@@pave9764 To each their own. Which is basically the concept of this country was founded on. Let us not forget about separation of church and state. You are not going to convince anyone that your religion is good if you act so judge mental towards them and try to force your beliefs down People’s throats. What he was feeling when he walked into that room with his own energy that he put out towards his son. His son saying things like that is a manifestation of trauma. It’s a manifestation of him feeling scared of his own parents but still wanting to level 10 instinctually because he is their Human Child. That being said kudos to him for being open minded in the end.

[@rachelraquel758]

He just found Jesus and he’s already deciding people are possessed? Dude... I hope the kid is doing better.

[@savannahhague4989]

It doesn't mean that it doesn't happen. Not saying the kid is but, if he starts talking in a voice that's not his own or something, that's when he needs demons cast out of him.

[@Frank-4v]

I know right? He is a caricature of what is wrong with outlandish churchy people.

[@simplypaul8681]

@@savannahhague4989 I bet you're racist

[@rachelraquel758]

@@savannahhague4989 there are lots of medical/ mental Health reasons someone would do that.

[@g--br1el985]

@@rachelraquel758 now she wasn't talking about that...

[@jarodlopes4522]

Man: he was using pointed glass CHILDREN SHOULDN'T BE NEAR GLASS AT ALL

[@grantpautler9374]

At that same age I ate glass

[@pedrobliswald4455]

@@grantpautler9374 not gonna lie, broken glass used to hit different when i was a kid. that crunch is unmatched

[@missmoxie9188]

Why was he letting his son near broken glass?

[@ToniHunterOne]

JUST SMH

[@TheMusicInMe43]

“I felt the energy shift and I caught him”....you don’t have to be possessed for someone to in the dark to sense you in their personal space . “I actually don’t know much about the demonic forces” *but my son is possessed* !!! sir-

[@Xeo_Aligarde]

I know a possessed person looked like. And this is just a far-fetched description of one. This "Father" is dumb.

[@helenaharms4110]

Praying is what the kid needs.

[@rosenbaum75]

That poor child being raised to think he's evil and demonic by his father. He's a baby. How horrifying. What an ignorant father.

[@erinjean2695]

My mom thought I was possessed when I was a kid and literally beat me with a Bible. I kept screaming at her “it’s me mom, it’s me, it’s just me!!” She was mad I was “rebellious” turns out I’m on the autism spectrum and just couldn’t communicate “respect” to her in the form she wanted. I am too literal for her. Still haunts me.

[@forrestfey]

Abuse

[@melodiefrances3898]

That is terrible abuse. I hope that you are able to get some support around this. What she did was SOOOOOO wrong.

[@ef7558]

If this had happened to me I would’ve waited until I was a teenager and did the following. Grab that Bible and set it on fire right in front of her! What she did to you was criminal assault and child abuse! I hope you’re doing better now

[@ianeckhoff1992]

Your mother was a delusional lunatic.

[@Corky2828]

I have an autistic friend with a similar experience with their mom. I'm so sorry you had to feel that! You are amazing just the way you are and you deserve to be loved for who you are.

[@christiane3334]

Gets real uneasy? I would freak if I woke up to ANYONE praying over me

[@kata4794]

Looking at the parents explains why the kid is the way he is.....YIKES!!

[@Maceman486]

I'm not a doctor but I can list several different things to at least try to rule out before we go with the devil for why the kid is acting like this.

[@mideygar3766]

yeah demonic possession should be last resort, and why take the child to Dr. Phil? go to a doctor and if it isn't that then I guess try an exorcism idk

[@vincepalacios4467]

Everything bad is of the Devil; for everything in the beginning saith he "Was good". Therefore when Lucifer had fallen from Heaven, evil touched the Earth.

[@zestyoverlord6772]

@@vincepalacios4467 but not every person who acts remotely different is possessed

[@flyingman2633]

@@vincepalacios4467 Wasn't it God who made everything bad for humans when he cast them down for eating the forbidden apple?

[@RisingTidesAC]

Then list them.

[@miltoncat]

Bullying and yelling at your kid is not “following Jesus”.

[@Moffeliten]

Where are CPS???? Poor little guy, he's not possesed, he has schizofrenia and probably suffers from paranoia. I really REALLY hope the boy will be taken away from his father and put somerwhere safe 😢

[@susandavey2361]

And there it is folks he's found jesus and all of a sudden his kids need a exosisum 🙄 what this kid needs is to live somewhere else for a while, this dad's been watching to my films

[@ToppSick]

NOT all people are possessed they make their own decisions but they do get you when your at your weakest point..... but not everyone is possessed lol maybe they are maybe their not but u know u can't really tell who is posessed and who is not lol so yea haahah for all we know i am possessed reincarnated from the past in this current time line lol IM JUS JOKING BUT JUST A THEORY THAT EVERYONE IS possessed ahaha i took over first in the womb lmao

[@vincepalacios4467]

Everything bad is of the Devil; for everything in the beginning saith he "Was good". Therefore when Lucifer had fallen from Heaven, evil touched the Earth.

[@susandavey2361]

Imagine if God was the bad guy and he fooled you all?

[@vincepalacios4467]

@@susandavey2361 Imagine the Devil putting that thought there. Hm🤔. GOD bless you brother; the Bible says "I AM the light of the world". Therefore everything good is of GOD. But the Devil likes to take something good and twist it a little

[@recently1897]

I don’t understand why his father yelling at him like that. if i was him i’ll calm myself and ask him to stand up with me

[@thedarksideofthemoon9612]

Wrong video

[@_just_another_filthy_redcoat]

Woah it is as well because I’ve just come from that one 😂 Weird

[@lacymacdougall9660]

The child is simply reflecting the father's denied emotions towards women and his wife in particular, and because the father is in denial he then blames the child for this. It's incredibly sad.

[@ToniHunterOne]

But you just put it all on the wife for alienation of affections. This is all the Dad's doing.

[@allgoodnamestaken6002]

The harsh reality is that some people don't have any genuine care for children. They only want to have kids so they have someone to serve as a morality pet for them.

[@yogotti1670]

probably a case of the "devouring mother" , something obviously isnt right in their home that they dont handle, kids tryna tell somebody something, and then when they give up completely he gets labatomised with those pills and gets dismissed from life.

[@ragingzim]

This lumpy headed “father” is a true creep.

[@joshuajacobs5639]

Huh i'm talking out loud in my son's room and he is getting disturbed in his sleep, guess it's demons!!

[@rosenbaum75]

Exactly!!

[@pave9764]

Ephesians 6:12 "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."

[@wendyhardin5259]

Okay. 🙄

[@randall1959]

You're expecting parents with no medical or psychological training to be able to effectively deal with the worst situation possible.

[@wannabethiccbihhh1607]

I mean literally just taking him to therapy would have had given them better tools to deal with this, there are solutions other than going on Dr. Phil to handle a child with emotional issues.

[@ladysarcasm6226]

This would be almost funny if it wasn't so tragic. Ignorance at its finest. Poor child.

[@cass2303]

Poor you. This stuff is real! Wake Up people!

[@ladysarcasm6226]

@@cass2303 ok.

[@newtfigton8795]

There are some truly horrible people in this world.

[@clayrravenofficial.715]

I am a demonologist and paranormal investigator based in Australia. He isn't possessed. They need to get him medical help. It sounds like he has something like schizophrenia.

[@scepticalhyenas5750]

You're convinced hes a demon bc when you walk up in the middle of the night and start reading out of a bible, it disturbs his sleep. As if you wouldn't get the same results if you were reading a Clifford the Big Red Dog book while hes sleeping. It's not the bible that disturbs him. It's you.

[@shabanah8027]

The dads eyes are so dark,he looks like he's the one possessed!!

[@ruiayanacui6505]

Even satan is pissed

[@ramkapoor3630]

Ikr

[@ellaxx2437]

Has he been tested of schizophrenia, I’m no psychologist or doctor but some of the actions and things he’s says like ‘he’s telling me to kill the family’ leads me to believe this could be schizophrenia poor thing

[@missmoxie9188]

He’s not schizophrenic This is what you’d expect of a child with ODD who’s brutalized by their family. They already have uncontrollable anger and what that father is doing is just exacerbating it

[@deadlymouse7033]

This "father" is a coward and a bully. He deserves to have his parental rights taking.

[@ATLA_Fire_Lord_Zuko]

You hit your autistic kid and then scream at him look at how terrified he was how can you cause your own child that much pain and fear your kid will hate you until you die if you keep that up terrible father

[@wichaelalone]

he's not autistic he's a paranoid schizophrenic

[@askechristenson5626]

Hhhmmm? I always go to sleep with my light's turned off but have never ever seen a Demon or even fkn felt it. like, your the only demon inside my head right now.

[@wmhtc4437]

Love Robin and Dr. Phill!!

[@zerobrine5226]

Thank GOD this guy felt the energy shift and saved his family from the Devil Himself.

[@foff1260]

i’m dying🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AadiSZN]

you gotta be kidding 😂

[@game_scoop]

Bro thinks a 12 year old is possessed by satan 🤣

[@AfterlifeCoach4life]

Does anyone know if there's been an update on this poor boy? I really hope his father either shapes up by some miracle or just loses custody of him entirely

[@nathanwilliams8679]

Fathers in jail now

[@AfterlifeCoach4life]

@@nathanwilliams8679 Omg that's such a relief to hear

[@ruthclaycamp4871]

He went to jail for agg sexual assault of a child iN Aug 2023.

[@Brettwon1010]

As a Christian, I do NOT claim him!! Satan can have him!!

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

Who would that be?

[@KENRICK777]

Jack doherty possesses Walmart security on himself 😂

[@julesrules7297]

That kid's room is so creepy! Solid white walls, no decoration, no colorful furniture. It looks like a prison.

[@silverwasp3895]

1:38 those pictures he is drawing is you, not a demon

[@ashleyburch2290]

Where is the full episode?

[@JavierMirabal08]

These people are the type to ruin christianity 😡

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

Thank God we have Rend Collective on their mission to disprove the negative stereotypes affiliated with Christianity.

[@nvygal]

What weirdos...

[@soniacook2991]

This man needs to stay away from this child .. sounds like he has put the thoughts on his child’s head about the demon .. this poor child

[@JudyinAL]

He’s the farthest thing from Jesus. That poor kid.

[@Champagneyear]

Where is ed Warren when we need him

[@benedictscarafiotti2902]

"I convinced myself he must be doing something evil before I stormed in to confront him" Quite a social media allegory he stumbled upon there.

[@kaitlynowens2335]

Think this guy just got arrested for touching his step daughter 🤮

[@videodiariesarchive]

Idk why but i feel that the only person who is possessed by demons is the father. Look at eyes... you see a dark soul i them. I’m telling you

[@videodiariesarchive]

Like idk the kid, but its always the parents fault. The kids most of the times go through some sort of trauma and then well.

[@thephilippinesforus]

@@videodiariesarchive agreed. 💯👍

[@ThelordHayden34]

I can’t see his eyes

[@pedrobliswald4455]

@@ThelordHayden34 dudes got some fat eyebrows i cant get a peek into the soul.

[@ruthclaycamp4871]

Considering he was arrested in Aug 2023 for agg sexual assault of a child, I would say you are right!

[@georychel5411]

Possession is possible in this case

[@anthonym.adraws1070]

Ok buddy boy, you gotta now what your saying. If it's possession, his personality will completely change and he'll use type of words that'll be intelligence

[@davidsmith9873]

The things that go bump in the night

[@WileyCylas]

Dude is watching too much of the exorcist

[@FilmSureelist97]

There’s something about this guy that just screams evil. He is obviously abusing this poor child.

[@kiwichill4820]

This was child abuse.

[@ToniHunterOne]

So where are these people now?

[@firstnamelastname-kr8dv]

Do not state into the abyss

[@nuckinfuts7610]

Unfit father: I believe my son in possessed by demons. Unfit father mins later: idk everything about demonic forces.

[@dimatree]

Starts between 3:16 and 3:17 that sound is……well what does it make you feel?

[@user-xf4ze2zr4h]

Bless your family in your child God will God will be back soon so that you know people will not be possessed by the devil anymore cuz we all have been at one point and time 😢

[@learningwithyoutube2705]

This father is horrible

[@jdjdjnsnsns3536]

says an athiest

[@julesrules7297]

​@@jdjdjnsnsns3536he went to jail for aggravated sexual assault of a minor in 2023.

[@nirazarazara7634]

Please child protection help this child

[@ianeckhoff1992]

This guy's delusional.

[@charitysghost1207]

Father's Day has GOT to be awkward.

[@fouadroseahmed]

I am tired of dumb parenting

[@moongoddessbecca2223]

It sounds like schizophrenia

[@ericbrown5588]

I'm Catholic, but this boy, the way his father talks trash about him, needs to be placed in child protective services. Does anyone have an update about this child?

[@paris-lovefromalaska8973]

This is just disheartening...

[@yodaddy6586]

I believe no a father would want to hurt his son. Dr phil might have a point. Not every child learns the same.

[@julieharrison5772]

"I've come to know Jesus"... well that explains alot...Hes insane not his son!

[@elainagomez8411]

not necessarily but thanks for your unwanted opinion on religion :)

[@scottyk.6719]

You can say that again

[@cactuscallie5090]

@@elainagomez8411 The God haters HAVE to find a way to squeeze in a comment about how dumb and backwards people who believe in God are, no matter how forced and out of place sounds.

[@ultimatewarriors5749]

@@cactuscallie5090 huh?

[@cactuscallie5090]

@@ultimatewarriors5749 What do you mean, "Huh?"

[@markb_0992]

Sounds like schizophrenia to me

[@forrestfey]

The father needs his tin foil hat so the aliens stop controling his thoughts.

[@Reckless_Crime]

Now he is in jail for sa on a child. 1 million dollar bond

[@theKevronHarris]

Oh no!! The "father" is a pervert and doesn't deserve to be a parent. Is there a link on his arrest?

[@christopherwilliams9170]

Schoolyard bully him and his wife 😡

[@simplebirdy1662]

These things do exist.

[@homeslice6330]

Yeah he probably thinks science is fake and religion is nothing but the truth

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

If his son truly is possessed by demons, all he needs to do is splash him with holy water, that always drives the evil forces away.

[@Shadowman9348]

Holy water doesn't work anyways so...

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

@@Shadowman9348 demons hate holy water, it has to work.

[@pave9764]

The enemy is the father of lies and he will pretend to be afraid of holy water lol. The enemy knows he is doomed anyways..he will flee in the name of Jesus, not by 'holy' water or other satanic rituals

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

@@pave9764 holy water is anything but Satanic.

[@JohnWick-xk8io]

Marvin tell me when have you seen Lord Jesus Christ ever use holy water?

[@joeschmo8755]

Just wait till he figures out Jesus is middle eastern instead of being white.

[@vasudevsarvam6912]

😂😂

[@Carolinacaveman]

Religion does this. Worst part is so many religious people are just like him but deny it

[@StarLightFIlmProductions]

man this is the type of parents making religious people look bad and thats why people are going far away from god is cuz of this man the “religious” parent

[@jenniturtleburger3708]

The stuff he’s “read.” Can you imagine the utter nonsense he’s reading on these crazy fanatical religious websites?

[@andysux1]

Plot twist: everything he said was true. There was a demon a foot 🦶

[@DAOW17]

Well check his shoes, we need to make sure if he still has his sole

[@YouTubeChannel-nf2nw]

How does this video have a million views and 9 comments

[@learningwithyoutube2705]

10*

[@YouTubeChannel-nf2nw]

@@learningwithyoutube2705 11*

[@secretlizard4589]

Because the channel just now opened comments for most of their videos

[@thelonewolf2476]

How old would that boy be now ?

[@jamaulhenderson2514]

In 2023, he's 18.

[@bayzid8436]

He is the face of a facebook flat-earther

[@dhsswim11]

Sounds like A LOT of Daddy's insecruities are being put on this young boy and its therefore, the boy's problem.....😂😂

[@user-bg9td6bc2w]

1104am just seen episode. I strongly believe it's your house. When the rooms and inside of house was shown, I felt the haunting. You guys got a bad house. You better look into that. I really felt the evil.

[@Mjones5018]

When a lizard licks their eyes for moisture. Lmao this guy … how does he even manage to feed snd clothe himself it’s so insane. It’s so gross when adults believe this nonsense. Poor kid

[@lisacup6876]

The father's past probably invited the demon. Yet, he blames the child. Got it. I hate when parents blame everyone and everything else except themselves. I would love to know the fathers past.

[@tanyamongeau524]

That is demons for sure! The devil is real and so is God! Demons don't discriminate! They need a host and they enter anyone that will allow it!

[@arkkon2740]

I know this is serious but I swear why does this sound like a scraped scripted for the binding of Isaac

[@kurtcobainslefthandedguita2746]

He probably has schizophrenia:(((

[@guffawhyena4831]

Why schizophrenia?

[@nirazarazara7634]

The father is a gaslighter

[@ruthhogg6423]

Yup, this man is a bully. The end

[@philippayne4951]

Seek a priest as soon as possible, they will know what is the problem.

[@glenm3712]

I question why they went to Dr Phil. Surely their pastor would be the one to consult with. If it's demonic he ought to know how to deal with it (I am an exorcist incidentally), but if it's psychological he should be able to discern it.

[@MynheerSuperbusVonUnderduk]

You're part of the the problem.

[@cass2303]

I believe him

[@ald4606]

I don't think this is real but, you can banish demons with subliminals on here.

[@madamvaudelune3298]

People with these kind of primitive barbaric beliefs should not have children. Terrible parents

[@dalemcspadden943]

I think the child is scaring the father