Talking about Ghost Peops

Fun things happen when chatting to roommates but even stranger things when talking to parents. I have this plot line that I started from dolls; it's called the Ghost People. When I showed my mom the pictures of the dolls of the Ghost People, "Oh that's the Ghost People, they been in this house all along and I never knew." I was slightly confused but I was even more confused when my father said they talked about my character, Allan, who is very interesting but I don't know why they would talk about him...