I had another bad dream last night. For the past two weeks I've been remembering some of my dreams each night. Some of them have been bad, others just plain confusing or funny. Last night was similar to another I'd had in the recent past in that I'd forgotten Drew at the park.
In the first dream, I'd left Drew in an open grassy area of the park to play with a little friend. From there, I'd left with a few people to go shopping. It wasn't until I'd returned home after nightfall that I remembered Drew. My stomach instantly knotted up with the knowledge that I'd probably never see her again; that my life had now changed, and that a stranger had surely snatched her away. Roy and I jumped in the car to go look for her, stopping at Drew's friend's home down the road to see if she had seen Drew. Initially, Roy was going to drive around town to see if we spotted her and I urged him to start at the park where we'd left her. Arriving at the field, it was dark and no one was in sight. We made our way over to a small building several yards away from where we'd last seen Drew. The lights were turned off and only a couple of people exited the building. We entered into a dark hallway and I called out for Drew. Instantly she turns the corner, arms crossed and a very stern look on her face making it obvious she was not pleased. She informed me that the Veterinarian (whose office must have been in the building) had said that it was against the rules to leave her there alone. I scooped her up and hugged her tightly - waking instantly, and stressed.
In last nights dream, I'd left Drew in the park to go out of town with a couple of friends. We returned a few hours later and I remembered Drew. I jumped in a sort of little scooter type vehicle and raced as fast as it would go, making my way down the block, I only had a couple more to go to reach the park where I'd last seen Drew; but just as I reached the corner at the end of the block, I woke. I was so stressed after waking that I had to immediately daydream the finish on a positive note.
What does this mean? My initial thought was that I'm not spending enough time with them. It has been stressing me but I haven't said anything to anyone about it; after all, we're starting our homeschooling again and I'll be spending every evening after work with them. I relayed the dreams to Roy and he agreed - from now on, we FORCE the kids to go with us when we go out to eat (they prefer to stay home and play their electronic games, but tough cookies!)!!
Then, I went to work today and made an internet search for "dreams of forgetting child in park" and one of the first results that jumped out at me was a wiki answer: "Your subconscious is trying to tell you that you are neglecting a very important aspect of your life." - not surprised by this (always trust your instincts).
Next week I'm planning an outing for a yearly photo shoot of Wolfie and Drew. We're overdue.
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