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I had a very vivid dream last night that Marma was the daytime caretaker for my nieces. I would come home from work each day and she'd be playing with them, and then I would take over so she could rest. My brother and Rachel weren't *out* of the picture, they just weren't really in this dream. It made sense in my sleep.
Of course, Marma died in 1998, and my first niece was born in 2004, so she never has met them. But the pictures in my dream of them all playing together are pseudo-memories worth cherishing. Marma loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren so much, and I know she would take great pride in these three girls. I don't know what I believe regarding souls and afterlife, but I do believe that in a very real and more-than-symbolic way that Marma is a part of me and our family still. I want to believe I'll have real interactions with her again one day. I want to believe that she will know the grandchildren that came after she passed. It was a very sweet dream.
Of course, Marma died in 1998, and my first niece was born in 2004, so she never has met them. But the pictures in my dream of them all playing together are pseudo-memories worth cherishing. Marma loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren so much, and I know she would take great pride in these three girls. I don't know what I believe regarding souls and afterlife, but I do believe that in a very real and more-than-symbolic way that Marma is a part of me and our family still. I want to believe I'll have real interactions with her again one day. I want to believe that she will know the grandchildren that came after she passed. It was a very sweet dream.