Dreams for the end of April 2018
This month I've been writing down every dream that I can remember, and looking back, I can't help noticing a theme of revisiting past places and people. There were three involving my high school, and several were set in my mom's house, Grandma's old house, or elsewhere in my hometown. I'm not going to speculate on what that might mean.
Morning of April 23: I was walking down C-Street in my hometown (the street I lived on in Smallpartment), carrying a little plastic kiddie pool and some pool toys that looked like fish. I got to my old apartment building and set it up in that woodsy corner of the parking lot near B-Street. It was for Abram to play in, but I can't remember whether he was already there or if someone was bringing him. I didn't go into Smallpartment, but in my dream, I still had a key and somehow knew it was vacant. I thought about going in and taking some of the stuff I'd left behind when I moved out (in real life, I left the drying rack; in the dream, I'd left a bunch of random stuff) but I didn't want the managers to catch me at it.
Morning of April 24: I was on a trip in China with Mom and Dad (and possibly some other family members). The roads there were awful; we had to cross a lot of narrow, twisty bridges with no guard-rails. There were also a lot of stray dogs and cats; I somehow got to my current car, which was parked somewhere, pulled out the box of dog biscuits that I keep in there, and started feeding them to the strays. Many of them were suffering/injured too, and I yelled at my parents that they should never have brought me here.
Then the dream changed, and I was at Mom's old house, getting ready to leave for my old high school. I was running late but didn't care. I sprayed some wrinkle release on my uniform and put it in the dryer and told myself to be sure to wear my Star of David necklace. I could remember buying it at the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, so I knew that I'd already graduated from high school and moved on with my life, but I don't think anybody else did. Mom was cooking me something for breakfast.
Morning of April 26: Despite only about five hours of sleep, I remember bits and pieces of a few different dreams. In one, I was watching a trailer for a movie with Elle Fanning, where she was on a boat in the middle of the ocean, fighting off a giant octopus. The octopus was very phallic-looking, and it disturbed me. In another dream, I was at a shopping mall, and a rescue group was there with dogs in kennels, trying to convince me to adopt one. Then I was at Grandma's old house with her. I think I was trying to leave for my old high school, but strange people kept showing up, and it confused me. I knew Grandma knew way more relatives, neighbors, etc. than I did, but I didn't think there could be so many.
Morning of April 28: I was at some sort of special hospital that had a combination of doctors and dentists. I was there for both a dental cleaning and a pap smear (one after the other, not simultaneously). What a nightmare!!!
Morning of April 29: The only thing I can remember about my dream was that the country song "Life's a Dance" was in it.
Morning of April 30: One dream involved the cast of Roseanne. I think I was eating at a Dairy Queen with Roseanne, Jackie, Darlene, and maybe a few other characters. Then the dream changed, and I was at Mom's house with her. She was lying on the couch in the living room, complaining that her hip hurt and asking me to rub it for her. I asked why it hurt and she screamed, "Because I don't have much longer left to live!" Adam was on the computer meanwhile, ignoring both of us. I had written a bitchy note to Mom and wanted to grab it before she read it, but I couldn't remember where I'd left it.
And that's a wrap for April! Now looking forward to May, and hopefully, a little more movement!
Morning of April 23: I was walking down C-Street in my hometown (the street I lived on in Smallpartment), carrying a little plastic kiddie pool and some pool toys that looked like fish. I got to my old apartment building and set it up in that woodsy corner of the parking lot near B-Street. It was for Abram to play in, but I can't remember whether he was already there or if someone was bringing him. I didn't go into Smallpartment, but in my dream, I still had a key and somehow knew it was vacant. I thought about going in and taking some of the stuff I'd left behind when I moved out (in real life, I left the drying rack; in the dream, I'd left a bunch of random stuff) but I didn't want the managers to catch me at it.
Morning of April 24: I was on a trip in China with Mom and Dad (and possibly some other family members). The roads there were awful; we had to cross a lot of narrow, twisty bridges with no guard-rails. There were also a lot of stray dogs and cats; I somehow got to my current car, which was parked somewhere, pulled out the box of dog biscuits that I keep in there, and started feeding them to the strays. Many of them were suffering/injured too, and I yelled at my parents that they should never have brought me here.
Then the dream changed, and I was at Mom's old house, getting ready to leave for my old high school. I was running late but didn't care. I sprayed some wrinkle release on my uniform and put it in the dryer and told myself to be sure to wear my Star of David necklace. I could remember buying it at the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, so I knew that I'd already graduated from high school and moved on with my life, but I don't think anybody else did. Mom was cooking me something for breakfast.
Morning of April 26: Despite only about five hours of sleep, I remember bits and pieces of a few different dreams. In one, I was watching a trailer for a movie with Elle Fanning, where she was on a boat in the middle of the ocean, fighting off a giant octopus. The octopus was very phallic-looking, and it disturbed me. In another dream, I was at a shopping mall, and a rescue group was there with dogs in kennels, trying to convince me to adopt one. Then I was at Grandma's old house with her. I think I was trying to leave for my old high school, but strange people kept showing up, and it confused me. I knew Grandma knew way more relatives, neighbors, etc. than I did, but I didn't think there could be so many.
Morning of April 28: I was at some sort of special hospital that had a combination of doctors and dentists. I was there for both a dental cleaning and a pap smear (one after the other, not simultaneously). What a nightmare!!!
Morning of April 29: The only thing I can remember about my dream was that the country song "Life's a Dance" was in it.
Morning of April 30: One dream involved the cast of Roseanne. I think I was eating at a Dairy Queen with Roseanne, Jackie, Darlene, and maybe a few other characters. Then the dream changed, and I was at Mom's house with her. She was lying on the couch in the living room, complaining that her hip hurt and asking me to rub it for her. I asked why it hurt and she screamed, "Because I don't have much longer left to live!" Adam was on the computer meanwhile, ignoring both of us. I had written a bitchy note to Mom and wanted to grab it before she read it, but I couldn't remember where I'd left it.
And that's a wrap for April! Now looking forward to May, and hopefully, a little more movement!