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I had a dream
01/24/2008 06:11 p.m.

I dreamt last night of a huge apartment. Jeremiah and I went there because I had to see a woman whom I thought lived there. But when we got there, a different family had moved in - a mother, older daughter, some small children, a young man. There were boxes everywhere. The apartment itself was longer than wide, about two rooms wide in most places, but it had a basement, a main floor, and an upper floor. I never did get to the upper floor, stayed mostly on the main floor. We had quite a long conversation with these women. I wish I could remember what we talked about.

At one point, I went exploring and discovered a very long and luxurious bathtub, green it was. And when I pointed it out to Miah, he climbed right in clothes and all. I was shocked he'd done that, thinking about having to go out into the cold when we needed to leave and him still being all wet, and how embarrassed we'd be that he'd used this family's bathtub impulsively.

Finally, I went exploring a little more, and discovered a dance studio. There were three young women dancing on a small stage, all dark haired, and one of them was Miah's ex. She had a talent for dancing which surprised me. I stood in the shadows, hoping she wouldn't see me, and hoping that Miah wouldn't come in looking for me. Then it occured to me that it was silly of Miah and I to go to where he used to live and not expect to run into her. Sure enough, she spotted him, and sweetly asked him if there was anything he wanted to talk to her about. I left the room and waited for them to get finished. And then I woke up.


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Member Comments on this Entry
Posted by A. Paige White on 02/10/08 at 04:38 PM

Wow, Ali. This is great stuff. I too, tried to go as far in the opposite direction as my parents as possible with my kids and I second guess myself continually. My dad was stern, unbending, controlling and my mom was seldom around at all. I certainly can't point to all the great things you have as far as accomplishing goals with them. I've been far too lenient, but by God, I've been there with all my flaws and imperfections. Matter of fact, I feel like an abysmal failure in many ways. But, I certainly can't imagine what my life would be without them. So many times, it was my responsibility to/for them that caused me to put one foot in front of another and even take leaps of faith because they depend on me. Big hugs to ya. It would have been handy to have delivered a personalized handbook at the same they were delivered, lol.

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