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mokie_edomI knew I should have written this dream down when I woke up. The details are lost to me now, after a busy day in retail hell (why do people wait till Valentine's DAY to buy presents?). What I remember is that the dream had to do with gaming--I have a gnattering that the dream involved me roleplaying a date or through a date and being flustered at being stuck in one place when I'd rather be in another.
It's not difficult to dissect this dream, just embarrassing. Since I had to work on Valentine's day, I made my plans for the day after and opted out of my usual Sunday activity--gaming with my friends. My subconscious brain is not-so-politely informing me that I would rather go gaming, thanks much. Says a lot about my romantic side, doesn't it?
I remember the latter portion of the dream better. A baby was introduced, mine, and I was at my cousin's old house with the baby and my mother, trying to put the infant down for a nap in a small Critter Keeper style pet carrier. It was big enough to hold a newborn, but still, it was a pet carrier. I tried to hold the baby and adjust the towel I was putting in the bottom for cushioning, but it was too awkward, so I handed the baby to my mother. She slumped it into a chair and turned back to whatever she was doing (watching TV, I think). The baby fell, but was tangled up in the thick towel and wasn't hurt. I was upset over Mom's thoughtlessness, the idea of being blamed for her action, and that she had essentially blown me off.
I have been trying to grow moss in the pet carrier for a little while now (no luck, just mold), and there were babies on TV and in my news reading last night, so this could have been a simple brain dump. It could indicate that something I am trying to work on or get done is being hampered by folks who aren't team players, or that I'm trying to pass off the important work to someone who isn't interested.
Alternately, yet another friend recently voiced the opinion that people who have kids really just want/think of them as really cute pets. It's a popular stance among the childfree. I'm not childfree (no, I'm misanthropic, and hey, kids are people too!) and do want kids, so perhaps this offhand comment led to a dream in which I was making a pet of a kid?
It's not difficult to dissect this dream, just embarrassing. Since I had to work on Valentine's day, I made my plans for the day after and opted out of my usual Sunday activity--gaming with my friends. My subconscious brain is not-so-politely informing me that I would rather go gaming, thanks much. Says a lot about my romantic side, doesn't it?
I remember the latter portion of the dream better. A baby was introduced, mine, and I was at my cousin's old house with the baby and my mother, trying to put the infant down for a nap in a small Critter Keeper style pet carrier. It was big enough to hold a newborn, but still, it was a pet carrier. I tried to hold the baby and adjust the towel I was putting in the bottom for cushioning, but it was too awkward, so I handed the baby to my mother. She slumped it into a chair and turned back to whatever she was doing (watching TV, I think). The baby fell, but was tangled up in the thick towel and wasn't hurt. I was upset over Mom's thoughtlessness, the idea of being blamed for her action, and that she had essentially blown me off.
I have been trying to grow moss in the pet carrier for a little while now (no luck, just mold), and there were babies on TV and in my news reading last night, so this could have been a simple brain dump. It could indicate that something I am trying to work on or get done is being hampered by folks who aren't team players, or that I'm trying to pass off the important work to someone who isn't interested.
Alternately, yet another friend recently voiced the opinion that people who have kids really just want/think of them as really cute pets. It's a popular stance among the childfree. I'm not childfree (no, I'm misanthropic, and hey, kids are people too!) and do want kids, so perhaps this offhand comment led to a dream in which I was making a pet of a kid?
