In the dream, I have a very big house with very big yards that seemed to be inside of the house. Another adult was observing me as I disciplined Grayson over breaking something in my bedroom a year ago and not telling me - and why was he even in there to begin with? It was a sort of blue thermostat/light switch on the wall. I told him that if he had told me it was broken I could have fixed it already. Dylan and Chloe were also nearby, but not saying anything. They all became young children. I started yelling at all of them, but they were not really paying attention and getting further away. Grayson hopped on his bike and started riding off and I had to call him back to continue discussing with him. That's where the dream ended.
I fully expect that I will have some sadness over the last one leaving home. I have a lot of angst over how the last couple of years have played out, particularly with Grayson. I'm not sure I was able to really help him, but I did provide a safe place for him to be while he figured out what he wanted and was ready to leave. All while doing my best at living my own adult life, with all of its struggles. None of them are "kids" anymore and its time for all of us to move on.
Just a dream - but this empty nest thing - its so real.
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