“Mommy, do grown-ups have dreams while they sleep?”
“Yes, Trina. Why do you ask?”
“It’s ’cause I had this dream last night. It woke me up.”
“What was it about?”
“I can’t ‘scribe it. So much light. Like a giant bulb, only it made my room all red.”
“Did it scare you, Trina?”
“N-n-no, not really. It was pretty, and warm, and it felt safe, not scary. Mommy, what made the light red?”
“What do you think, Honey”
“Dunno. It felt good, like a big red Valentine’s heart.”
“Then that’s what it was.”
Just Writing! 
All we need is a good story and everything makes sense
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My head was screaming “don’t go into the light”. What’s the red light, that’s the question? Dream or not?
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I just wasn’t in the mood for violence, or sci-fi, or anything very serious this morning 🙂
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Not the best way to start off the day. 😀
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An upbeat little story. I like how she made the positive, so no lingering feeling of menace. 🙂
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Thanks. No red nightmares 🙂
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Dear Linda,
I loved the dialogue between mother and daughter. Very sweet and left me with a smile.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yay! Smiles are always a reward!
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It was wonderful to read a positive, upbeat take on my photograph. The money raise by the charity shop goes towards funding religious education in our local schools and the shop is staffed by caring people supporting our local community and keeping an eye out for people. I have found many treasures in there over the years, including the volunteers.
Best wishes,
Rowena
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God bless the efforts of your charity. This old world could use a lot more of that.
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Most definitely. I can’t wait to share the link with them. They’ll have a laugh I’m sure.
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Oh this is a lovely chat between mum and child. Anything she wants it to be. Nice
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Thanks, Laurie 🙂
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A nice positive upbeat story. Well done😊
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Sweet, I like her dream interpretation! 🙂
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so exceptionally nice but they may never be able to figure out what it really was
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I’ve had lots of dreams over the years that make no sense at all!
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I most certainly know that problem quite well
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In dream interp, the important thing is how it makes you feel. Dreams are all in symbols, icons, etc. I think this mommy helped the girl to a completely accurate interpretation of what the object was. I really like the way the mother and daughter are communicating in your story.
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Thanks so much, Jade. I’ve never looked into dream interp, but it sounds as if you have some knowledge there. Most interesting.
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You’re welcome, Linda. Yes, it’s a fascinating field of study.
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Mum knows just what to say 🙂
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Mums do seem to get a knack for it, if they truly care.
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Trust Mum to make it all seem fine. 🙂
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Thanks, Sandra. A good mum certainly is a treasure.
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A lovely story, so beautifully written that I could almost hear them!
Here’s mine!
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That’s a lovely comment, Keith. Thanks 🙂
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Sweet story, Linda. A good mother always has the right answer at the right time.
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mom’s always right. 🙂
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Sweet story. Mommy knows best.
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Very nice story, Linda. Refreshing.
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Awww … children can be very innocent in their interpretation of things. I loved her sweet voice as she shared her dream with her mom. A feel-good story, Linda. Smiling !!!
Be well … Be Safe
Isadora 😎
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Smiles are the hoped-for result 🙂
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I enjoyed the dialogue between a mother and her child, the way the mother steered the conversation to a comforting end. Nicely done, Linda!
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Thanks 🙂
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I love the way Mom leads Trina to interpret her own dream. Was that the therapist writing?!
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Maybe the mom/therapist 🙂
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Mom handled that very well.
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Thanks.
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Leave it to kids to find the light in the darkness.
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Very sweet… that’s what I love with children.
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Me too, Bjorn. Thanks.
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Sweet story, Linda. I enjoyed the dialogue between the mother and daughter. It reminded me of when my son used to tell me about his dreams. It’s a nice way to bond and I like how the mother asked the girl what she thought the dream was and then concurred.
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Thank you so much. It’s too easy for us to just TELL our kids a thing is a certain way, and sometimes that’s what we SHOULD do. But this is not an issue of right and wrong. The child may see something Mom doesn’t 🙂
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You’re right. It’s nice to ask them what they think or how they feel. This will encourage them to open up and share things with us.
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