I’ve been dreaming like crazy lately and remembering them. I typed this the other morning.
I had this dream in the hospital between 10pm and midnight. Typed this later after more sleep, around 4:30 am.
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I was in downtown Portland and saw a bus go around a corner near Burnside and maybe 3rd/4th area and a window opened on the bus.
Mom popped partway out of the window and was wearing a one piece bathing suit. She posed with her arms up and smiled big while someone took her photo.
I was appalled and yelled at her to get back in the bus. I caught up to the bus and boarded. I sat on the inside steps of the bus and composed myself, then asked what she was thinking.
It turned out she was recreating an iconic Portland photo of her doing the same thing when she was in her 20s, and I was shown the original. Then I completely understood and was quite proud of her, both for being the original model and for undertaking the task of creating the reenactment.
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I woke, pondered the dream, and went back to sleep.
I woke again a couple hours later and saw the groundhog shenanigans on TV and realized it was my mom’s birthday. I instantly burst into tears and cried for 15 minutes. Hard.
I’ve been crying real easy the past few months. I watch The Waltons daily when I’m home and cry during that sometimes.
It’s okay to poke fun at me for that, that won’t make me cry or run away.