I had a dream that my college bound kid died

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It was an awful dream. They died at a camp they had gone to.

I woke up thinking, "Thank god it was just a dream". I was tempted to open DC's door and check on them. LOL. I didn't. I went to the bathroom after a few minutes, and had a full on cry.

Maybe it's my subconscious feeling that they are "dying" by leaving home (though they are going to be fairly close by), or I'm super worried about their safety, but I swear, consciously, I've been completely fine with DC leaving since they will be like an hour from home. Maybe I'm just good at repressing my emotions? That wouldn't surprise me.

Crazy. I have a younger DC. I hope I don't have another dream like this when the younger one goes away.

ok but why did you have to cry?

What a stupid question. I'm a guy - very masculine, stereotypical repressed tears, etc. I'm pretty sure I'd cry if I had a vivid dream of my kid dying.

You must be a “sensitive” type. Hormones running wild in you.

NP. You must be a psychopath.

[Anonymous]

I recently had this dream too, and my kid is still just a rising senior! And I also woke up crying. I think it's just about feeling anxiety about a transition/separation.

[Anonymous]

I had a dream my youngest, rising sophomore disappeared. The next day arrived and we still hadn’t located him…and then I woke up. I had a ton of residual anxiety leftover from the dream after I woke up.

The weird thing in the dream he was much younger- with our neighbors daughter who was with him when he disappeared. They were elementary school age in my dream.

[Anonymous]

It is normal. These are terrifying times and your kids are going into the world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was an awful dream. They died at a camp they had gone to.

I woke up thinking, "Thank god it was just a dream". I was tempted to open DC's door and check on them. LOL. I didn't. I went to the bathroom after a few minutes, and had a full on cry.

Maybe it's my subconscious feeling that they are "dying" by leaving home (though they are going to be fairly close by), or I'm super worried about their safety, but I swear, consciously, I've been completely fine with DC leaving since they will be like an hour from home. Maybe I'm just good at repressing my emotions? That wouldn't surprise me.

Crazy. I have a younger DC. I hope I don't have another dream like this when the younger one goes away.

ok but why did you have to cry?

Not the OP, but it’s pretty easy to assume the dream felt very real. Have you never woken up and felt the emotion you felt in a dream? That dream would stick with me.