I posted this in someones comments this evening and decided it might make an entertaining post. I had a weird dream last night...
That I was 17 years old and I had signed a contract saying I was 18 years old so I didn't need parental permission and got four very large tattoos without my parents knowing it. Only problem is? They were all in places impossible to cover up with clothes, so it soon became apparent they were going to find out and then I was trying to figure out if I should tell them or just try to hide them. Then I remembered I had scornfully told someone previously I would never get a tattoo... after all, it's dangerous. You never know where those needles have been and you could get sick. Then I started to worry about if I was going to get some awful disease. Which seemed impossible really, since the establishment where I got them was very nice and clean, but then I didn't really know the people running it, so it could all just be a facade. And the more I looked at the tattoos, the more I realized I didn't even like the ones I had and it was going to be impossible to get them removed. They were all very large instead of small and subtle like some other women's I had seen. Why hadn't I picked out nicer smaller ones? I did have some relief, though, to think that maybe they would fade over time if I didn't have them re inked (where did I ever get that idea?) and that maybe they would be faded enough by the time my parents and others might see them.
The more I dreamed, the more apparent it became I was most distraught over doing something permanent to my body that I couldn't reverse and was regretting the decision and wishing I'd made a different one. Needless to say, I was very relieved to wake up and realize it was all a dream. But where do these things come from? Dreams are fascinating... I guess the way our mind is working out the things going on in our lives. Not sure what mine was all about.
Any psychoanalysts out there that want to take a shot at this one?
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My dreams are only that weird when I'm pregnant...hmmmmm
No analysis for you!
I dreamt the other night that I was a contestant on The Bachelor. The bachelor was this kid I went to high school with. I made it all the way to the home-town-meet-the-parents-date and he took me to show him his childhood room and it smelled exactly like this kid did in high school. SO WEIRD. It's crazy how our senses are so acute during dreams.
hmmmmm....are you feeling guilty about something?
Hmmm...it's interesting that Cheri commented that she only has weird dreams like that when she's pregnant and then Shannon, who IS pregnant, had a weird dream, too. It would be interesting to know if Shannon only has those weird dreams when she's pregnant, too. There MIGHT be a common thread here!! :o)
Anyway, I have no analysis for you, but it made me think of a girl that I went to school with. She and her siblings wanted tattoos. Their parents okay, BUT, there were stipulations. This girl and her sibs had to pick out the tattoo design that they wanted and then wait ONE year before getting it. If their choice was still the same, then they could get the tattoo. If at any time they changed their mind about the design, then their year started over with that change in design. Needless to say, seven years later, none of them had gotten tattoos yet! :) I thought that was a smart way to go about it!! After all, isn't that a common thing among a LOT of people with tattoos...that they regret, eventually, what they've gotten done. Anyway, I just thought I'd share the story that popped into my head with your story. :)
Now that I think about it, though, I wonder if it's all wrapped up with the death in your family. Maybe you're battling some deep fear of change or loss BECAUSE OF the loss that you've already experienced. Just an idea...
That is a pretty deep dream! I'm no expert on dreams, but they definitely fascinate me. I'm going to have to go with Jen. However, I have a little tidbit for you that I found interesting from an article in Psycholgy Today. The article talked about dreams and how they don't necessarily have hidden meanings, but are a way for your body to teach itself how to cope with certain situations in life. Not that you are going to get ink done or anything, but maybe just dealing with situations that put you between a rock and a hard spot, that are hard to cope with, or that you feel guilty about...
I’m no psychoanalysts so I can’t help you out with the interpretation of your dream…sorry. Sometimes my dreams are so real I wake up crying, laughing, sweating, freezing, physically hurting, furious, heartbroken, delirious happy, etc. Jacob actually has his name because of I dream I had. Dreams are so fascinating.
Sounds like spicey food too late at night. Pretty basic.
@cheri - Heh.
@shannon - Wow... you could smell him. That's cool. I've always found it interesting that people have their own smell.
@deleise - Sure sounds like it, doesn't it?
@jen - But Ethel had a weird dream (she started all this) and SHE's not pregnant. I like that idea of how the parents handled their kids wanting to get a tattoo. I wondered, too, if it was somehow related to what has been going on recently. That's how the conversation all started over at Ethel's place.
@joker007 - Josh! Yay... you have a blog. ;) Interesting take. I could definitely use help figuring out how to cope with things in my life right now. *sigh*
@kristen - You have me so curious about Jacob's name now.
@mom - Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! You are the winner! ;) Honestly. I did eat that salad I mentioned in my previous post at 10:30 p.m. a few hours before I went to bed that night. Your comment made me laugh out loud because I didn't even think about that until you mentioned it. And how obvious is that? Thanks, Mom. ;)
i think you're creatively trying to feel out how your parents would feel about you getting a tatoo cuz you want one but are worried they wouldn't approve. so..where ya getting it, lani? i think i have to think about this longer..i might be quite wrong 8)
looks like you've got a great variety of comments here. I have nothing to add. I dream some, but can't remember it after waking up. Guess it's nothing too wild then!
Comments sure do open up interesting conversations tho, I like the "want a tatoo" solution tho! Wise parents.
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