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Distressing dream

Last night as I was putting the kids to bed, my son started getting very upset and was almost in tears. When I asked him why, he said 'I'm having bad dreams. I'm worried what'd happen to me if you and daddy pass away. I don't want some strangers to take me away.' I've no idea where he got those ideas from. I assured him that mom and dad will always try to be with him and even if we can't he'll always have a close relative taking care of him and that he'll never be taken away by strangers. After some whimpering, he fell asleep. Oh, the little baby, he seemed so traumatised by the thought!

I felt immensely scared myself, for sometime after that. To think how delicate our lives are and at the same time to have these innocent little kids completely banking on it, it's very unsettling. I've cousins, who'd lost their father when they were merely 5 or 6 years old and I can't imagine what must've gone through their minds. We feel we're in control of so many things, plan everything to the dot, but there's a sea of unknowns out there, totally out of our hands. For all that, I guess the only thing we can do is pray, to make life a smooth sail.

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Tharini said…
Oh dear. How old is he? Seems like a very mature dream to have, filled with sobering thoughts. poor little guy.

You're right tho. All we have is a fragile hold.

Came by to say that I tagged you here:
http://winkiesways.blogspot.com/2008/01/my-little-time-machine.html
January 25, 2008 at 12:31 PM
Vidya said…
That just tells us how small the rest of things in life are. Most of the times we think the issues we are facing are big. Once you meet someone with 'real' problems, your issues seem so small. I feel the best way to thank God, for what he has given us, is to just celebrate what we have and celebrate life.
January 25, 2008 at 1:37 PM
Vijaya. said…
tharini: He's just 7. I'm guessing he must've picked up the idea from some movie he'd watched at school.

vidya: You're so right! In the recent past we've seen freaky things happen to friends and it makes you wonder, it could've easily been you in their place. Thank God it's not.
January 25, 2008 at 2:28 PM
Choxbox said…
kids growing up.. :( :)

very happy for you - things are going per plan re r2i. R and i were talking abt it just yesterday when i'd called them up.
January 27, 2008 at 7:20 AM
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