dream: 4/1/2023

i had a dream where my family and i were wandering through some industrial area. i wasn't sure where we were going or whether it was even possible to get where we were going, but we were walking walking walking past all of these trucks and buildings, in what normally i would consider would be shady or dangerous. but i guess it was a dream, and we were just ploinked into this situation, and i didn't really question things... 

at some point, my wife and i acquired a car and lost the kids. don't ask me how that happens, but it just did. we were in the car, parked, and we were talking about something. anyway, next thing i know, something happens in the window behind me (something that lynn sees). this woman- clearly upset- walks around the front of the car into my view. lynn gets out and confronts the woman.

"are you okay?" she says.

after a pause, the woman responds: "no." and then she walks away.

later, we (lynn and i) are going through a nearby drive thru. suddenly, the woman (and her daughter, and 2 men dressed in some kind of uniform) rush through the area. turns out they are helping the woman get away, or maybe they are trying to get some help for the woman. turns out that the woman was in an abusive relationship- she had been calling some hospital to inquire about the health of her dying father, and the abusive boyfriend/husband took the phone away from her and yelled at her. it was at that moment that lynn had confronted her...

anyway, when the woman saw lynn again, she cried, and hugged lynn. i guess that it was because of lynn's concern and question that the woman "woke up" and realized that she needed to get help.

this moment struck me, because it was completely believable. lynn is really like that. she acts out of concern and kindness, and oftentimes changes things for the better... i can't say that i would always be heroic. i'm kind of nonconfrontational. i like to think that when things matter- especially for kids- that i would step in. but with adults, sometimes i just don't like to get involved- or i get into this mindset that i simply don't understand what's going on with other people- that they are inscrutable to me... yes, it's an excuse...

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before we fell asleep, i was talking about