Childhood

To dream of experiencing your childhood may reflect feelings about being inexperienced with new situations. Enthusiasm for new opportunities or changes that you have never experienced before. Innocence.

Negatively, dreaming of your childhood may reflect feelings of being treated little, patronized, or overlooked. Feeling that people are arrogantly not respecting you. Feeling weak, powerless, or helpless to take care of yourself. Allowing enjoyable situations to become distractions. Too much dependence on others taking care of you or your problems. Anxiety about having your inexperience exposed to others. Risky behavior when you are inexperienced. Anxiety about losing at something new that is happening. Anxiety about people laughing at you. Jealousy that you aren't getting support from others.

To dream of a childhood home may reflect feelings about your outlook on a situation based on your most honest feelings or memories about the home. Ask yourself how you felt living in the childhood home and how those feelings may apply to your current life situation.

Negatively, dreaming about a childhood home may reflect situations where you feel overwhelmed with your inability to take care of yourself. Powerful illness that is making caring for yourself difficult. Feeling that nobody will listen to you.

Alternatively, dreaming of scenes from your childhood may reflect issues with unpleasant memories about your past.

Example: A young man dreamed of seeing a picture of his family home when from when he was little. In waking life he was undergoing therapy and beginning to realize how empty and unloving his family life was when he was younger and how influential it was on his adult behavior in the current time.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of her childhood home. In waking life she was very ill and felt helpless to take care of herself.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of moving into their childhood home. In waking life she felt that no matter how hard she tried she couldn't get any support from anyone.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of seeing children being raped. In waking life she felt hopeless about the future potential for the world.

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Children

To see your real life children in a dream represents ideas, habits, or developments that have potential. An area of your life that you are encouraging or feel supportive of. Situations or aspects of your life that you want to see powerful or flourish. It may also reflect an aspect of yourself based on the one thing that stands out the most about that child.

If you have more than one child in real life then each child will represent a different aspect of your life based on your most honest feelings about then or their most prominent personality traits.

To dream of children that aren't your children in waking life may reflect developing aspects of your life. Situations in life that are brand new or that you have renewed enthusiasm for. Creativity or "young minded" ideas.

Negatively, dreaming of children may reflect feelings about yourself or others being helpless. Powerlessness to overcome big challenges. Inexperience that prevents you from facing difficulties because problems are too big. Alternatively, from a negative perspective children may reflect problems that are out of control. New developments that are becoming frustrating. Feeling like an innocent victim. Vulnerability.

To dream of losing a child represents feelings of being overloaded or stretched beyond your limits. Juggling too much at once or "dropping the ball" with something because you are too involved with something else. Getting so caught up in minor details that you forget what's most important.

To dream of a child dying represents a loss or unpleasant change to some area of your life that had potential. Positively, a child death may reflect a growing problem that has finally been dealt with.

If you dream of children that you don't recognize it represents new ideas, or situations that are being encouraged. Something not thought of before. Negatively, it may reflect burdens, responsibilities, or problems that have to be looked after.

Evil children symbolize negative or corrupted aspects of your personality that are being encouraged. It may also point to a bad situation or problem that feels like it's getting out of control or scares you. Evil children may also reflect childish beliefs or habits that are getting out of hand. Frustrations with someone else's immaturity or misbehaving. Alternatively, children may reflect aspects of your personality that are playful, young at heart, or childish in intention. You don't want to be involved with anything too serious.

Example: A woman dreamed of a child driving her car. In waking life she felt that she had allowed her selfishness and childishness to control her decision-making.

Example 2: A man dreamed of trying to protect 2 children. In waking life he was trying to protect his 2 growing businesses from being overrun and controlled by his jealous abusive father.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of seeing children. In waking life she was working on a project for her job that she felt required a lot of creativity and youthful ideas.

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Childbirth

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Babysitter

To dream of a babysitter represents your feelings about looking after someone else's problem. You may feel bored with your life or held back due to someone else's problems. Making sure someone dumber or more arrogant than you doesn't make matters worse. Keeping a close eye on someone you feel is risky.

Negatively, a babysitter may reflect responsibility or problems that you feel has been dumped on to you. Feeling that you have to protect or look after someone that is vulnerable because nobody else will.

Alternatively, a babysitter may reflect your feeling about being overwhelmed by other people's arrogant or childish behavior. Cleaning up or looking after a slob in your life. It may also reflect feelings of being subordinate to someone with undeserved power over you. Being controlled by someone spoiled.

Additionally, babysitting in a dream may reflect your feelings about raising your children in waking life if you have any. Feeling that having to raise children holds you back in some way.

Example: A man dreamed of babysitting a child. In waking life he felt controlled by a lazy spoiled father who arrogantly controlled him after he paid all his bills for him to keep him out of debt. The family member kept recklessly spending require more bills to be paid.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of a baby being dropped off for her to babysit that she really didn't want to look after. In waking life she was a teacher who was beginning to feel that teaching wasn't the right job for her. She felt more like a babysitter than a teacher to her students.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of having to babysit a child. In waking life her grandmother became very ill and was too old to look after herself.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of babysitting a baby. In waking life she felt responsible for her younger sister during a very difficult time.

Black People

To dream of a Black person represents an aspect of your personality with a mindset that respects itself surviving without a problem. It may also reflect thinking that respects itself proving itself never being little. Surviving whatever happens while not believing that losing should happen again. Surviving nothing else losing. Powerful strength to hang on. Feelings about needing to not make a mistake for the rest of your life so you can stay the same. Powerful motivation to remain as you are or stand your ground. A powerful need to remain hopeful. A militant attitude about surviving disaster. Feeling good believing in yourself and doing whatever it takes to stay that way. Placing a priority on keeping happiness or avoiding jealousy before all else. Surviving liking your life the way it is. Fighting to keep safe liking your life. Preferring to feel good surviving emptiness because there is a purpose to it.

Positively, Black people represent keeping hope alive in dangerous or terrible situations. Surviving a bad situation by "keeping on keeping on." Surviving or calm thinking being under high pressure. Risking everything to stay safe as though nothing else mattered. Rising above when everything is on the line. Keeping something wonderful away from an "asshole" at all costs. Laughing at a bad situation because you have nothing left to lose. Feeling good already being passed someone that doesn't deserve to compare to you. Having a sense of humor when nobody else does. Dangerously staying feeling good because it's all you have left to believe in yourself. Believing that you should feel good about something at all when nobody wants to. Believing that fearlessness isn't a mistake. Feeling that it's smarter to lie to avoid wasting time getting in trouble with uptight or overly conservative people. Intelligence about shortcuts or conveniences. Not liking deserving to be uptight. Doing every last thing to be competitive. An intelligent or sane attitude about "telling it like it is" that doesn't mind that it's difficult.

Negatively, Black people may represent overdoing respecting yourself surviving without a problem. An excessive need to prove yourself never being little. Mean, ignorant, or excessive about the winning parts only. Dishonestly proving yourself. Dishonest shortcuts about achieving a goal. Dishonestly or ignorantly refusing to give up in an argument when you know you are wrong because you just don't want to look stupid. Feeling that being ahead of other people is all that matters. Excessive need to be seen by others achieving, being successful, or living with excellency. Noticing the noticing of who is best without saying it out loud. Laughter that is ignorant or mean. A mean attitude about "telling it like it is." Overconfidence that looks at itself too much or hurts other people's feelings. Respecting oneself believing in oneself without a valid reason. Jealous spitefulness or getting back at people to prove yourself.

Additionally, from a negative perspective, black people may represent preferring to survive a problem while enjoying yourself as a priority before having to take a serious situation perfectly serious. Proving yourself that makes other people jealous. Hasty or dangerous choices because you are too concerned with getting ahead or liking something. Pleasure-seeking that is dangerous or risky. You or someone else that is taking a big risk to escape a problem. Desperation to avoid being laughed at. Feeling the cost of never giving up once. Never thinking of the proper way to achieve a goal except to focus on the winning part. Not being a grown-up about feeling good all the time that's a problem. Ignoring long-term goals or planning to enjoy short-term living. Too much concern for not being a loser or needing to show off to a lot of people that you aren't. Feeling that you need to be excellent or nobody will like you. Ignorant assertive emotionality. Desperation you or someone else has to avoid jealousy. Selfishness that does all it can to avoid losing the #1 spot.

Black people can also represent aspects of the personality if they are personal friends or celebrities that you associate qualities with.

Black people may also on rare occasions reflect the cultural pride that a black person feels about themselves if race is a serious issue to them.

To dream of a bald black person may reflect feeling good surviving at all costs with no concern for others feelings mattering or how you look to others. Proving oneself that has no concern for others feelings or appearances. Feeling that nothing matters ever again just to survive. A serious conservative attitude about not caring about anyone else's feelings with decisions. Negatively, dreaming of a bald black person may reflect powerful insecurities about losing while you do everything you can to hold on. Feeling that nothing in life cares about you at all and that hope is all you have left.

To dream of a black woman represents passively surviving without a problem. Passively proving yourself. Passively never giving up. Passively feeling someone should have to do something for you because you talked about it and agreed on it already. Feeling that it's interesting to talk about every last option to address a problem. Taking care of other people is the reason you never lose. Doing every single thing yourself the hard way is why you'll do better than other people. Patience is the reason you never worry about anything.

Negatively, dreaming of a black woman may reflect having to hang on passively when nobody helps you out. Surviving a problem situation while being overlooked. Feeling that you must endure problems with nobody listening to you. Wasting your time feeling good for a desired outcome when nobody needs to give it to you. Not liking seeing a problem all the time and having to put up with it. Feeling that you have to spend all your time earning all you have the right way because nobody will make it easy for you. Not getting to prove yourself the strong way because someone won't help you or do what they said. Not feeling successful if you didn't do every single thing yourself the hard way. Ignorantly being passively difficult towards someone else. Ignorantly never stopping "telling it like it is" to demean someone when you don't have to do anything yourself.

To dream of having sex with a black person may represent a waking life experience where you are enjoying proving yourself that feels easy. Enjoying never having to care about other people's problems. Enjoying like yourself feeling easy being laid back. You may be enjoying a moment of exceptional confidence where you feel proven and unbeatable, and have no fear of embarrassment. Enjoying respecting yourself mattering without a reason. Enjoying being seen by other people as better at something. Enjoying respecting yourself being good at something. Enjoying not having to think about what your problems are. Enjoying seeing that you are enjoying yourself. Having the best time feeling proven already so nobody ever embarrasses you. Exceptional moment of enjoying yourself never having to lose by staying the way you are. Enjoying never caring what other people think about you because you don't lose on your own.

If you dream of sexually attractive black people this can symbolize your strong preference to look good surviving a problem or feel good proving yourself without jealousy. Enjoying proving yourself or observing someone else prove themselves in an interesting way. Feeling good about not being a wimp that will survive a problem no matter what happens. An area of your life that is exceptionally desirable to you for its ability to keep you comfortable when comfort is difficult. Feeling that not thinking of other people's problems for the rest of your life is an option.

To dream of being robbed by a black person may represent feelings about how proving yourself or choosing to feel good staying the way you are in a difficult situation may have negative consequences that "cost you." Losses experienced because of someone else's need to prove themselves. It may also reflect feelings of loss due to someone else trying something first, taking bigger risks than you, being more assertive, being more competitive than you, or who are better at feeling good than you. A sense of regret or frustration about missed opportunities or convenient options that you didn't take. Feeling that someone else has proved themself better than you did. Overall, the dream suggests a situation where staying the same or feeling good has serious consequences.

To see a very muscular black person may represent an aspect of your personality that is strong about proving itself or surviving anything being taken away. A strong ability to prove oneself or show off to someone's face. A powerful wish to feel good remaining as you are. A strong ability to feel good despite challenges. Difficulty overcoming someone else's strong jealousy of you. Might is right that proves it over and over. An ability to stand your ground even in difficult situations. Fear of someone who proves themself better than you do.

For a black person to dream of a black person it may simply reflect an aspect of their personality where appearance and clothing are more important symbols. Dreaming of people of your own race is not always significant unless other races are present or the dream speaks about it being important. Facial features, clothing, or the feelings you get from the dream people are more important.

Historically, black people in dreams have been bad omens and often appeared before bad luck or tragedy would strike a leader of a country facing war. This is because Black people represent the country's leader being careless about feeling good about who they are surviving staying in power at all costs and overdoing needing to prove themselves as a strong war hero without having a plan or resources to back it up. The Black people in these cases may also reflect the leader's tendency to never stop speaking about winning a war with a "winning part only" mentality that's more hopeful and confident about "being seen" than it is effective.

Example: A woman dreamed that a black man shot her in the chest. In waking life, the woman's daughter died in a car accident and she was grieving over her death when the funeral bill came. The black man who shot her may have reflected her wish to socially survive and prove herself to all her friends and family as a very loving respectful mother at all costs by paying for the funeral on credit when she couldn't afford it. Being shot reflected the shock she felt with finally getting the bill for the funeral.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of seeing black men that she was very attracted to. In waking life, she was having difficulty getting the dream job and boyfriend that she wanted. In this case, the black men may have represented her desire to prove herself powerfully to friends and family with a successful life and boyfriend that everyone sees.

Example 3: A young man dreamed of seeing an insecure-looking black man leaning against a wall. In waking life, he was financially broke while doing everything he could to keep financially stable without wanting to embarrass himself asking for help. In this case, the black man may have reflected the man socially surviving feeling good maintaining respect by avoiding telling anyone he was broke to avoid being seen as a loser.

Example 4: A young girl dreamed of a black girl signaling her to not tell an elderly man about how she drank tequila. In waking life, the young girl had told her mother about smoking marijuana. In this case, the black girl may have reflected the dreamer's conscience originally choosing to attempt to passively respect herself surviving never being in trouble by withholding the truth, before telling the truth anyway.

Example 5: A man dreamed of an ugly black woman sitting close to him that wanted to have sex with him. In waking life he was experiencing a woman (not black) he wasn't interested in being assertive and persistent about trying to date him. He felt that the woman was exhausting all her time hoping to date him and was not giving up on it easily while he preferred to be kind about ignoring her. In this case, the ugly black woman may have reflected the man's feelings about the woman aggressively never giving up proving herself or surviving rejection.

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Daycare

To dream of a daycare represents your perspective on plans or responsibilities that you want to "pick up" on later on. Laying the groundwork or making plans for things that you are too preoccupied to deal with right now. You might be telling yourself that you want to do something as soon as you're free to. A sign that you are too distracted to do something you really want.

To dream of being looked after at a daycare represents feelings that you aren't a priority. Someone may be making plans with you or making promises, but is currently too busy for you. The daycare may reflect beliefs or situations intended to temporarily distract you.

The condition of the daycare reflects how you feel while you are forced to wait for something more important or interesting to happen.

Example: A girl dreamed of kissing her crush inside a daycare. In real life she had a boyfriend, but was considering dating another guy. The daycare represented her plan to date the new guy that she couldn't currently do anything about because she was dating someone else. Flirting, body language, or showing up in places he was at were all things used to "look after her baby" for when the current relationship failed.

Dead

To dream of being dead represents feelings of loss or total failure. If your death takes on a more positive theme it may reflect positive changes or transformation. The end of friendships, relationships, or some important part of your life. A fear of change. Difficulty with a transition. The end of an era.

To dream of seeing dead people represents aspects if your personality that have completely changed or lost all power. It can also reflect your projection of other people that have changed or lost power. You or someone else may have experienced a noticeable change.

To dream of seeing dead loved ones who actually died in real life most likely reflect an aspect of your personality based on your most honest feelings about them. The fact that they are dead is most likely irrelevant unless it's the most powerful quality about them. For example, seeing your deceased father most likely symbolizes your conscience just as it would if he were alive.

If loved ones have recently passed away or you've been spending a lot of time remembering them then they may represent your grief or desire to be with them again.

Example: A woman dreamed of holding a dead baby in her arms. In waking life she had just received news from her doctor that she would be unable to ever bear children. The dead baby may have reflected her dead hopes to have a baby.

Example 2: A young boy dreamed of his mother being dead. In waking life his mother began to date again after divorcing his father and he feared losing his mother because as she began dating her personality started to change.

Example 3: A young man dreamed of seeing dead people he was trying to hide. In waking life he contracted a disease that was causing his hair to fall out and was desperate to hide it from everyone he knew by wearing hats.

Example 4: A young man dreamed of seeing his ex-girlfriend dead. In waking life he was very concerned about losing his friendship with his ex-girlfriend after he broke up with her.

Example 5: A man dreamed of seeing a dead bird. In waking life he accidentally met up with an ex-girlfriend whom he had strong feelings for and learned that she had moved on leaving him with no choice to get back with her. He realized all hope was gone to ever have a relationship with her ever again. The dead bird may have reflected his feelings about accepting the potential for reconciling be impossible.

Example 6: A man dreamed of seeing a dead bird. In waking life his brother died of cancer and all hope for recovering from the cancer was lost.

Example 7: A woman dreamed of seeing dead people. In waking life she was spending a lot of time thinking about and old friendship that she lost.

Example 8: A woman dreamed of seeing a dead dog. In waking life she realized that her relationship with her boyfriend was over.

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Grandchildren

To dream of grandchild may reflect feelings of being happy for someone else that you don't want or need to get too personal with. Wanting the best for someone after finishing your responsibilities.

Negatively, dreaming of a grandchild may reflect feelings of being annoyed at needing to get involved with something that you have already been involved with for too long. Feeling that other people are lazy or selfish to keep demanding things from you after you've already helped them.

To dream of a grandchild represents feelings about having to make decisions for someone that overrules their own. Feelings that someone is so naive that you need to make choices in their best interest despite their own choices. Saving someone from their own stupidity. Making a difficult choice for someone else that is in their best interest.

Dreams of grandchildren are also common to people who are worrying about their grandchildren too much or frustrated by issues dealing with their grandchildren. Sensitivity about not seeing them as much as you would like to. Feeling cut off from them. Feeling annoyed having to do everything for someone you helped.

Example: A woman dreamed of feeling that her grandchildren were in danger. In waking life she was worrying about the safety of her grandchildren too much.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of a lion eating her grandchild. In waking life she was scared that her son's ex-girlfriend was going to break up her family and never allow her to see her grandchild again.