Remember to rewrite your dreams. Write what you saw, then rewrite it in a favorable way.
THE DREAM
Last night, I saw HER.
SHE told me about my daughter.
HER: “You know Dee got pneumonia. She was asking for you.”
Me: “So can see her?”
HER: “Oh your too late, this was a while ago. She’s dead,” SHE says casually like she lost her keys or something.
Me: “#)’$&(‘”)’!”#)(‘&”!!!!!!!”
I’ve had this dream a thousand times.
Following that (the same night),
I’m standing in court with my lawyer. The judge asks me to testify.
Me: “Why is SHE allowed to block me from my children? I am their father. I loved them from conception. They desperately want to see me. They have a right to see me. I do not understand why SHE is allowed to violate their rights. SHE has violated mine for so long it is difficult to remember what they are. But these are children! Two years of being apart for them is like ten years for us.”
Judge: “What reason do you have for denying them their father?”
HER: “Oh, they died two months ago from Covid-19.”
Me: “She is telling us this now?
THE REWRITE
Last night, I saw HER.
SHE told me about my daughter.
HER: “You know Dee got pneumonia. She was asking for you.”
Me: “So can see her?”
HER: “Oh your too late, this was a while ago.” SHE says casually like she lost her keys or something.
I’m standing in court with my lawyer. The judge asks me to testify.
Me: “What SHE is doing is unjustifiable, unconstitutional and unacceptable. The children are suffering.”
Judge: “SHE, if you don’t abide by the agreement YOU made, you will be held in contempt of court, fined 500,000 yen and be thrown in jail for 7 days.”
HER: “But…”
Judge: “I find you in contempt of court. Bailiff, take her away!”
HER: “But your honor! Who will take care of my kids?”
Judge: “Petey, are you capable?”
Me: “Very.”
Judge:”Then we are adjourned. Next hearing to be held in 7 days. Count your blessings SHE. Next time it will be 30 days. Court dismissed.”