Dad in the passenger seat, saying nothing
1 August 2026
I was driving the A38 and he was next to me with his hand on the door handle, the way he always sat. Neither of us said anything the entire way. I woke up before we got anywhere and lay there a long time trying to get back into it.
- grief
- peace
- longing
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MayaA similar experience
I had one like this about my grandmother where the whole dream was just her being in the room. No conversation at all. I have thought about it more than plenty of dreams that had actual events in them.
MarekA similar experience
The hand on the door handle. That is the kind of detail I never manage to bring back, and it is always the one that means anything.
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