Im sure Ive aways had dreams almost every night, but now since becoming aware that I can have myself remember my dreams when I awake in the morning, i have been having one every night

Last night I had a dream that I was back at home in chicago. It was morning and time for school, me and my brother were going to sdchool - he was taking his car , and I was taking mine. We decided we would race to see who got there first, and I was ahead getting to my car. But my dad went out there and did something with both of our engines, fixed it in some way so that neither of our cars would start. Then Im guessing he went back into the house. SO im cursing in my car because it wont start and my brother is doing the same, although it is all very funny. So we wait because we assume our dad is going to come back out and fix our engines so we can go to school. He never comes back.

What he did was typical, my dad is very clever and likes to play jokes on people all the time, at least up until he had two strokes 2 years ago. But when I woke up I felt sad, like he had died and was saying goodbye. But I felt like finally he is at peace because since he had his second stroke, as many stroke victims do, he had become very unlike himself, lying, berating, cursing at even his own kids(even though we are all grown), starting fights, a full class jerk, nobody wants to deal with him. So after having this dream I of course was afraid that he had passed. Im in florida and he is in chicago, and the last time we had words they werent kind, we havent spoken for months. Im sorry if Im flooding the message board with my dreams lol, I'd just like a little insight into them.

I think this dream is about you and your brother losing control of things to your dad. They way your dad messes with your cars so you and your brother have no way to drive.

You probably unconsciously feel that you have lost control of your dad, because he is behaving in a way that you don't like, because of the strokes.

Of course, in waking life, your conscious mind knows that he isn't lying and cursing at you in order to annoy you or go against your wishes, the strokes are making him do that. But your unconscious mind can't think that rationally and just knows that your father isn't acting the way you would like.

I sense that the dream is bringing you back not to your brother, so much so, but rather to the fun and humourous side of your father - that part of him that you would rather remember prior to his illness.

Maybe the dream is telling you its time to call home, and check in.

Stroke victims have a way of "coming around" before it is all over. It wouldn't hurt, a call. You've already been through the worst. He needs to see your best side again.