Last night I dreamt that I was driving in a brand new car around my hometown, with not a care in the world. I knew I should be or could be doing something else, like school work, but at the same time, I could drive anywhere I wanted to and knew that I would not really face any consequences. I would be just fine. I aimlessly drove and drove, until I decided to park in a shopping center and decide on a destination or where I should go from there. When I finally decided that maybe I should go see a friend, I pulled out of the parking spot to exit the shopping mall and heard a "clunk" and looked down to see my car stalled. I tried to restart it, and it made no noise at all. I coasted and pulled over and put the hazard lights on, concerned that I would possibly stall traffic behind me. However, people went around me and weren't bothered at all that I was pulled over. I opened the glove compartment to look for the car manual and it was a mess packed with trinkets and knick knacks from my past. I couldn't close it, so I left it open and pulled out the manual that was underneath all of the stuff. I was looking for an answer in the car manual regarding why the car had stalled and told myself that I never had these issues in my car, that's when I realized it was a new car. When I tried to start the engine again, it had a charge, but stalled again. Then I told myself I had to wait for it (alternator) to charge and then I could get it going at least for a few miles. At that point, I wasn't too worried or concerned and knew that no matter what I encountered, even if it stopped again, I would be just fine.
The dream then briefly cut to me watching myself in a convertible car -all happy with my hair in the wind- talking to my mom on my cell phone and telling her I was pregnant, but that I didn't feel pregnant.
THEN, I was suddenly at home, safe and sound, looking at my tummy in the mirror and realizing I WAS indeed pregnant. I felt the baby move and was elated!! I looked in the mirror again and could SEE the outline of the baby's head, ears, nose, etc. I caressed the baby through my belly and spoke to it. I could see his/her mouth open and I was concerned that maybe I was further along than I thought (8-9 months) and the baby may suffocate, but I soon talked myself out of those thoughts and I woke up.
I am 42, with grown children, so I know what being pregnant feels like. This was a crazy dream!
Btw, I am usually the passenger, or sitting in the back seat of my car in my driving dreams. Even when I am driving from the passenger or back seat, the car usually has no brakes, but I can eventually make the car come to a full stop after it skids. This was a fairly new dream for me. What does it mean?
