Nightmares, then and now

Over brekky this morning, Mom was saying she had a nitemare she hasn't had since around the early 80s. She sed, "Back in the 80s when I had this dream, I remember waking up @ 3:15 in the morning, with a snuffle and a grunt and a 'GZZOWK!' Then I woke up yr father w/an urgent 'John! Wake up! PLEASE, John!' And yr father said, 'Huh? Wha?' And I sat up, clutched the sheets 2 me, and told him, 'I had a terrible nitemare! I dreamt U had found another woman and were leaving me! I begged U! I pleaded, "Don't go, John!" But U laffed... and the 2 of U walked away and left me... ALONE!' Then I got up, put on my robe, and sed, 'And, now I'm so miserable, ...I can't sleep! (sniff)' And yr father sat up as I left the room, and he sed, 'Er... I'm sorry!'"

I sed, "That's terrible, Mom. So, U had this dream again?" And Mom was like, "Yes, and darned if it wasn't at 3:15 AM again. I've been awake ever since." I asked her if Dad apologized again, and she sed, "No, he told me that I had the memory of an elephant. Then he rolled over and went back 2 sleep. And I thot abt waking him up again, but instead I just let him sleep. Tho I've been awake ever since." I sed, "Well, U know, it's just a dream. When I'm babysitting Merrie or Robin or the Mayes kids, and one of 'em has a nitemare, I always say, 'Dreams R just stories yr mind makes up.' So, like, yr mind kinda made up a doozy, eh?" And Mom was all, "Yup." And I was like, "More apple-cinnamon-walnut muffins?" And Mom sed, "Yes. Then I'm going to call Liz and Mike and C if one of them can spend time w/me 2day. I really need the support of my children, and sumtymes it's so hard 2 have them living away from me like this!"

And I sed, "Hello! Kid who still lives w/U, giving U muffins and sympathetic ear!" And Mom sed, "Well, goodness, don't get all defensive now, in my hr of need!"

I think Mom's on her way over 2 Mike's place now. Or mayB Liz's. MayB she'll get in a 2fer.

Apes