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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI had a wonderful dream this afternoon.
I did some hard work today, then crashed out hard in the recliner. I had this great dream about my mom, that recalled a real-life incident that I had forgotten about.
I must have been in my 30s, so my mom would have been in her 70s at this time, or thereabouts.
I have an enclosed front porch, and I was sitting out there with my friends (single guy, and another guy with his wife).
We were drinking wine, eating peaches, and listening to some tunes.
Phone rings, it's my mom.
What are you doing, Lucky?
Drinking wine and eating fruit, mom. What are you doing?
I miss you, I want to come and see you.
Well mom, I'd pick you up, but I've had a few glasses of wine, so I probably shouldn't drive.
I'll take the bus!
OK, if you want to.
She asked me how many people were there, and I said 3, plus me.
About an hour later, we're sitting out there, and I see her walking down the street, struggling to carry all of these bags. She lived about 6 miles away from me, and she had taken the bus to a diner that is about a mile away, and walked from there to my house...and she bought all this food. Sausage, pepper and onion subs...fries, onion rings, even desserts.
She came onto the porch and sat with us.
Now, she never had a drop of alcohol in her life. Not one drop.
She's watching us all drink wine, and she's eyeing up the wine bottle.
How's that wine?
It's good mom.
Let me try some.
No mom.
Why not?
Because you don't drink, that's why.
Oh c'mon, just a little.
No!
C'mon, Lucky.
So I went and got her a tiny cordial glass, and she had a little wine.
Then she had a little more.
Maybe the equivalent of half of a glass of wine.
She got fucking shitfaced. On half a glass of wine.
Big toothy giggles, open mouthed laughs, dirty jokes, sexual references, slurring words, etc.
Let me tell you something I never told you about your father...
NO MOM!
No, let me tell you...
No! Shhhhhh..... Shush mom....Shhhhhh....
OK Lucky...I won't embarrass you in front of your friends.
My friends wife was turning purple she was laughing so hard...
Mom had to spend the night in the spare room.
Enter stage left
(4,547 posts)Irish_Dem
(81,104 posts)LuckyCharms
(22,558 posts)Irish_Dem
(81,104 posts)Having a dream about an actual story from years ago.
It is an interesting story with many layers to it.
rsdsharp
(11,987 posts)Ritchie: All we had was beer in teeny, weeny glasses.
Mr. C: How many teeny, weeny glasses did you have?
Ritchie: Seventy-two!
Mr. C: I think its time for some teeny, weeny cups of coffee.
wendyb-NC
(4,682 posts)Niagara
(11,785 posts)What a lovely and hysterical dream, Lucky.
I feel good dream. We need these more often.
fierywoman
(8,583 posts)multigraincracker
(37,580 posts)discovered Im allergic to alcohol. I
break out in handcuffs.
calimary
(89,897 posts)And congratulations on your sobriety, by the way! Thats a serious accomplishment!
multigraincracker
(37,580 posts)I was never fond of drinking. Didnt like the taste or the feeling it gave me.
I did develop a problem with coke. Went to rehab for that and never had a problem with that again. Saw a great psychiatrist that diagnosed my ADHD and discovered that was why I liked that drug. Never spent all my money on it or got in any other trouble. I was self medicating. Once I understood that, I never took the drug again
FemDemERA
(822 posts)Good memories - good dreams.
Thank you for sharing.
buzzycrumbhunger
(1,917 posts)Awwww. Id take that as a nudge from her. Maybe she was remembering it, too, and took the opportunity to say hi.