Stahlke Adoption

Pleasant Dreams

Some time ago, Sarah came home from a school or library event with a "dreamcatcher." This Native-American wall-hanging is circular with netting surrounding a central opening. A good image of a dreamcatcher can be seen in Wikipedia.

The idea is that dreams float in the air around us while we sleep. Good dreams pass through the central hole to the sleeping person, while bad dreams get caught in the netting and are therefore kept away.

I suffered nightmares as a child, as do some of my own kids. What an interesting concept to give a child an object that they feel will keep bad dreams away. Just believing that the nightmares won't come is probably enough to hold them at bay.

posted by Stahlkes @ 11:54 AM