meet you in my dreams

Last night I dreamt of papi, well this morning rather. It's the first dream I've had of him since he passed away, and it felt so real. In the dream my dad was in his room taking a nap, like he usually did. The only difference was that his bed was facing in the opposite direction. I started to hug him and he woke up. I started to squeeze him tighter and tighter, not wanting to let go. He started to disappear, and I knew where he was going. I started crying in my dream, and I woke up crying this morning. Nothing like that has ever happened to me, where I could feel everything I was doing. Where I was aware that it was a dream. I remember thinking to myself "Don't wake up, don't wake up!!" I felt that overwhelming pain I feel when I think of my dad, the feeling I only get when I try to push in my tears. But I didn't want to wake up either way because he was there in my grasp. It felt soooo real!

So when I got to work I decided to look up different symbols from my dream to try and interpet them.

Father :To see your father in your dream, symbolizes authority and protection. It suggests that you need to be more self-reliant. Consider also your waking relationship with your father and how aspects of his character may be incorporated within yourself.
Hugging:To dream that you are hugging someone, symbolizes your loving and caring nature. You are holding someone or something close to your heart. Alternatively, it may indicate your need to be more affectionate.

Crying:To dream that you are crying, signifies a release of negative emotions that is more likely caused by some waking situation rather than the events of the dream itself. Your dream is a way to regain some emotional balance and a way to safely let out your fears and frustrations. In our daily lives, we tend to ignore, deny, or repress our feelings. But in our dream state, our defense mechanisms are no longer on guard and thus allow for the release of such emotions.
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To wake up crying, represents some suppressed hurt or previous trauma that is coming up to the surface. You can no longer suppress these emotions. They need to be dealt with head on.
These are all from dreammoods.com

repost from an old blog