in a dream! I don't often see my 81 yr old dad excited, but he sure was this morning.
I'm sitting at my computer as I do most mornings, when out of the blue my dad, standing at my bedroom door, shouts to me, "I had a dream about Obama last night!"
Startled by his shouting and not clear about what my dad just said, I asked, " What, did you say something about Obama?"
He then proceeded to tell me how he and my mom were walking in some kind of procession and President Obama drove up beside my dad and asked my dad if he wanted a ride. My dad said sure so he got into the car with Obama and they drove off leaving my mom behind. Obama told my dad he wanted to take him to the mountain and asked my dad if he had some change for the toll booth up ahead. My dad searched his pockets and had no change and Obama said, "That's okay." Then my dad realized he had forgotten my mom, and asked Obama if he would turn around and get her. Obama said," No Problem", so Obama did a u-turn on the highway and drove back to pick up my fuming mom. Ma gets in the backseat. Dad and President talk some more. That was the end of the dream.
Well, me being me, I started asking my dad questions, Did you talk about politics? Dad says no. Why did he ask you for money? 'There was a toll booth coming up.'
Dad says he was so nice with that big smile and basically they were just chit chatting.
I asked about the mountain, dad said he didn't know so I suggested maybe he was going to take you to Camp David, which is in the mountains in Virginia and how very few people get invited there. Or to see 'the bigger picture' from the mountain top. Dad's eyes widened at that suggestion.
I then asked my dad what he thought about this dream visit from Obama. He basically shrugged and said he didn't know but he was all smiles (almost giddy, was my impression.)
My dad has told me of many dreams in the past and I usually try to find some interpretations or reasons for the symbols in them which he seems to enjoy.
So kiddingly, I said, "Well, maybe this is a new technology that the government has developed to get people to vote for him-a personal visit campaign." We laughed.
My dad has always been a Democrat and did vote for President Obama, but he's also a bit of a bigot, like a lot of older white men. He's also a staunch catholic and believes only people like him go to heaven, so he and I have had our 'conflicts' about such things through the years. But every once in awhile my dad will come to the right conclusion about cultural stuff and shift his thinking.
There has been a lot in the news about the Trayvon issue which brought up that racial tension fear that so many white people have and I heard my parents tsk tsking during the evening news on the night of my dad's dream..
Obama's visit to my dad was a very cool coincidence, IMHO. My dad's still smiling.
Just thought this was worth sharing. The universe works in mysterious ways.
And wouldn't that be a cool campaign method??
O/T Ever had a dream with a famous person?
Personally I have had a Bill Clinton and a Madonna dream. My mom had a Barbara Bush square dancing dream and my dad had President Obama and a riding a Seguey dream. Are we political or what...LOL!