Dream

The other night, I dreamed that I was scolding S (our 5-year-old) for whining. She was doing it blatantly, much more so than in real life, and repeatedly, so I ended up giving her a time-out. During the time-out, S somehow changed into A, one of the adult women in my family. A was, understandably, angry at me for trying to punish her like a child. In my dream, I was trying to defend my right to do so.

What does this mean? A says it means I am spending too much time in charge of children. She is probably right -- my Mother aspect is on overdrive lately. Maybe it also means that I need to be careful not to "mother" those who don't need it. I'm not sure.