Dreaming the Lottery: A Family's Financial Salvation

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My continuing dream is about winning the lottery, and how I would help out my family. The dream always starts out with my father dying and I have to go out of state to take care of his house and funeral. My cousin and her family are having complications with money and even keeping their home because they lost their jobs, and my mom is having a hard time because she supports many people. So, in my dream I win the lottery, but I never fully know the amount. I tell only my step dad and my grandmother that I had won. I asked each one what I should do with the money. My grandma says pay back all my debt and help out others in the family and buy myself a house and keep the rest for my son. My step dad says the same thing. I said I need my step dad to find me a house that is in a location that everyone could move closer, I need seven houses. …show more content…

Then I go take care of my dad’s death. Although I was out taking care of my dad’s stuff and the loss of him I can never really see what is going on I just see myself talking on the phone to my grandma and step dad about what they found and the money they have spent. Once they have found the house’s for everyone they started asking each person, one by one if they’re willing to move and that I had gotten them a house. I see they face’s on each person face as my grandma and step dad explains to them. Most are brief expect for my cousin? I get to see her reaction as if I am standing there next to

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