Dream of: 27 September 2004 (2) "Family Pictures"
I was in the House in Patriot, busily shuffling back and forth between the House and my father's car which was parked out front, loading the trunk with my possessions. I had been living in Ohio, but was now planning to haul all my belongings back to Texas, and my father was going to drive me there. My mother, my sister
, and my brother Chris intended to go with us.I had just carried out a load and had returned to the living room, when my father (about 40 years old) stepped up on the front porch and kicked a package from the porch floor into the living room. I recognized the package as containing some family pictures. Obviously my father was angry about the pictures; he stepped into the room and demanded to know why I was taking them.
I stood in front of him and told him that I wasn't taking the pictures, that he was the one who had pulled the package out of storage -- not I.
Obviously enraged, he looked as if he intended to strike me. I was afraid, but I suddenly knew I would no longer tolerate his abuse. I now knew it was against the law for him to hit me and I blurted, "If you hit me, I'll call the police."
I had thought about saying, "If you hit me, I'll have you arrested." I also thought I could have him arrested if he hit anyone else in the family.
He was fuming and he didn't seem to know what to do. He could tell I wasn't bluffing. I waited for him to strike, but I thought he was going to back off.
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