Posted by Racer on March 3, 2004, at 20:11:08
In reply to yes, this sounds familiar, posted by Jai Narayan on March 3, 2004, at 19:45:20
I've had similar dreams, although probably not from Anne Frank ;-)
While I was growing up, my mother was one of the Young People within her field. The Grown Ups were all of an age to have fought in WWII, which created such a set of conflicts for me. In school, they taught me that all the German soldiers were Evil Nazis, that none of them were anything other than Evil Personified, yet at home, we often had men who suffered so much to protect their home, their wives, their mothers, who were in Germany. Yes, I have eaten dinner with a man who worked directly for the SS -- but not because he believed in their philosophy! I heard the stories, I met the people, I *knew* that the Germans were not Evil People as a whole, that a sickness had infected the country for a time, but that view outraged the teachers when I objected to their simplistic attitude. One even told me that I should go and be a Nazi over in Germany, if that was how I felt! So, being a kid, and confused, I had dreams of Nazi soldiers chasing me.
And just to be clear: the explosions in my family were most often "only" verbal. They hurt a lot, but only became physical a few times. Mostly just unhappy people spilling the excess rage out through their mouths. Probably would have hurt less to be spanked, in the long run, but I didn't want anyone to get the idea that I was beaten ;-)
Sharing dreams, huh? Must be a sign...
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