I was driving down a road in my Blue Acura when I saw a baby stroller rolling along all by itself. I pulled my car over and jumped out, and ran to the stroller. There was a baby in it and no one around so I started pushing the stroller. Then I saw a large family coming up the road. Their hands were full, so I pushed the stroller up the hill to where they were. Then I hugged and held the baby and gave it love and care and attention, and then let the family take it from me. I felt very connected to the baby and nurturing toward it with TLC.

I jogged back down the hill to my car and suddenly realized it was gone. I smacked my self on the forehead and thought someone stole it. I had dropped everything and left the keys in the ignition to help the baby. I thought, “OK, car is gone.” I was trying to be in the flow of it all. I thought “It has all my stuff in it...I trust that whoever got it needs it.” Then as I started reflecting on the car and what to do I realized I was dreaming, and that I didn’t have to worry.

PS: I have been dating an adorable young law student this summer, if that has anything to do with it.

- Mora, Age 33, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Hi Mora -

I think your adorable young law student has a lot to do with this dream! Are you worried about getting pregnant right now?

Cars in dreams typically represent ourselves. As you wrote, “It has all my stuff in it.” You were driving along, when suddenly an unexpected baby appeared before you. You dropped everything to take care of the child - and in the process lost your car. I think this part of the dream reflects your concern about an unplanned pregnancy right now - and what effect it would have on your life. As you understood in your dream, you would have to “drop everything” including many of those plans you have that are represented by the car - which is your direction, where you are going!

I find it interesting that you give the child away to a large family. I believe this reflects your sense that you are not ready yet for a child. It might also reflect the thought that, if you did become pregnant, you might give the child up for adoption to a “large family;” humanity.

My recommendation? Safe sex! Share your dream with your lover, and insist on using birth control. You’ll enjoy each other even more then.