“And what do you dream about?” “I… I’m stunned!” Because what can a mom with three (or more) kids dream about? And what if that kind of wish comes true?.. But what if it comes true—not the way we thought it would?.. I don’t know about the others, but sometimes I wonder: what would happen if, back then… a long time ago… I hadn’t gone on a date with my husband? If I’d sent my friends far away and refused their urging. Or if I’d refused to live with my husband. Or if I had, in my time, decided to work abroad and signed a long-term contract? What would be? Who would I become if every time life offered me a choice, I would take a completely different path— not the one I’m on now?
After all, every girl dreams, even as a child, of the brightest, best, most beautiful, and memorable life. And when our dreams don’t quite turn into reality, we reshape ourselves. We rewrite who we are. To then, on quiet nights, remember our dreams with a touch of sadness. Right? Or not…