Weird Dream Last Night (Open Letter)

Hey everyone! I had the craziest dream last night and I just had to write about it. You know how sometimes dreams feel super real? Well, this one totally did!

So in my dream, I was at this awesome playground for the very first time. There were swings that went really high, monkey bars, and this huge sandbox that looked like it could fit a million kids. I was so excited because Daniel, who's like the yard-aid guy, was there to help me out.

The thing is, in my dream I was wearing pampers (which is weird because it was just a dream, right?). Daniel made sure everything was secure so I could play safely. All the other kids were running around having fun, and I noticed they weren't wearing the same thing as me, but I didn't really think much about it at first.

I was having such a blast! I went down the slide like ten times and tried to swing as high as the clouds. But then I had to go to the bathroom - you know, number two. In my dream, I ended up going in the corner of the sandbox, and I felt my face get super red with embarrassment. I felt so shy and different from everyone else.

That's when Daniel came over and had to help me out. He pulled off my shorts to check things, and some of the other kids saw my pampers. I thought for sure they would laugh at me or not want to play with me anymore. My heart was beating so fast!

But you know what? The coolest thing happened. Instead of being mean, the other kids were actually really nice about it. They didn't make fun of me or anything. Daniel told them that even though I'm not potty trained yet, I could still hang out and be one of the boys.

The other kids were like, "Yeah, Mitchell! You're still cool!" and they asked me if I wanted to play tag with them. I couldn't believe it! Even though I felt different, they still wanted to be my friends.

When I woke up, I felt kind of confused about the whole thing. Dreams are so weird sometimes! But it made me think about how being different doesn't mean you can't have friends or have fun. Sometimes the things that make us feel embarrassed aren't as big a deal to other people as we think they are.

The best part of the dream was realizing that real friends accept you just the way you are. Even when you feel shy or embarrassed about something, good friends will stick by you.

Dreams sure can teach you things, can't they?

-Mitchell