I was in my parent's back yard at my childhood home. There were some deer, and I wanted my 10-year-old daughter to see them. She ran into the woods and there were wolves there. No matter how much I yelled for her to stop she would not stop. We couldn't find her. A search party went to look for her but could not find her and gave up. I decided to look for her myself. My Dad was going to go with me. I had some type of digging tool, but my dad gave me a shovel to use instead. My Mom wanted to go but I told her to stay home because it might not be safe for her, and she was scared. At the entrance to the woods there was a deer, a fox and a wolf. I went into the woods. I had to use the shovel to dig through something. There was a narrow space that I thought that I might have to crawl through to find my daughter, but I didn't want to go in there because it was wet and dirty and full of mouse droppings. I told myself that I didn't need to feel that way because I had to do whatever was necessary to find my daughter, but it turns out that I didn't have to go through there. My Dad and myself went farther into the woods and there was a bridge on the right that was all grown over with weeds and was not to be used. Farther along on the right was a chest of drawers. I yelled and yelled for my daughter, but she would not answer me. I told my dad when he yelled for her to tell her that she was not in trouble so that she wouldn't be afraid to answer us, and I did this also. I looked into the bottom drawer of the chest of drawers, and it was empty. I left the chest and then went back to the chest and yelled for my daughter again telling her that she was not in trouble and then began pulling the bottom empty drawer out of the chest and began to see her feet sticking through the top of the drawer. I pulled her feet as hard as I could and pulled her through the drawer. I was ecstatic to find her. I begged her over and over to tell me why she was hiding but she would not say a word to me. I was frantic to find out why she was hiding but she would not tell me no matter how much I begged. When we came out of the woods the deer looked dead and we moved it out of the way and then it began to move a little. The wolf and fox were gone. There were official people evaluating my daughter and said that there was something wrong with her right foot that looked like she had been sexually abused and that was probably why she was hiding. Suddenly I was not the mother but just the person who had found my daughter and returned her to her family. People were coming to help the family and clean their house. I thought that someone should pay attention to me and acknowledge that I actually found her. My oldest daughter and I went to get a special type of drink for the family, and it was located in the men's bathroom of the store. I wanted to stay with the family, but they wanted me to go home so they could go to bed. When I began to walk home it was dark. I lived in a neighborhood. There was a man who looked like a businessman with a briefcase walking into the back door of the house that I had just left. I thought that was strange because he was the father but there was already a different father in the house. The next house had a woman going in through the front. My house was the third house. It wasn't as dark outside at my house. My three daughters were there in the front yard to greet me and hugged me. We were all so happy when I got home. Throughout the dream and after waking I was frantic and terrified. This dream may reflect feelings of fear and guilt surrounding your role as a parent and your relationship with your daughter. The backyard of your childhood home represents a sense of nostalgia and comfort, but the presence of deer and wolves suggests a potential danger or threat. Your desire for your daughter to see the deer may symbolize your wish for her to experience the beauty and wonder of the world, but her running into the woods and encountering wolves may represent your fear of her being exposed to danger or harm. Your inability to stop her and the subsequent search for her may reflect feelings of powerlessness and anxiety about your ability to protect and guide your daughter. The presence of your parents may symbolize your own inner guidance and support, but your hesitation to let your mother join the search may suggest a fear of her judgment or disapproval. The narrow, dirty space you must dig through may represent your own inner fears and doubts that you must confront in order to find your daughter. The chest of drawers may symbolize hidden emotions or memories, and the empty bottom drawer may represent a sense of emptiness or loss. Your daughter’s feet sticking out of the drawer may suggest that she is trying to hide or bury something, and your frantic efforts to pull her out may reflect your desperation to uncover the truth. The deer appearing dead and then coming back to life may symbolize the potential for healing and renewal, while the evaluation of your daughter’s foot may represent a need to address and heal from past trauma or abuse. Overall, this dream may be a reflection of your fears, guilt, and desire for healing and protection for your daughter.
