I squished a cockroach with a slipper in the bathroom and kept it to show my wife to make sure it was indeed a cockroach.
This dream could symbolize feelings of wanting to validate things in your waking life. Squishing the cockroach with a slipper could represent your desire to confront and eliminate unpleasant or unwanted aspects of your life. Keeping the cockroach to show your wife may suggest a need for validation or reassurance from someone close to you that you are making the right decisions or taking the appropriate actions. Overall, this dream may be highlighting a need for confirmation and support in your waking life.