13.9.2026

A Dream of Changing Heights and Familial Reflections

I had a dream, like I usually dream, and in this dream, something's really weird. So I have a former colleague that I worked with when I was in Abuja. He's shorter and a little bit taller than me, and he used to be a director, I think, or just something along the lines of that. He was a management staff. So, I left that place and I worked somewhere else, and I had a thing with someone, not a relationship, but maybe that seemed to be in a relationship, but we were not in a relationship. He was a manager of that place, and this other person was, I think, I can't say director, but whatever it was, he was in the management team. He worked in close proximity with the MD and the CEO of the place, of the former place, and then the second person was just the manager, and I had something with him. First person, I had sex with him twice, but it's not the basis of our friendship. We have grown past the sex that we had, and the time we were having sex, he was not even a director at the club I used to work. And then the second one, we had something when he was an actual manager of the place. So we both, me and these two people, have proved our power, because anytime I try to get into conversation with them, I always feel like I'm kissing their ass too much, so I let them be. So in this dream, this short guy who used to be a director or whatever looked tall, seemed tall, and felt tall. I lived in a house with my family, like a family house. My aunties were there, my mom was there, my dad was there. I don't remember seeing my dad though, but majorly my family. And on the street, I think these two guys came together for an event or something. So I'd come out and I'd say hi to them, and I'd go back upstairs, and come out and I'd say hi to them and still go back upstairs again. So this particular day they were leaving, and I came down and I hugged the guy that used to be a director, because we had a better rapport than the other guy. But the other guy now involved himself into the talk and also hugged me too. So I was hugging two people, and we're talking, and I was just free in that moment, even as me and this person don't really have a good relationship, or we don't have good rapport to talk or whatever. We were able to talk, and we saw some people that we are both familiar with, and he was pointing and saying, Oh, you could meet this person and you guys could talk about whatever. And then the very significant is how that guy was taller, and I even said it in the dream to him, that you are growing taller, like you're really tall now. You used to be a little shorter than this, and he was like, Oh yeah, I think so. And this other guy that used to be taller, the manager of the second place I used to be, taller, he wasn't short, but he wasn't as tall as he used to be. He wasn't short. He was still taller than me. I think I could still feel his shoulder above mine, but he wasn't as tall as he used to be. Maybe it's just a little dream inconsistency. So they walked, and I walked them down to, I think, the car that they were going to take. I didn't really take note of what the car was like or what it looked like. But then I hugged them, and this other guy that is now tall took a pen from me, and in the dream it was taking me back to when I first saw him, and realizing in that moment he had actually asked me for a pen. I didn't even recall that he did, but I was with a pen, so he took the pen from me, and I walked back. I said bye to them and I walked back to the house, and when I got back to the house, my auntie, that's my dad's sister, his first sister, asked me where I'd been, and I told her I was talking to me and almost reprimanding me about being out late and walking around with guys, and I think she had seen that I had been walking around with them. And she said she was trying to reprimand me. She was trying to correct me, being out late, and I asked her if she wanted me to be at home from January to December, because I'm already an introvert who doesn't go out so much. So still requiring me to be home and not go anywhere seems a bit much, and I can't do that, and I told her I can't do that. So I went into the room that I think was for me. I was looking for my clothes to wear. I took off the other ones, and someone came in. It's just, I think all these places are not as important, but I still want to say it. And took off my clothes, just doing silly stuff. Person came in and I had to hide. My auntie came in and I stood up, and I think from there I walked back to somewhere in the house. And it's just funny because I've never lived like this, me as a family. We have never lived in a big house altogether. So it's a little surprising. I have not experienced something like that in real life before, so maybe because I was with other people, I'm living in other people's family homes. So just one other person. But yeah, that's what I dreamt about, and it was a little, little weird, just a little weird, with the tall guy, with him being tall, my family living together, with that so much detail that I can't remember. I just feel like it's something. So as I woke up, I decided to sit down for ten minutes in silence, but my mind was racing and talking and singing and dropping ideas of things to do or businesses to start, and I just really didn't sit in actual silence because my mind was doing all the talking.

I had a dream, like I usually dream, and in this dream, something's really weird. So I have a former colleague that I worked with when I was in Abuja. He's shorter and a little bit taller than me, and he used to be a director, I think, or just something along the lines of that. He was a management staff. So, I left that place and I worked somewhere else, and I had a thing with someone, not a relationship, but maybe that seemed to be in a relationship, but we were not in a relationship. He was a manager of that place, and this other person was, I think, I can't say director, but whatever it was, he was in the management team. He worked in close proximity with the MD and the CEO of the place, of the former place, and then the second person was just the manager, and I had something with him. First person, I had sex with him twice, but it's not the basis of our friendship. We have grown past the sex that we had, and the time we were having sex, he was not even a director at the club I used to work. And then the second one, we had something when he was an actual manager of the place. So we both, me and these two people, have proved our power, because anytime I try to get into conversation with them, I always feel like I'm kissing their ass too much, so I let them be. So in this dream, this short guy who used to be a director or whatever looked tall, seemed tall, and felt tall. I lived in a house with my family, like a family house. My aunties were there, my mom was there, my dad was there. I don't remember seeing my dad though, but majorly my family. And on the street, I think these two guys came together for an event or something. So I'd come out and I'd say hi to them, and I'd go back upstairs, and come out and I'd say hi to them and still go back upstairs again. So this particular day they were leaving, and I came down and I hugged the guy that used to be a director, because we had a better rapport than the other guy. But the other guy now involved himself into the talk and also hugged me too. So I was hugging two people, and we're talking, and I was just free in that moment, even as me and this person don't really have a good relationship, or we don't have good rapport to talk or whatever. We were able to talk, and we saw some people that we are both familiar with, and he was pointing and saying, Oh, you could meet this person and you guys could talk about whatever. And then the very significant is how that guy was taller, and I even said it in the dream to him, that you are growing taller, like you're really tall now. You used to be a little shorter than this, and he was like, Oh yeah, I think so. And this other guy that used to be taller, the manager of the second place I used to be, taller, he wasn't short, but he wasn't as tall as he used to be. He wasn't short. He was still taller than me. I think I could still feel his shoulder above mine, but he wasn't as tall as he used to be. Maybe it's just a little dream inconsistency. So they walked, and I walked them down to, I think, the car that they were going to take. I didn't really take note of what the car was like or what it looked like. But then I hugged them, and this other guy that is now tall took a pen from me, and in the dream it was taking me back to when I first saw him, and realizing in that moment he had actually asked me for a pen. I didn't even recall that he did, but I was with a pen, so he took the pen from me, and I walked back. I said bye to them and I walked back to the house, and when I got back to the house, my auntie, that's my dad's sister, his first sister, asked me where I'd been, and I told her I was talking to me and almost reprimanding me about being out late and walking around with guys, and I think she had seen that I had been walking around with them. And she said she was trying to reprimand me. She was trying to correct me, being out late, and I asked her if she wanted me to be at home from January to December, because I'm already an introvert who doesn't go out so much. So still requiring me to be home and not go anywhere seems a bit much, and I can't do that, and I told her I can't do that. So I went into the room that I think was for me. I was looking for my clothes to wear. I took off the other ones, and someone came in. It's just, I think all these places are not as important, but I still want to say it. And took off my clothes, just doing silly stuff. Person came in and I had to hide. My auntie came in and I stood up, and I think from there I walked back to somewhere in the house. And it's just funny because I've never lived like this, me as a family. We have never lived in a big house altogether. So it's a little surprising. I have not experienced something like that in real life before, so maybe because I was with other people, I'm living in other people's family homes. So just one other person. But yeah, that's what I dreamt about, and it was a little, little weird, just a little weird, with the tall guy, with him being tall, my family living together, with that so much detail that I can't remember. I just feel like it's something. So as I woke up, I decided to sit down for ten minutes in silence, but my mind was racing and talking and singing and dropping ideas of things to do or businesses to start, and I just really didn't sit in actual silence because my mind was doing all the talking.

Dreams can often weave together parts of our subconscious thoughts, emotions, and memories, creating a narrative that may seem strange or confusing upon waking. In this dream, several themes and symbols are present that may offer insight into your current mental or emotional state.

Themes and Interpretation:

  1. Role Reversal and Identity Shift:

    • The former colleague who seemed taller in the dream might symbolize a shift in how you perceive him or even yourself. Height in dreams can be associated with power, authority, or feeling superior/inferior, depending on the context. His growth might suggest a reevaluation of his authority or influence in your life, or it might symbolize personal growth in your perception of power dynamics with people you once worked with.
  2. Balancing Past Relationships:

    • The interactions with your former colleagues, especially in a congenial way despite past tensions or uncomfortable situations, might indicate a desire or movement towards resolving past conflicts. The ease of conversation and mutual familiarity suggest a subconscious reconciliation with past events or people.
  3. Family Context and Expectations:

    • Your family living together in one house, despite it being an unfamiliar scenario, could symbolize feelings of togetherness or the pressure of familial expectations. Your aunt's reprimand about being out late reflects societal or familial expectations on behavior, hinting at possible feelings of constraint or a need for approval from family figures.
  4. The Pen Symbolism:

    • The pen being taken by the "taller" colleague might represent communication, expression, or a transaction of knowledge and power. Pens in dreams often symbolize agreements or creative expression, possibly relating to past experiences where communication or acknowledgment was significant.
  5. Introspection and Business Ideas:

    • Upon awakening, your mind wandering to ideas and businesses suggests an active imagination or a latent potential or desire for creation and productivity. Despite attempting to find quiet, the racing thoughts indicate a restless pursuit of purpose or direction in your waking life.
  6. Living Situation and Sense of Belonging:

    • The unfamiliarity of the family living arrangement may reveal feelings of not fully fitting into a particular area of your life, mirroring personal feelings of displacement or adjustments to new environments or situations.

Conclusion:

The dream reflects a blend of past experiences with professional and personal relationships and current emotional explorations. The scenarios within the dream may be encouraging you to revisit how you view power dynamics and growth (symbolized by the change in height and authority of past colleagues) and evaluate current pressures or expectations from family or society. The creative and business ideas sparking after the dream may be a positive sign urging you toward innovation or change.

It might be beneficial to focus on these reflections and see how they resonate or apply to your present life circumstances or emotions.