Better Boundaries, Better Life, Papa John's

Date: 2/22/2026

By wahblamy

The first part of this dream I am in a small, cramped home with my dad's side of the family. It is like we are staying in a cabin. I remember the vague sense that my aunts were there and maybe my brother. I'm not sure where this vacation stay is but it's more about the human dynamics anyways. We are there sitting at the table eating and some people are starting to clean up while we prepare to play a game at the table. My boyfriend is there and he keeps saying odd things that make me a bit embarrassed for him amongst my family. Not odd weird, but odd in a way that is socially unacceptable. He seems to be making small rude comments and is acting extremely sensitive. We're all not saying much but I think I say something directly, like you don't have to play the game or that's not what we mean. Something to address that what he's saying is kind of nonsense. He then leaves the room and we prepare to play the game and feel a lot lighter once his storm cloud is gone. My aunt is cleaning the stove and I talk to her about how that is not someone I want to be with. Everyone is very supportive of me and non judgemental. I feel like they want the best for me but apply zero pressure and have a lot of understanding. The next scene, I am picking out a new apartment. I have chosen one and when I went to look at it, it was still being lived in by a Filipino woman and her dog. (Side note: this is exactly what happened in real life and I am moving in one week!). I was so excited about the space, I went to walk my dog in the area before I moved to the area and it was like some kind of downtown district. There were lights and people hanging out. There seemed to be wholesome things to do, rather than bars. There was one section that was like a playground for dogs! I thought "I won't go over there right now, it's probably covered in pee and I'm barefoot right now". It was dark out during this part and there were plenty of happy people around socializing. The next day I moved into the new place. It was really hard to set up any furniture and unpack because there seemed to be 9 couches in the living room already. Almost like I had moved into a crappily decorated Airbnb. I had the dog with me still and I couldn't find his food and had to put some kibble on the floor with no bowl. I was feeling overwhelmed. Flash forward to the next day and it's sunny and my mom has come over to help. I'm telling her that it wasn't like this when I saw it, there shouldn't be so much furniture etc. The then bad things started to happen (lol). I was in the living room and someone with mental illness walked in and started looking around. I was like "NO!" and walked up to him and said "you have to get out of here" very firmly and shooed him out of the house. This whole time I'm am complaining to my mom constantly, who naturally is diminishing my experience (lol). At the end of the living room, the wall is open to the outside. I go outside and it is a brilliant sunny day, but I am on the Commons. A recreation ground from the mental hospital is out for a walk down the hill and I see that I am beside Robie street and everything is busy and loud! Not what I wanted to move for. I go back in and then I see people coming toward the hole in my house again and I go outside to yell at them and it's two young women and they say, oh we are just following the sign. There is a MASSIVE homemade sign attached to my fence, pointing to the hole and it reads "FREE GARDENING SUPPLIES: SEE WITHIN". I'm getting pretty ecstatic at this point, I am freaking out. I pull the sign down and I understand that some kids down the hill had made it (but why), I'm confused and frustrated to all hell. I patch the hole and some people are still approaching it but I'm ignoring them. I'm back in the house complaining to my mom and telling her that I have to move again. I go to call the landlord and that wraps it up. The end!