A Child Born of Prayers
Anita didi said in the group chat, “I dreamt that Richu was eating mushrooms. Such big and dazzling white mushrooms, they looked delicious.”
“Wow,” I responded, my standard response every time someone tells me they dreamt about me. Because it must mean their subconscious, at least, is thinking of me.
Of course I know Anita didi thinks of me, subconsciously or otherwise. We have been close, close friends for over a decade now, and though we have lived in different countries half the time, our chats are dripping with affection and remembrance.
So then I immediately googled, “What does eating mushrooms in dreams mean?”
I skipped a couple of websites just because, and decided I would read a particular one.
The answer, my friend, left me stunned.
“At the initial stages, the image means a favorable physiological state of the expectant mother. Nothing threatens the fetus, and the pregnancy promises to pass pleasantly, without any stressful situations…” and so on.
No one knew I was expecting, save my husband and me — and the doctor.
