Thanks for this. The symbolism of the animals was most important for me. And as such, a positive message. So I will focus on that.
The other part is closer to recent realities. I took the white lace tights to signify my hope of a lasting relationship (as I would associated white lace with a wedding or a church ceremony) and the fact that I could not put them on no matter hard I tried, that the relationship was a bad fit and I could not force my way into it. The man I confronted refused to turn around when I tapped him on the shoulder, and then I had again to be more forceful. His reluctance to look at me face to face mirrors the everyday.
At the initial stage of this relationship breakdown, I had another dream. I had another dream.
Where I fled a flood. In the dream my children were much younger than they are now. We were in a strange house and my ex-parents in law were trying to stop me taking my children. Eventually I succeeded . The house was on the top of a cliff. I could see black clouds and huge waves in the distance. I packed my children into a camper like van and drove down a cliff the water close on our heels. It was a rugged rocky road, and I was holding on to the steering wheel for grim death. When I came into the straight, the van hit lots of bumps. In my mind I knew they were like dead bodies. When I stopped the van, someone slid the door open from one side. Behind me and at the other side of the van a crowd of angry people had gathered and were shouting at me. But as the door opened, I hear a voice, I was sure it was my dead mother's voice and she said in an very grave tone - Don't look back. I woke up then.
I took it to mean my path now is right and that I should concentrate on my core family and not be concerned with other people's opinions of me. Is this right?