Ok...I don't have a fully formed thought here...but it just hit me hard that you went into the basement for a soda...and found your brother attempting suicide.
Then in your dream, someone was drinking soda...and there was tons of soda in the fridge.
And you weren't sure what the significance of the soda in your dream was.
I think someone did tell you that the soda may represent self-destructive behaviours. Does this underline that idea? Or do we need to dig deeper? Is there anything else that it could symbolize as well?
I don't think I'm explaining this very well..but I just had this very strong feeling that the incident with your brother and the soda in your dream were connected.
Whacha think?
As for my openness about my parents...thank you so much for saying that. You've touched my heart.
Things are running very smoothly with my mom now. I try to tell her how much I appreciate everything she does for me. And I realize now how much she loves me. I always doubted that before...and now, that I can see it...it makes things easier for me...you know?
I think that applying the 5 love languages to my parents has really helped our relationship a lot.