Reality Check My Life | Snack Pack | S14E5: I Dreamed for Them

There’s a grief no one prepares you for.

Not the grief of losing someone.
Not the grief of watching them grow up.

Something quieter than that.

The grief of watching their dreams slowly dim.

In this tender, retrospective episode of The Bend Between What Was and What Will Be, Gin reflects on a different kind of threshold — not one on the land, but one in the heart.

The moment you realize you’ve been carrying dreams that were never yours to fulfill… only yours to protect.

The dreams your children spoke out loud when their eyes were bright.
The ones you rearranged your life around.
The ones you believed in with your whole body.

And the quiet ache of watching life, timing, fear, or survival gently set those dreams down.

This isn’t about blame.
It isn’t about pushing anyone forward.

It’s about honoring the sacred sorrow of the Dream Midwife —
the one who says yes, makes space, holds the light…
even when the door stays closed.

In this episode we explore:

• the grief of dormant dreams

• loving without control

• parenting without ownership

• and the quiet truth that dreams don’t die — they wait

If you’ve ever believed in someone more fiercely than they believed in themselves…
if you’ve ever carried hope for another human like a candle in the dark…
this one may feel like home.

We leave the Enlightenment on for you…
and the Shadows have snacks.