I remember walking out of a house and continuing my walk down a main thoroughfare. A man (short, middle-aged, shabby) unfamiliar to me is following me. He has something wrapped in newspaper which he wants to sell me. He says something to me and I remember the word "cotton." I tell him "no" and cross the street. He follows me. Then somehow he gets ahead of me. I throw a glass at him, but miss. I see a group of people gather around a woman who is stretched on the ground. A young woman is crying: She says her mother's hand has been cut off. I draw close and see a huge scar across the hand of the woman. There is no blood. I keep repeating "I did it, I did it." I was awakened abruptly by my father at this part--it was 7:10 in the morning. Interpretation I cannot determine what the man stands for in my dream. The woman I feel, although I hate to admit, would seem to be my boyfriend's mother. She didn't look like her, but the scar on her hand resembled the one my boyfriend has on his wrist. This dream corroborates my other dream analysis in which I stated that I was afraid that my relationship with my future mother-in-law may not be a very happy one. Answers to questions 2. Anxious, afraid3. Actual participant4. Unpleasant5. A street6. No7. No