My son is in his first year of medical school and he is extraordinarily level headed and rational. He reminds me of my father, in fact. He is lucid and holds very fast to reason. But he's also quite open-minded. We had this conversation a week ago: Chix: 'I had a strange dream last night. I dreamed I was being gassed. It was very real. I didn't know I was dreaming and I couldn't wake up.' Me: 'Do you mean the holocaust?' Chix: 'Yes.' Me: 'Were you a boy?' Chix: 'Yes.' Me: 'How awful. You poor thing. What happened?' Chix: 'I was being gassed and all I could think about is how unfair it was. It was just so unfair that I couldn't believe it was happening. Then, afterwards, I woke up.' Me: 'Couldn't you wake up?' Chix: 'No.' Me: 'And you had no idea it was a dream?' Chix: 'No.' Chix: 'But the unfairness made it seem unreal. I couldn't belie...
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