THE DREAM The following are short summaries of dream which all contain 'babysit'. I have tried best to isolate the symbolic meaning of 'babysit' in each dream.

A dream with someone who was babyish linked to the dreamer thinking about her sister. She had been very vulnerable during arguments between her mom and dad during the divorce. The dreamer wanted to give her some special support during these difficult times.

A dream about babysitting linked to the dreamers grandmother being stuck in a crisis. A babysitter can symbolise any extremely vulnerable adult - her grandmother had gone full circle (she had looked after children but was now old and frail and needed to be looked after like a child).

A dream about looking after a baby linked to the dreamer trying to help her sister as much as possible. Sometimes she felt as if she was failing her. The babysitting symbolised her feeling a responsibility towards her sister during some difficult times.

A dream with a baby linked to the dreamer making a stand with her son and husband - she walked out for a few hours. She just wanted some respect - she knew that she had a child to look after so was always going to come back.

A dream where a baby suddenly appears linked to the dreamers sister turning up and dumping all her problems on her - for the dreamer this was an unwanted burden.

A baby being dumped at a workplace linked to the dreamers job as a teacher. She was beginning to think that this was not the job for her. Maybe the baby linked to the dreamer not wanting to look after other peoples children - especially the badly behaved ones.

A dream where a queen asks a soldier to look after a baby linked to the dreamers girlfriend. He loved her (like a queen) but she could drive him mad. The baby symbolised his wish to look after her and care for her.

A dream babysitting two children linked to the dreamers thoughts about his friend at college. They were involved in a project together and he was thinking how she could do so much more - but then realised that she had two children. Babysitting symbolised his acknowledgement that she had lots of responsibilities with her children and so could not devote so much time to this project.