invisible critter gone, New Dad insurance works

This morning I had a dream that I was living in the house with my sis, bro and mom, just like now, but we were either older teens or young adults, and mom was younger, she had her short hair like in the 80s or early 90s. She had been on the road, on vacation or business I don't know, but it seems on a train she met this Jerry guy. Who reminds me of her shrink from around that time. But in the dream he was Jewish and very strict with kids.

But though I was suspicious the whole dream that it was ego, he seemed to be a pretty good dad. When my bro and sis said he told them what books to read, I had been pretty trepidatious. I guess I was visiting someone else when he first came to stay or visit.

It was my turn to meet him, and he gave me a copy of a magazine, like one that comes with the New York Times, kind of, but more intellectual? And more meaningful, but still fairly heavy duty. I was told to read the column that discussed newer books, that recommended the best newly published books. I couldnt' find the article though.

He brought his son Sean over, a 5 year old. He was a cute little kid. But I was still suspicious because my mom didn't have a real life reputation for finding decent men. This was a good one, though.

At the end of the dream, there was group therapy, and one of the kids said, "this is my invisible friend", indicating the chair next to him(it did feel like the 'kid' was me, like I was introducing).

I woke up and was lying there and this THING was either expelled out of me, or rushed out. It was a being of light, but it was invisible. I was scared shiteless. Just terrified. But I'm sure it's gone forever.

I remembered at the house I lived in in Mich., where I was about age 7-12, that I said to my mom one time, if something were exactly colored like what was behind it, it would be invisible. She said, mhm. And that is one thing that I always wondered about, why did I ask that question? I can't say how many times I have gone back to that and wondered.

I think my mom was having an affair around that time, thus the idea of getting a new dad. But I've been dreaming a lot about dads lately. New Dad insurance was a SNL skit many years ago.

I read once that seeing a dad in your dreams, your dad, means you need to stand on your own two feet and get things done, not rely on someone else.

Jerry Goldfarb?