Thread: Saddest dream I've ever had. Can you interpret?

I am a 29 year old stay at home mom/student with a very active little boy. Last night I had a dream that I can't stop crying about, and I was hoping I could get an interpretation. Thanks in advance!

I was with my 2 year old son, and we were somewhere very, very high on what seemed to be a type of wooden plank. Its dimensions were probably no more than 3 feet by 3 feet. We were miles and miles up in the sky, and the only thing around us were clouds. I couldn't see anything down below. I felt scared, and did not know how we got there. I spent the whole dream trying to hold him for fear he would fall over the side. But even in real life, he struggles and fights very hard if you hold him while his mind set on exploring. Eventually, he wrestled out of my grip and ran to the side. He tried to touch a cloud nearby, obviously being two and not realizing they aren't tangible.. I called out to him, and tried to grab him. But I didn't get there in time and he ended up falling... deep into nothingness.... I felt the worst despair I have ever experienced.. then I remember considering jumping after him, so maybe I could catch up to him in mid air and hug him, and fall with him.. but then I woke up. After I woke up, I checked on him and felt an overwhelming relief. But I was mad at myself for not jumping automatically. I almost felt like a "good mother" would have done that without even thinking.. even in a dream! I can't stop thinking about this and how it made me feel.. like my heart had been ripped out of my chest... Now I can't stop hugging him and crying.... and reliving this. Any ideas?