Dreamsign finally worked

I've built up a fair list of dreamsigns, and though they continually appear in my dreams, I've never been able to recognize them as such. Last night in the middle of a dream my father showed up. I should mention that he died fifteen years ago and is at the top of my dreamsign list. This time, however, the moment I saw him I realized I was dreaming. I shouted at the top of my lungs that 'this is a dream,' and woke myself up. Disappointed that I woke up, but heartened that I was finally able to recognize a dreamsign for what it was.

Congrats on recognizing dream sign! Don't worry about waking up: it happens. May your next lucid be substantially longer. :)

Well done, this is the first step. Hopefully your dad will get you lucid again :)

At least you now recognized one dream designs, so that's one step forward.