I guess I was about 12, in grade 7. A friend and I were talking about dreams (like we normally do) and I said something along the lines of 'I wish I could have been in control of that dream, I would have gone up to talk to him (a crush)' She then said, aren't you always in control of your dreams? I said, no, only about half the time. She went on to tell me that she always had control of her dreams. Being the researcher that I was/am, I researched the topic. I found out that being able to control your dreams was called lucid dreaming, and that not everyone could do it. I then found this amazing website, joined, and have had barely any ld's since!