True, I suppose it wouldn't be that disappointing. The times I'm thinking of are when I don't realize that I'm dreaming, and think all these wonderful things I'm dreaming about are real. Then, when I wake, I feel a loss. Being in control may prevent that feeling.

Last night I went to bed too tired to even repeat "I will remember my dreams when I wake up" more than 10 times. I don't even think I did it more than 6 or 7 times. I think it had an affect on my dream recall too. When I first awoke this morning, I remembered a tiny bit of a dream, but was so tired I decided that little tiny bit wasn't worth remembering and snoozed. It's a pretty drastic difference compared to yesterday. I remembered one or two dreams then. Tonight I'll try to lay down early and prepare for a good night of dreaming and try to remember more in the morning.