[crabapple]

It's pretty simple. Dreams never mean what they are at face value. They are what you are thinking about, but in code. You are worried about death because you don't know what happens on the other side; so you have a dream about a dark street that you are afraid to walk down. And so on. The dream paints a picture of what you are thinking, but you must figure out what each symbol means.

For me, the first thing I think about when interpreting a dream is, how do I feel in the dream? Happy, sad, nervous, unsure? The feelings are usually the first key to figuring out what the dream is about.

You have a dream about your mom and stepdad moving to another neighborhood. It might be a dream about them growing older and their age causing them (and you) difficulty. Your problems buying food for them might symbolize your difficulties taking care of them.

I knew something was up when you started describing the scene in the grocery store. It meant you were concerned about your own ability to function in a difficult new situation.