| To dream of seeing your parents dressed in black portends crushing disappointments. After working so hard, and probably for so long on something, then ending up failing would be a great blow to your self-esteem. The problem may be exacerbated by the fact that your family and loved ones may have high expectations that you would succeed. Perhaps you were expecting to get your dream job or you were supposed to win an award only to lose out on someone else. It is also possible that it is not a singular event that would be categorized as a disappointment, perhaps you just feel like your current existence does not match up to your dreams. An encounter could make you feel bad about yourself or your lack of achievements, so you would reflect on all your recent failures further fueling your self-loathing. |  |