My husband passed away 16 years ago, leaving me with a 2 year old to raise. When we both saw this video, it brought us to tears Yes it is a sensitive subject, but all of us are in different stages and the ones of us who have lost loved ones fighting for our country need to be able to feel these feelings also. Even 16 years later, sometimes the grief hits me and this video helps me. Our 18 year old daughter and I picked Carrie as the winner on American Idol from day one and have followed her career. She is a strong, pure young woman and a very good role model for our young ladies. My daughter is an aspiring singer and Carrie is her biggest role model. I say God Bless her for the courage to make a video as sensitive as this. My daughter would love to meet her someday.

I am a military girlfriend, and my only comment on this is that, empathetic or not, I don't understand why she picked the most awful and depressing scenario to vocalize. Why not have chosen to voice the strength of the military personnel and their significant others? Or long, long waits through deployments that then finally end in happy home comings? I think she has a beautiful voice, but personally, I don't really like feeling more worried and depressed than I already am. Hope. That's what military significant others, from my perspective, want to hear about and be reminded of.

Okay, if you don't like the song, keep it to your self. Some of these comments (I will not point fingers or blame anyone) are really selfish. I understand your feelings about war, but you don't need to express them on a Carrie Underwood FAN blog. If you have read my blogs, you know that I am a strong fan of Carrie and she sings songs of passion. If you don't like them please either don't listen to them or keep your thoughts to your self. I am truly sorry if this affects anyone and their situation, but please can you not put negative comments on a fan blog. - Anonymous

To all people on Carrie's site who have made very negative comments on the song "Just a Dream" need to look in the mirror and take a good, long, look at themselves, because your all blooming IDIOTS!!!

First of all, I read a recent post on this site that said she does not know what it is like to loose a loved one in war-time, well she does, she has had family in the military longer then she has been alive and some did not come home!!

How dare you people judge her!!!!! For making a beautiful song like "Just a Dream" do you not know that this song has healing qualities to it??? Thats right, there are a lot of people who have lost loved ones over in Iraq and Afganistan and this song helps keep their memory alive and at the same time the song is very compassionate by nature, it lets the Listener know
that they are not alone and others are feeling their pain also, if you don't like this song, then you should not listen to country music anymore, because most country music is often very sad and tells a story, not like, crappy hip-hop, pop, and rap, which are almost always about shooting someone in a drive by, or getting some booty for the night...
All of you people should have a little more respect when posting comments, you do realize that when Carrie, has some alone time to herself, she actually reads the posts on this site....

Who knows, maybe she just wrote this one.........

I am a military wife and stepmother. Fortunately, my husband has now retired from the military so he stays home but he was in for 23 years and is a Vietnam Veteran. My stepson, 29, has been to Bosnia and spent two years in Iraq, just returning home last July. So no, I haven't lost anyone close to this war, but that hasn't kept me from being scared night after night for my stepson. He kept it from me at first but his closet call came when he was walking patrol with two Iraqi soldiers and one of them stepped on an IAD...killing the two other soldiers, but sparing my stepson. I heard this song last night for the first time on the CMA awards. I cried through the whole thing. I'm sorry some of you seem to feel this song is disrespectful but I think the very opposite. Have you ever heard of empathy? First of all, you don't know Carrie's past, and secondly, you don't have to experience something to have empathy for someone. And that's what this song conveys. It's a tribute to those people who do not have their loved ones come home and how difficult it is. Even though my husband is out now, while listening to this song, it breaks my heart thinking of what could have happened. We just lost our 19 month old granddaughter last year...her heart just stopped beating. It's the same for her...why did she leave us? Why did she have to go? We thought we'd have forever, now we'll never know. This song just goes to the heart of all those feelings. As I said, I'm sorry some of you seem to think this song is disrespectful, but I think she has put her heart in this song and shows nothing but respect. Mrs. Ponder's felt that way when she introduced the song (if you didn't see it, she is a military wife who lost her husband in 2005 and she thanked Carrie for her song and how it helped her). I just think it's a wonderful dedication.

I mean no offence by this, but here is my take on the song and those who feel hurt by it. None of us knows when we will lose a loved one. When a loved one is in the military the danger is much more real and present, but loss is still loss. There are times when I cannot listen to this song and many other songs that deal with the loss of a loved one. Heck after 11 years I cannot hear to song “butterfly kisses” without breaking into deep sobs. My point is: each person has the right to deal with how music touches them on their own and in their own terms. I cannot judge anyone who cannot listen to “Just a Dream” because it makes them fearful of losing their loved one oversees. But for those that have experienced loss it is nice to have a song that on days that you need to scream to release some of the pain this song helps. It’s not a perfect song, and just like any work of man it touches each person differently.

I can only imagine how hard it must be for the families of the military men serving time overseas at war. It must be difficult hearing a song such as this, but I also feel that people who have lost someone might find some comfort in this. If that makes any sense. It may make you fear that you will lose your family/friends overseas but for the people who have actually lost someone this song might help them in some way!

I agree, I am not a military wife, but recently lost my husband to a short battle with cancer. This song touches me in way's it is hard to explain. We had been married less then 18 years, & were still on our honeymoon. It still seems like a dream that he is gone, & we didn't get to live out our lives as we had planned. My husband was a veteran, so he had the gun salute & yes, the shots felt like they were direct to my heart.
So many of our soldiers have gone home to God, & never made it back to their families. I think this song is a wonderful tribute to them & that many will feel that it is just a dream. Thank you Carrie, for performing this song. I have it on CD & play it often, usually crying while listening to it, but it's a healing cry. !

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My grandson and I were sitting in a restaurant when "What Just a Dream" came on over the speakers, he says I hate that song? This is a young man who can sing the words to nearly every song that makes CMT or our local radio stations, from all artists. I asked him why , his 12 year old response was "what does she know about loosing someone in a war?" So I said I would write and ask - all songs are somewhat based on or attached to a feeling/emotion that is personal, at least the exceptional songs are - they are sung from the heart. I hope someone from Ms. Underwoods staff reads these posting and takes the time to respond to us.
My question is does Ms. Underwood know what it is like to loose someone in a war? My grandson lost his dad 2 1/2 years ago. He finds it offensive to to hear someone sing of that pain and he questions their validity. I think it is something that artists should be aware of - you can offend and I don't believe that was your intention at all but it is the way one very young fan interpreted your song. Thank you

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I clearly do not know why Military wives are getting offenced by this song. To who all who think that I say,like I always do...Carrie is just showing us how hard it is.It isn't like she is saying haha look's what you are going though.
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From another military wife whose husband is currently deployed, I respectfuly disagree. Although my husband is as safe and well as can be expected, it is still very hard to deal with his absence. Especialy since we have a bran new baby boy and I am playing both the roll of mommy and Daddy. Sometimes I find it hard to connect with my situation and deal with those emotions. Most of the time I am pretty detached and stoic. While listening to this song, I had the most wonderful and welcomed meltdown I have ever had in my life. This song really provided and outlet for those bottled up and repressed feelings. Many times it is hard to put feelings into words. I know it is hard to think about what might happen, and no one wants to bring it up. But sometimes it helps. While listening to this song I thought about what could happen (God please no) and realized that her words for describing the way a woman would feel if something this terrible were to happen are perfect. Putting myself in those shoes, that is exactly the way I would feel. Im sure this song has helped many a military wife who has had to lay their better half to rest to express the way they are feeling and relay that to the rest of the world and help them to understand as well. Thank you Carrie, however sad, it is a beautiful vocalization of how, Im sure, many women are feeling right now.