Fear of abandonment is common and generally has its roots in childhood, with parents who are not there for you either physically or emotionally. This symbol could indicate that you have a fear that someone close to you will abandon you. It could also indicate that you have some unresolved childhood issues around abandonment. It would be useful to look at your early relationship with your parents or primary caregivers. Feelings of abandonment don’t have to be in the literal sense of the word, but could also be in the form of your parents not attending to your needs as a child. Additional ways parents abandon their children is through divorce, death, health problems, working long hours, or not being there emotionally. Examine your early life to see if you have any lingering feelings of abandonment from your parents. If you are the person doing the abandoning, this dream meaning could indicate an unwillingness or inability to follow through with your commitments or activities. Look for places in your life where you are not following through or where you are not finishing what you started. Ask yourself why you are doing this and take the appropriate steps to follow through with your commitments and finish what you started.