Cindy,
Your dream reflects a deep-seated need for personal expression and being heard in an environment that feels familiar yet restrictive. The presence of your old house and parents signifies a connection to your past and potentially unresolved issues or desires from that time. Wanting to update the house and considering paint colors like light purple or pink suggests a yearning for transformation and asserting your individuality. However, the sensation of not being able to breathe and the frustration with the unhelpful class in the garage point to feelings of being overwhelmed and unheard, perhaps in your waking life.
The dream illustrates a tension between the need for change and a sense of stagnation, where your ideas and efforts seem to be stifled by external factors or the opinions of others. The people in the garage taking a class could symbolize different parts of your life where you are seeking growth or improvement but feel impeded by the lack of support or useful guidance. Your wish for everyone to leave your house indicates a desire for personal space and autonomy, to make decisions without unsolicited input.
Reflecting on your previous dreams, there is a recurring theme of being in domestic spaces and interacting with family, which suggests these are significant aspects of your life. The presence of familiar figures and settings often relates to comfort, but also to the challenges of balancing personal development with the expectations of those close to us. Your dreams about renovations and seeing your children as their younger selves tie into a longing for renewal and perhaps a reconciliation with the passage of time.
Despite the negative feelings in this particular dream, the low intensity and the fact that it was not a nightmare suggest that these emotions are manageable and may simply be highlighting areas where you wish to assert more control or pursue personal projects. Your dreams seem to be a canvas where you are working out how to navigate these desires for change within the context of your established life and relationships.