Dashboard disappears when I click a widget...

My dashboard has started to act wierd! Not all the time, but sometimes when I enter the dashboard and I click on a widget, for an example to write something in a sticker or update the weather, the dashboard disappears and I am returned to a fullsize window, for an example safari.
This only happens sometimes and it is not a constant fault, but it is very annoying!
Anyone have a suggestion?
I am running OS X 10.7.2
Cheers

Hello lionstigersbearsomar,
I apologize, I'm a bit unclear on exactly what you are seeing/describing. When you are attempting to remove the widgets in question, are you following the process outlined in the following article?
Remove a downloaded widget from your Mac
You can only remove widgets you installed.
Open Dashboard, then click the Add button  in the lower-left corner of the screen. Click the Remove button to make the widgets jiggle. Click the Remove button  of the widget you want to remove, then click Delete. 
OS X Yosemite: Get quick info with Dashboard
Sincerely,
- Brenden

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