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You are indulging teenage drama. Surely you are an adult with experience who can acknowledge her feelings and draw her into a wider perspective?[/quote]

I understand this perspective, but have you had a 19 year old girl?  You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make her drink.  We went through exactly this scenario with DD.  It all worked out in the end, but it was a tough few weeks in the immediate aftermath.  She only got one bid, and it was from a sorority that she didn't "connect" with (Yes, she would call it "lower tier"). We tried to convince her to give it a shot, but she wouldn't.  Again, 19 y.o. girl stuff. It isn't always rational to adults.[/quote]

I’m the poster you are responding to. I have an 18 yo daughter and another teen daughter in HS. Is that good enough? I am speaking of the adult, parental response. Just because a teen wants to go down an emotional black hole, you need not agree that her doom and gloom view is accurate. Acknowledge her feelings-which I said in my post- but no you need not agree that her view of the world is accurate. Honestly I believe they are calling you to hear both- that it sucks and that it’s going to be okay in the end, even if they pick a different and don’t acknowledge it. [/quote]

And by calling, I mean mostly texting :)[/quote]

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