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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s hard. And it’ll hurt for awhile. Unless you have some good EA acceptances coming in, it’s a long road until you hear RD.

Resilience is born during these months of disappointed waiting. Yes, there may be multiple waves of the defeatist feelings like you describe. Ride them out gently each time while noticing all the good stuff that comes with senior year, too.

No feeling lasts forever. Noticing and learning that we can survive our strongly uncomfortable feelings is a superpower.

Allow yourself to feel deeply sad, disappointed, envious, despondent, and uncertain/worried/anxious or whatever else comes up. And notice all the other feelings, too - love, awe, gratitude, excitement, calm, joy etc.

The feelings all come and go. Throughout it all and after, you and your DC will be just fine. Notice and appreciate that, too. It may hurt, but those feelings will eventually pass, too. We can handle hard things. Resilience. 💗[/quote]

Love this post - good for the grownups, too![/quote]

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