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[quote=Anonymous]Part of me feels for this OP. She is just describing how her child feels, and we are all piling up saying that her feelings are out of line. There may be truth to that, and the mother may have fed into this scenario, but I can also see her as a parent trying to help her child who is disillusioned and disappointed.

The best spin I think is that this is a great life lesson for the daughter, who believed she was a golden child and that hard work is always rewarded with what we (think we) deserve. Your child's rank in life let her believe that model almost into adulthood. In reality, chance and injustice visit all lives. Some people learn this when they are stricken with fatal illnesses or lose a parent at a young age. Her reality check came much  more gently.

So yes, we love our children and want to see them happy and enthused about the future. They are growing up though, and we cannot guard them from the world and reality. Your daughter's reaction is a clear sign that she has had it easy up to now (worked hard yes, but thought her path would be easy and open if she did). I suggest you just show your love and when appropriate share the amazing aspects of the choices before. She will readjust her view on life, as we all have to over time. [/quote]

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