ParentsCN: Grief

My teen's diagnosis changes their college prospects and I'm grieving

kavya~

1mo ago

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Mild learning disability + ADHD. College will be hard. Competitive schools are closed. My grief about the ceiling this puts on their options is real, and I feel like a bad parent for grieving.

Future changed by diagnosis.

How do you grieve the 'normal' path your teen won't have while supporting them in the actual one they will?

#acceptance #emotional-support #future #future-limitation-grief #grief

2 replies

jordan~

1mo ago

What helped me was picking one thing to understand at a time instead of trying to absorb the whole report in one sitting.

arjun~

1mo ago

You're doing better than you think you are. Truly.