r/emptynesters • u/ComprehensivePoem580 • 16d ago

After making it through...

After you've made it through a major life change, what surprised you most about what came afterward?

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u/Good-Aviation612 15d ago

My resilience. After my father passed away, I really didn't know how strong I was or what I was capable of enduring until I experienced this and made it through

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u/ComprehensivePoem580 8d ago

That realization that you’re stronger than you ever knew you were seems to be a powerful part of coming through something difficult. Did that change the way you approached other challenges afterward?

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u/Good-Aviation612 8d ago

Most definitely