Learning to Cope with Disappointment

It happens to everyone, but that doesn’t make it easy to deal with.

Heather Ashman
Nov 5 · 4 min read

My teenage son is looking for his first job. Yesterday he went to a local store that was holding a hiring event for their seasonal workers. After his interview, the HR person told him he was hired. He was told to expect an email in a couple of days with the formal job offer. He was elated…

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Heather Ashman

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Writer. Single mother to transgender son. Deep in grief from the recent loss of my partner. Lifelong fighter of depression and anxiety. M.A. in Human Behavior.

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