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Day 4 Preference

L was excited and nervous to pick up her Pref invites.
Sarah and Mara. Wait, what? No Pnina? She is bummed and calls on the phone crying. I tell her that it is ok to be disappointed and remind her that she has been telling me for the past couple of days that she can make any of the 5 work. They are all great strong chapters. I tell her sometimes when a door shuts another one flies right open with a much better opportunity. I tell her to wipe up her face go get in line at Sarah and have fun. She is met at the door by the best friend of one of my AXO girls. The ceremony is really intimate and personal. She loves the symbolism of the ceremony. She starts to cry at this chapter which I think is due to a combination of stress, nerves and a long week. My girl is not a big crier. The joy in her voice when she calls me after this pref party is apparent. She has fallen in love with this chapter it feels right and at home with them.

Mara is the next chapter. They pick the girls up by twos and she is super hot standing in the sun waiting for her name. The girl who picks her up at the door is a girl she met yesterday. They do their ceremony which my daughter said was nice, but didn’t pull on her heart strings. She read a letter to her and told her that she thought she would be a great fit in the house. L thought the party was nice but she left her heart at Sarah. I ask what she is going to do and she tells me she is going to rank them:

1. Sarah
2. Mara

She feels good about her decision. I tell her that there is a 50% chance that she will get Mara and she needs to be prepared for that. She says she is and that she would rather be a Mara then be nothing at all. I agree with her. She has to wait until the morning.