[ That gives her some hope. Maybe she won't be a lost cause forever. ]

You're right, everyone here has been really helpful.

[ It's such a drastic change from the way things are at home that she still can't believe it sometimes. Surely they wouldn't have all banded together to play the world's biggest joke on her? ]

But what do you do when all your advisors start disagreeing? How do you know who to listen to?