my feels after a failed daca online submission and trying again by paper almost a year later

After a failed attempt at renewing online last year I was finally able to resubmit via paper. This process was very stressful and generated a ton of anxiety for me along with compounding collateral damage as it created disorder in other areas of my life.

I really miss 3 year renewal periods. This situation brought a lot of anger out of me but having compromised my status has helped me find some perspective on how I think of my life in the States and what it might look like not being here for a while.

Hoping they are able to process and approve my shit quickly as I will have lapsed for a full year in late October. Fingers crossed. Glad to have finally been able to gather enough emotional bandwidth and resources to tackle this shit again. I will feel like I did my personal best regardless of the outcome.