I open the I Ching again over the application form

This is a story for anyone who puts their child to bed, then keeps postponing a decision about the form due tomorrow.

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I open the I Ching again over the application form — After putting my child to bed, the field-trip form due tomorrow is still waiting. Before picking up the pen, I check the hexagram again.
I’m torn between wanting to send them and feeling worried — During the day, I heard my child say they wanted to go. But at night, I start listing everything I’ll have to handle. I was asking both feelings of one hexagram.
The pen stops over the signature line — Even with the pen touching the parent signature line, my hand stops. On my phone, my child’s message from earlier still says, “I want to go.”
When the question changes, so does the path — An I Ching reading isn’t a chart that chooses the right answer for you. If you take turns asking, “Is it okay to send them?” and “Am I the one who’s anxious?” even the hexagram you cast will change.
Write down what to ask before casting — Before casting another hexagram, write down just one question. “Is tomorrow’s decision about my child’s plans, or about my worries?”
Sometimes the question stays with you longer than the answer — You don’t have to sign all at once. Write down your child’s plans and your worries separately, then see which one to look at first.