Six of Cups Reversed

I'm trying to get my youngest child through his college applications. I don't remember it being so challenging for the other two to complete theirs, but maybe I'm misremembering. I do recall a couple of panic attacks my daughter had that perhaps her essays weren't that good, or that she'd forgotten some extracurricular activities, but otherwise it required no effort on my part to make sure she'd gotten them done.
Likewise, my older son didn't need any nagging (or what I like to call 'persistent reminding'.) He had an advisor to help him out, since he was applying for a specialized music program, and he knew the importance of deadlines for auditions and whatnot.
But my youngest. Oh, the youngest. I don't know what's up with him. I even hired a college application assistant to be his program manager on the subject, but he is still unable to get through the most simple of tasks, such as inputting a class name, or adding a suggested comma to his essay. Some of his apps are due November 1st, and it feels like he's years behind.
His college application assistant actually called me on the phone and said that of all of his clients who are behind, my son is the most behind.
I like to call that winning the losing game. It all counts.
Such is the nature of the six of cups reversed, though. While it's often about a child leaving the nest, it can also represent one being unable to leave the nest, like one thing is missing before a child can launch himself into adulthood. For my son, that one thing is getting a college application in so that hopefully he has a place to move to next year. For others, it just might be a missing spark of ambition or something. What's your six of cups reversed?

Upright, the Six of Cups is about childhood, nostalgia, homesickness, and those old dreams that may no longer be realistic.

Reversed, the card indicates a maturity or growing up. It could represent someone moving out of the family home or letting go of a difficult past. In a negative sense, it might also represent being bored or lacking that youthful spark of creativity.
 
Questions answered by the reversed Six of Cups:
Who? A new adult; a child moving out of the house 
What? Broken toys; memories
Where? In a new location; away from home
When? The first week of November; In the recent past; When a child moves out
Why? “A ship does not sail with yesterday’s wind.” ~Louis L’Amour
Yes or No? Yes
 
The reversed Six of Cups as:
…an action?

• Do the mature thing
• Get married

• Buy a house
• Cooperate

 
…a place in your house?

• A stack of bills to pay
• The kitchen prep space

 
…a place in your city?

• The courthouse
• A continuing education center
• A real estate office

 
…a place in the world?

• The next biggest city
• A concert hall
• The DMV

 
…something to eat?

• Wine and cheese at a fancy restaurant
• Waffles
• Sliders

 
…something to clean?

• The office
• Scrub the pet litter box or kids’ dirtiest toy

 
…where to find your missing item?

• Under a stack of paperwork

 
…a color? blue, green
 
…a movie theme? Maturing, empty nesting

• Lady Bird
• Pleasantville
• Bao

 
…a new career?

• Working with new adults or college graduates
• Archaeologist
• Social worker

 
The reversed Six of Cups
Before any card: Letting go of (card)
After any card: maturity, leaving the nest

For more on the reversed Six of Cups, read Applied Tarot Reversed

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