Accepting Stress

Accepting the things that we cannot change is something we have to master to overcome or avoid stressful situations.

A ten-year-old girl and her classmate told their teacher at school that her mother was mad and treated her badly at home. The teacher called the police. The police contacted Child Services and took four kids away from the mom. Six months later, the mother finally got her kids back from foster homes. The truth came out in court. The girl didn't listen to her mom, who had asked her to put her clothes away. The mom yelled at her. She didn't like it and told her friend in school, who told the teacher. The mom lost her kids for 6 months.

The dad, who is in immigration, was stressed out over the family situation. He couldn't sleep until the kids were home. In such a helpless situation, how can the dad accept the things he cannot change?