By age seven, I used to comb my hair for performances, just pull my hair up into a bun. Granted, it wasn't a very intricate hairstyle. Still, to be that responsible and disciplined at age seven is unusual.
I don't know much about Americanism, but it's a damn good word with which to carry an election.
Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it's less good than the one you had before.