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Expectations
Words people hear about expectations. Pick one that sounds familiar.
- Why does “a good degree should lead to a good career” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “being older should mean I'm taken seriously” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “being the reliable one should count for something” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “drivers should let me merge into their lane” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “good people should get good things” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “hard conversations should go the way I rehearsed them” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “honest people shouldn't come last” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “if I do the right thing, things should work out” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “if I wait my turn, my turn should come” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “if I'm kind, people should be kind back” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “life should be easier once I get there” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “life should be fair” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “life should reward hard work” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “life should slow down at some point” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “loyalty should be returned” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “moving to a new city should be a fresh start” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my best friend should take my side” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should ask for my opinion” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should back me up in front of clients” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should be someone I can look up to” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should believe I can do my job” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should give clear instructions” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should give me credit for my work” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should give me work that helps me grow” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should keep the promises they make me” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should keep their bad moods out of the office” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should know what I'm actually good at” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should let me do things my own way” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should let me take time off without a fuss” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should notice how hard I work” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should protect my time from useless meetings” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should remember what we talked about” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should say thank you sometimes” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should see what I could become” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should stand up for me when things go wrong” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should stand up for our team” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should tell me about changes before everyone else” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should tell me things early, not at review time” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should tell me where I stand” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should treat everyone in the team the same” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss should understand my situation” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my boss shouldn't message me after work hours” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my brother should call me more” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my child should come back home after studying abroad” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my child should follow the career I hoped for them” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my child should take over the family business” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my child's school should keep me informed” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my child's teacher should give them more attention” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my children should come home for the holidays” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my children should get along with each other” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my children should have a better life than I had” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my coach should pick me for the team” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my colleagues should be straightforward with me” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my colleagues should cover for me when I'm away” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my colleagues should credit me for my part” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my colleagues should hand work over properly” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my colleagues should include me at lunch” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my colleagues should keep gossip out of work” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my colleagues should offer help without me asking” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my colleagues should pull their weight” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my colleagues should reply on time” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my colleagues should share what they know” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my colleagues should take my ideas seriously” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my colleagues shouldn't talk over me in meetings” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should ask us before changing everything” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should be clear about what my job is” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should be flexible about how I work” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should be loyal to me” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should care about people, not just results” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should give me what I need to do my job” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should invest in my growth” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should keep a good team together” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should keep the promises it made when I joined” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should let me finish what I started” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should listen to its staff” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should make room for new ideas” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should notice when I go the extra mile” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should promote from within” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should respect my weekends” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should reward the people who stay” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should run reviews fairly” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should treat every team the same” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my company should treat us like the family it says we are” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my cousins should include me in their plans” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my elder sibling should guide me” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my eldest should look out for the younger ones” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should accept that I live abroad” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should ask before coming to stay” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should ask how I'm doing, not just what I'm doing” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should back me up in front of others” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should be proud of where I've got to” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should be there for my big days” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should come and see where I live now” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should come together at festival time” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should keep my private things private” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should let me make my own decisions” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should let old fights go” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should listen when I speak” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should make my friends feel welcome” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should notice when I'm not okay” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should pay for my studies” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should remember what I've done for them” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should share the hosting fairly” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should sit down and eat together” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should stop discussing my life in the group chat” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should support my career change” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should talk things through instead of going quiet” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family should value what I do at home” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my family shouldn't take sides in every disagreement” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should apologise properly when they hurt me” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should ask how I'm doing” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should be happy for me when things go well” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should be honest with me” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should call me when they're back in town” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should come and visit since I moved” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should get me without me explaining” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should invite me” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should keep our yearly trip going” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should keep what I tell them to themselves” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should loop me in when they make plans” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should make the plans for once” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should make time for me even when they're busy” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should notice the effort I put in” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should reach out first sometimes” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should remember my birthday” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should reply to my messages” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should show up when they say they will” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should stay close when their lives change” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should take the advice they ask me for” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends should understand I have less time now” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends shouldn't cancel at the last minute” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends shouldn't talk about me behind my back” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my friends shouldn't turn my news into theirs” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my grown-up kids should ask for my advice” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my grown-up kids should be standing on their own by now” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my in-laws should accept me as I am” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my in-laws should appreciate what I bring to the family” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my in-laws should call before they come over” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my in-laws should get to know the real me” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my in-laws should give me time to learn their ways” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my in-laws should include me in family decisions” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my in-laws should let us make our own decisions” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my in-laws should respect how we raise our kids” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my in-laws should respect my family as much as theirs” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my in-laws should stop comparing me with others” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my in-laws shouldn't expect me to change my whole routine” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my kids should be polite to our relatives” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my kids should call me every week” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my kids should come to me when something's wrong” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my kids should help around the house without being asked” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my kids should keep their own room tidy” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my kids should listen the first time I ask” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my kids should live close to us” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my kids should make me proud in front of others” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my kids should put their phones away at dinner” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my kids should remember my birthday without a reminder” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my kids should reply to my messages” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my kids should take care of me when I'm old” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my kids should take my side in a family argument” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my kids should tell me what's going on in their lives” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my kids should work as hard at school as I did” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my manager should fight for my promotion” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my manager should take an interest in my development” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my neighbours should be friendlier to my kids” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my neighbours should help out when asked” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my neighbours should include us in local get-togethers” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my neighbours should keep it down at night” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my neighbours should keep the shared areas clean” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my neighbours should keep their dog quiet” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my neighbours should park properly” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my neighbours should return what they borrow” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my neighbours should say hello” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my neighbours should tell us before building work starts” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my neighbours shouldn't complain about every little thing” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my old friends should stay close even though I moved abroad” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should accept my friends” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should ask about my life, not just my results” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should be easier to talk to” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should be happy with what I've achieved” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should be the grandparents I imagined” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should have been around more when I was young” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should have let me make my own mistakes” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should have saved for my future” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should help more with my kids” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should just listen without fixing it” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should let me choose my career” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should like the person I've become” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should say "I love you" out loud” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should say sorry when they're wrong” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should see that I'm an adult now” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should show up for my big moments” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should stay out of my decisions” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should stop comparing me with my cousins” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should stop telling me how to live” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should tell me how they really feel” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should tell me they're proud of me” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should treat all of us the same” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should trust my judgement by now” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should understand how hard my job is” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my parents should understand the choices I make” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should ask about my day” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should be on time when it matters” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should be there for my big days” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should be warm with my family” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should get along with my friends” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should listen without fixing” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should make plans with my friends too” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should make time for us” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should notice when I make an effort” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should notice when I'm tired” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should plan things for us sometimes” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should put the phone down at dinner” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should remember what matters to me” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should say sorry first sometimes” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should say thanks for what I do” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should share the chores fairly” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should show affection in small ways” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should support my work” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my partner should try things I enjoy” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my professor should reply to my emails” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my qualifications should be enough to get the job” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my relatives should stop asking about my plans” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my relatives should treat my kids like the other grandkids” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my school should have prepared me for real life” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my sibling and I should be as close as we were” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my sibling should be happy for my wins” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my sibling should include me in their life” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my sibling should keep what I tell them between us” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my sibling should see how much I do for them” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my sibling should stop competing with me” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my siblings should share the load at home” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my siblings should visit our parents as often as I do” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my sister should help more with Mum” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my teacher should explain it again until I get it” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my teacher should have believed in me” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my teacher shouldn't have favourites” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my teachers should have noticed me when I was quiet” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my teachers should have pushed me harder” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my teenagers should want to spend time with me” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my things should just work when I need them” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my tutor should see that I'm trying” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my twenties should be the best years of my life” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my weekends should feel like a real break” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my workplace should give new people a proper start” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my workplace should give us notice before changes” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my workplace should make meetings worth the time” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my workplace should notice the quiet workers too” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my workplace should value doing it properly over fast” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my workplace should value experience” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “my younger sibling should respect me” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “once I get the new job, I should feel settled” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “our holidays should be perfect” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “people at a new job should make the new person feel welcome” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “people should be on time” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “people should clean up after themselves” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “people should give me time while I'm still learning” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “people should hold the door” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “people should keep their word” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “people should offer their seat to those who need it” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “people should put their phones away when you're talking” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “people should remember my name” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “people should say sorry when they bump into you” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “people should say thank you” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “people should use headphones in public” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “people should wait their turn in the queue” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “shop staff should be polite to customers” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “starting over should be easier than this” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “teachers should grade everyone fairly” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “the elders in my family should hear the younger ones out” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “the rules should apply to everyone” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “the world should be kinder than it is” weigh on me so much?
- Why does “things should go back to how they were” weigh on me so much?