2. Humans often "do what others expect of them." Write a blog post that explains what others around you expect of you. In your blog post also discuss the impact that others expectations have on you. (I.E.) Do you meet their expectations, do you exceed them? Do you try to do what others expect? Should you?
We live in a society where expectations are inevitable. Life runs on expectations, the good parts and the bad. We all respond differently to the expectations that society forces as on us. Our parents expectations or lack of expectations, our teachers expectations, and the expectations of the people around us. Are they good, bad, needed, or essential to life?
In my opinion I think that the expectations that society presents us with can sometimes be harmful to us and can have the potential to change our minds and who we really are. Stereo types are a great example of bad expectations. We are told we have to be a certain way otherwise we don't fit in or act as we should. Women in the past were expected to never speak up and submit to their husbands and fathers. This still takes place today, but for the most part we know that this was bad and that if women hadn't been stuck in these stereotypes history would have been a lot different.
Our parents have expectations for us that are unique and specific to certain situations. I think that the expectations that our parents have for us can make us strive to become better people. Or they can make us want to rebel. Personally, I make it a point to follow what my mom expects of me. Getting good grades, being a leader, being kind and accepting to everyone are all things that I try to do. I partly listen to her because I am a people pleaser. And that's another reason why you need to be careful when dealing with expectations. If you know that you feel the need to please others all the time it's important that you not take every expectation to heart. I also listen to my mom because many of her expectations are the same as my personal ones and in the end those are the expectations that really matter.
It doesn't really matter what others think or even what your parents think because in the end your character, actions, and personality are based on your own expectations for yourself. How you carry yourself and how you act as a person. Expectations are something that can make us better people or can stifle who we are. The only thing we can do is hope that we can spot the difference between the two.
