Visions of cheer and happiness danced in Megan’s mind. She could see it now—the delicious homemade breakfast on the table, her little brother sitting down with a big grin on his face, and her parents standing beside each other with cheerful looks. Her first day of college would be incredible. She wouldn’t have to worry about her parents fighting as she packed her backpack or her brother nagging her about occupying the bathroom for an hour.
It would be the perfect first day…right? Probably wrong.
Whether or not we would like to admit it, we often have similar expectations to Megan.
We expect our issues and struggles to disappear for exciting events and occasions. We think that we can whisk the pain out of our minds to focus on these special occurrences. Or perhaps we have come to realize that our expectations will usually fail us.
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