I guess my take from the intentionally broad question veers off a little bit. My expectation for myself is basically be self-reliant and independent. My burdens shouldn’t be anyone else’s and in most circumstances I see myself as the one who needs “expectations” —- I should expect others to act like themselves while I must hold myself to a standard that isn’t really conceivable or healthy. I’m hard on myself and I want to be able to do things myself. It’s defeating to have to ask for help. You may ask where that comes from. Actually, it’s a place of fear. If I distance myself from others — I can’t hurt them and they can’t hurt me. I’m responsible for me and me alone and any success and failure is my own. This gets problematic sometimes but I’ve grown out of it a little knowing we have to interact and also rely on others sometimes. If it weren’t for help of others. I doubt I’d have anything I have today.

Anyway, back on course, my point is the only expectation I have is that I can’t expect anything from anyone but myself and I ask for too much.