Chapter 16
Life is all about expectations. And for me, so many things have turned out so much better than I ever could have hoped.
Actually, that’s not exactly true. It’s not like I didn’t work hard for them. I wouldn’t say that I deserved all of it necessarily, but it’s also not like it was handed to me. No matter what anyone thinks.
But then people have expectations of you. No one really warns you about that. The world wants you to fall into line. To do the things you’re supposed to. To behave. Even when you end up building a life that doesn’t work the way you want—that doesn’t make you happy.
I blame my dad. I know, you’re not supposed to do that. You’re supposed to take responsibility—personal responsibility.
But we are what they made us, aren’t we?