This is what unvoiced expectations look like. This is last nights trash that I took out of the can, tied up, and sat next to the bar to be taken out. The trash I EXPECTED my husband to take out, but never verbalized to him. The same trash my mother in law saw this morning and also expected my husband to take out, but also did not verbalize. So, here the trash sits, because both of us had expectations for someone that neither of us vocalized. People aren’t mind readers, even if an expectation seems blatantly obvious to you. Keep that in mind. If you expect something from someone you’re going to have to relay that information to them.
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Nice way to relay positive thoughts…. 👏
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Next time just write friendlily…pretty please dump this. ..I’m not perfect…i may have passed it by. But please is sweet and…people listen to sweet..at least i do lol. Breathe please?
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I run high strung, if you can’t tell, reminding myself to just breathe is a constant battle
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Legend says the trash is still there to this day.
😁 But for real, you are so right!
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Oh, yes! This stuff messes me up as well. I like to use Brené Brown’s term of “stealth expectations” for this. They’re worse than just unspoken, because they sabotage my own perception of others and my ability to relate with them on a healthy level.
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Yesss! (Love Brene Brown btw) I can’t tell you how many arguments I’ve started EXACTLY because of this. Take a step back, breathe, try to view the situation objectively before you take off swinging 😅 daily work in progress!
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Thanks for the great thoughts and conversation 😊
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Absolutely! The discussion from everyone that reads it has to be my favorite part of having a blog
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