This is all about measuring up. Author James Dobson points out that while the baby is on the way, we profess only to want a child who is normal. We want for him either the life we didn t have or a replay of the life we did have. Somehow, their grades, their friends, their style are never good enough. We focus on what they need to improve, seldom on what they have achieved.
Marriages become battlefields because our partners aren t measuring up.
C. Performance Expectations. Performance drives us to stressful schedules, sacrifices, and compromises. Our worth is tied to what we can accomplish. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.