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Dad Gets Wrong # Text From 2 Random Dudes at Graduation—His Epic Response WINS the Internet!

Rather than responding with the typical “wrong number” dialogue, Roger made things a bit more interesting—and Twitter can NOT get enough of it.

Mom Watches Son Get Murdered at Graduation—When She Gets a Flashback to 18 Years Earlier, the Truth Hits Her

The same hooded figure had been following him for 18 years. The truth finally hit her like a ton of bricks...

School Forces Student to Take Jesus Out of Graduation Speech, Plan Gloriously Backfires When She Drops This Line

“I’ve always been a rule follower. When they said not to chew gum, I didn’t chew gum. When they said not to use your cellphone, I didn’t use my cellphone. But today, in the spirit of defying expectations, and for perhaps the last time at this podium, I say..."

The Silent Marriage Killer More Deadly Than Sex & Money—I Wasn’t Ready for This…

But having unmet expectations isn’t just a marriage problem. It’s a life problem.

It doesn’t matter whether you’re single, married, working, unemployed, old, young or [insert demographic here]. Having unmet expectations is lethal to everyone. No one is immune.

So…what’s the solution?

I’m a math guy. I ‘heart’ equations. I love crunching numbers and thoroughly enjoyed algebra and calculus in high school (although I probably couldn’t do a calculus problem to save my life now). So I came across an equation.

EXPECTATION – OBSERVATION = FRUSTRATION

Here’s what that means. Below are two hypothetical situations played out…

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Dad Gets Wrong # Text From 2 Random Dudes at Graduation—His Epic Response WINS the Internet!

Rather than responding with the typical “wrong number” dialogue, Roger made things a bit more interesting—and Twitter can NOT get enough of it.

Mom Watches Son Get Murdered at Graduation—When She Gets a Flashback to 18 Years Earlier, the Truth Hits Her

The same hooded figure had been following him for 18 years. The truth finally hit her like a ton of bricks...

School Forces Student to Take Jesus Out of Graduation Speech, Plan Gloriously Backfires When She Drops This Line

“I’ve always been a rule follower. When they said not to chew gum, I didn’t chew gum. When they said not to use your cellphone, I didn’t use my cellphone. But today, in the spirit of defying expectations, and for perhaps the last time at this podium, I say..."