Expectations Manager Gifts

"Great! I must be growing. The womb was less than half full last week."

"Can you change this quiz grade from an A to a C? I like to keep expectations low until I blow my parents' mind by acing the final exam."

"I thought there would be bacon here."

'Oh, nothing's wrong -- I just expected Earthlings to be taller, that's all.'

Unrealistic expectations tend to lead to disappointment. . .

"All this stuff? I'm meeting for two now."

"Now at this point reality intruded."

"This says you should expect to spend six months and at least $800 building the perfect lowrider bike."

"It looked better on pinterest."

"It looked different on the internet."

Already overworked at the Vlasic Plant, an exhausted stork shatters a young couple's dreams,

'Almost done.'

Fortune teller predicts a bigger family for worried parents.

"It took years of hard work to get my colleagues to expect nothing from me."

"I hate to be a dream snatcher but your baby is going to be just average."

"It looked better when I saw it on Instagram."

'Well, what did you expect?'

"Don't think you can just come in here and self-describe."

"Well, who's it from? I don't take blind submissions."

"Run to the store and buy me a tub of ketchup!"

The Next Big Thing/ The Next Best Thing.

Why Do We Always Want Something Better For Our Children Than What We Had For Ourselves?

"And do you both agree to lower your expectations so this marriage will at least have a fighting chance?"

"I'm a wunderkind slash flop."

"I got what I wanted, but it wasn't what I expected."

Suspense

The Misleading Wine Fridge

"Perhaps you're to blame for having unrealistic expectations."

"Well, I'm not a doctor but..."

'No...it's not what I was expecting either.'

Couples compare their ambitions for their future children.

"Your great Abuelita Zoraida is coming for a visit! Do you know what that means?"

Postman worries that there is a big dog in the doghouse - turns out to be a small dog with big eyes...