Of Course It's This

No matter what my mom says about her being fine if I can't get into Harvard/Yale/Stanford and the like, I feel like her almost crying today when she found out my chances of getting in one of the schools are super slim say more than anything she actually said.

Sometimes I wish my parents didn't care that much. People are always like, well at least they have expectations, etc, but to be completely honest, those expectations aren't a help at all. I get my grades for me. Not for them. I try to do well in everything I take on for me. Not for them. It's nice knowing they care, but if they didn't, at least I wouldn't have to face their disappointment in addition to mine in the event that I fail.