That's part of the problem.

Others foisting their expectations onto my life.

Whether in the scenario you worry about or any other, other peoples' expectations about how I should live my life don't count.

I don't "expect" my son or my daughter to marry and have children and homeschool or none of the above.

I hope they will make these personal, private choices unburdened by my "expectations."

And if that has a lot of impact on corporate America -- or not -- so be it.

Life is too long and complicated and changeable to have such unreasonable constraints on each other.

Nance