Never Expect

Don't nag...
Never beg...
Do not ever desperately want something and make the mistake of telling someone about it, no matter how close they may be to you.. Especially if the something you want is related to them!
People hate it when you keep asking them to do something again and again.. Look at me.. Personally I am glad I study in a hostel away from home, because the compulsion to study, to perform got to me. Now I'm happy.. There are times when I wish they would ask me to do something productive, and there are times when I'm extremely happy as they don't...
Somehow when you ask someone to do something, even if it is for their own good, the first reaction you can expect is resistance. Man is resistant to change. He is comfortable in his familiar environment. Make a small change, ask for something else, and he gets all defensive and refuses to listen to rhyme or reason.
But after a while it probably gets to him. He probably realises that the very fact that someone is asking for something so often means that its for his betterment.
Then again, maybe not....
As i said.... Never expect... Never ask.. Never want... Be happy the way things are... If you aren't, learn to accept the hard facts of life....