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<br/>Am I supposed to go on and continue the cultural legacy of my parents and forefathers?
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<br/>Am I supposed to be like friends?
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<br/>Am I supposed to be like people around me here in the US?
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<br/>Am I supposed to be like people in India?
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<br/>Am I supposed to fulfill my father's and mother's expectations?
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<br/>Am I supposed to fulfill my relatives' expectations?
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<br/>Am I supposed to have my own desires and the desire to pursue them?
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<br/>Am I supposed to be a studious, intellectual type - like the people I have seen in college and admired?
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<br/>Am I supposed to be a very simple and down to earth  - like the people I like to be with?
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<br/>Am I supposed to be a businessman-like, uninterested-in-studies kind of person which most of my relatives are?
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<br/>Am I supposed to be like my father, who is a very socially active and visible person?
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<br/>Am I supposed to earn a lot of money, like what my ancestors and relatives did and are doing?
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<br/>Am I supposed to be very religious, like some of ancestors were?
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<br/>Am I supposed to just leave outside of society, like my mother's mother did?
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<br/>Am I supposed to be God-loving, people-loving person that many people I like are?
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<br/>Am I supposed to be like a professional who will mind his job and try to earn more skills to get a better respected job?
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<br/>Am I supposed to earn money to keep our family going?
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