Are You a Doormat? #iHateWhenPeopleExpectMeTo

#iHateWhenPeopleExpectMeTo is trending on Twitter today. Here are some of the most retweeted and favorited tweets:

@BriannaHeartsU1h

#iHateWhenPeopleExpectMeTo give my honest opinion when they ask for it and when I do, they want to get mad -______-

@BlessedTeen

2h

#iHateWhenPeopleExpectMeTo do stuff just because everyone else is doing it... Nope, I have standards.

@_Meccalove2h

#iHateWhenPeopleExpectMeTo apologize when they were clearly wrong

‏@breanne_panda2h

#iHateWhenPeopleExpectMeTo do everything for them

@brice4052h

#iHateWhenPeopleExpectMeTo do things for them that they wouldn't do for me.

@Dijon_35m

#iHateWhenPeopleExpectMeTo share every time I have some food, can I just enjoy my meal for once.

There's a common thread here. People are resentful about being walked on, abused, and taken advantage of. I am so there. How do you balance Christian charity with having enough standards that you don't end up exploding?

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Matthew 5:39

I don't know the answer. I do know that I can give you a detailed list of the people who repeatedly take advantage of me (I won't do it, though). Holding a grudge or holding it in? Being Christlike is not easy!

Can you relate? Do you feel like a doormat? Do you have any tips for letting all the insults and injuries go? I'd love to hear your words of wisdom and/or experience.