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Gotta lower my expectations I guess

This is a reaction meme featuring the stop-motion puppet version of Arthur Read, the main character from the children's Arthur franchise. Arthur is holding his signature round eyeglasses away from his face, displaying a blank, exhausted, defeated expression. The overlaid text at the top reads 'MY REACTION AFTER BELIEVING THE WAR WAS OVER (ITS THE 10TH TIME IN A ROW)'. The meme conveys the relatable feeling of deep disappointment and resignation after having one's hopes that a conflict has ended dashed for the tenth consecutive time, aligning with the original poster's title about needing to lower personal expectations to avoid further letdown.
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MY REACTION AFTER BELIEVING THE WAR WAS OVER (ITS THE 10TH TIME IN A ROW)

Overview

This is a reaction meme featuring the stop-motion puppet version of Arthur Read, the main character from the children's Arthur franchise. Arthur is holding his signature round eyeglasses away from his face, displaying a blank, exhausted, defeated expression. The overlaid text at the top reads 'MY REACTION AFTER BELIEVING THE WAR WAS OVER (ITS THE 10TH TIME IN A ROW)'. The meme conveys the relatable feeling of deep disappointment and resignation after having one's hopes that a conflict has ended dashed for the tenth consecutive time, aligning with the original poster's title about needing to lower personal expectations to avoid further letdown.

Origin notes

This meme is a user-created remix of the popular 'Arthur removing glasses' reaction meme template, which is widely used online to express disbelief, disappointment, or exhausted resignation. It was shared on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit as indicated by the provided source information, with the original upload title 'Gotta lower my expectations I guess'. The template originates from stop-motion promotional content for the Arthur children's television series, and has been adapted for thousands of reaction memes across social media platforms.

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