That man, who considers his life a failure, loves his sons blindly, with little idea of how to prevent his self-disappointment from spilling into punitive anger.
There is enough ironic self-awareness in this observation to make it funny, and enough sincere, self-deluded disappointment to make it sad and a bit irritating.
It seems a world of constant, self-inflicted disappointment.
Faced with the prospect of ongoing guilt and self-directed disappointment there are various ways in which X may move beyond such feelings, including forgiving herself for failing to live up to her own principles.
The president suggested that although the country is suffering from some "self-inflicted disappointments" at the pace of integration, it has much to celebrate.
Instead of thinking that the many minor inconveniences or offenses we cause others and the self-regarding disappointments we cause ourselves require a forgiveness that involves emotional or characterological transformation, it may be more plausible to suppose such deeds are forgiven by simpler acts such as the thought that I forgive myself.
When he was taken out by another driver in turn three I felt his frustration, disappointment, self recrimination and anxiety as he tried in vain to start his kart, then struggled to pull it off to the side to safety with only milliseconds to spare another collision.
If you go into this project thinking that you'll get results if you do it correctly, and if you then aren't able to get everything you want, you're only setting yourself up for self-blame and disappointment, which can lead to depression or lowered self-worth.
In the end, however, Arsenal did not succumb to another night of self-reproach and disappointment.
They're racked with self-doubt and disappointment, a litany of failure and "broken plans".
Take the first volume's "Walking Distance," in which a disgruntled New York City businessman gets the chance to warn his boyhood self of the disappointments yet to come.
