Camasite:
I’ve been going through here awhile and finding posts on parents complaining about there kids not wanting to walk the stage, and over all many people are saying that the ceremony is not about the actual student, but the parent so they can have so kind of bragging right. Everything I’m reading makes it sound like the college isn’t at all for making the student proud of what’s a great accomplishment but making there parents who, realistically did nothing, proud of themselves for just having a kid who went through college.
I’d be perfectly happy not to fly across the country just to spend hours in some sweaty football stadium or basketball arena just to see my kid graduate. As it turns out, Covid-19 canceled it anyway this year so we don’t have to.
Some parents do need to get a life. College isn’t a do-over for the parent who might have messed their own experience up the first time around.
I kind of want my daughter to walk graduation – she is already telling me she may not want to which makes me sad. I walked mine and have no need to relive through her but I think she may regret it one day and I want to celebrate her accomplishment with her – I don’t see anything wrong with that.