If we skip graduation, will we regret it?

garland
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:05:05 +0000

I agree with the majority. It’s not important in itself, especially if it’s not important to your S.

My S’s graduation ended in a torrential downpour/blazing lightning storm twenty minutes after it began. He couldn’t have been happier.

Though that was fine for us, I did feel bad for those who were not moving on to college (and despite what one poster said, HS graduation is a big deal for a lot of kids–it may well be their only graduation, and they may know a lot of people who didn’t finish–we don’t all experience the same paths. End of sermon).

However, your S’s future with his new friends is obviously much more important to him–that’s what matters in his case.

And more importantly–the diploma issue is, I agree with others, the bigger one here. Their stance is outrageous, and i hope you can find some support to have this resolved in a reasonable way (not paying that money!)