<p>We’ve allowed our Ds to make the decision as to whether or not to attend. Personally, I find the ceremonies pretty boring, long, usually uncomfortable and I could easily do without them. There’s nothing preventing a celebration of the accomplishment, without attending the actual ceremony. It is, after all, the accomplishment and hard work you should be celebrating and not a 30 second walk across a stage, in my opinion. We’ve paid full price for all our Ds, both undergrad and grad/law/med school but we still don’t feel that it’s a situation where we need to force them to attend if they choose not to do so. We are no less proud of the ones whose ceremonies we haven’t attended.</p>