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Originally Posted by CarolAnn64
My stepdaughter graduated last week. Her mother CHOSE to not attend as she had something else she wanted to do for herself. Not all parents care.
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That's so sad....
I attended 2 middle school graduations last week in 2 different suburbs. One was a nice, calm, heartwarming event. The parents and students were respectful and an amazing amount of student talent was displayed.
The other graduation was, IMO, an embarrassment. IMO, the
parents ruined the event. Half of them were standing at their seats (ruining the view for everyone else behind them) and constantly whistling/screaming their kids' names (even though they were told often by the principal to stop). They were pushing through other adults (including elderly people) to get to the front, etc. There was little recognition for individual student accomplishments other than a few scholarships (I didn't even know they gave out scholarships to 8th graders.... I'm so out of it).
After the ceremony, they gave the kids dozens of huge balloons, expensive electronic gifts, etc. and some were picked up by limos. C'mon this was
middle school graduation.... What will they do for High School? My friend thinks maybe these kids may not graduate HS and that's why the MS graduation is so over-the-top. Quite an eye-opening experience...
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