Graduation announcements - rant

[Anonymous]

As I said, I'm just ranting, but I hate graduation announcements. So far this year we've received one from an extended family member whose kid I haven't seen she was 3ish and one from a former collegue of DH whose family we haven't seen in at least 15 years and were never close with. And both announcements were framed as invites to a party, multiple states away from where we live. I have a kid graduating this year and we're not sending them. They feel like such tacky money grabs.

The extended family one was one thing, at least we're related, but the old co-worker's kid....? We don't even exchange holiday cards with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As I said, I'm just ranting, but I hate graduation announcements. So far this year we've received one from an extended family member whose kid I haven't seen she was 3ish and one from a former collegue of DH whose family we haven't seen in at least 15 years and were never close with. And both announcements were framed as invites to a party, multiple states away from where we live. I have a kid graduating this year and we're not sending them. They feel like such tacky money grabs.

The extended family one was one thing, at least we're related, but the old co-worker's kid....? We don't even exchange holiday cards with them. [b]

Feel free to ignore

[Anonymous]

Ignore them.

I didn’t even realize they were ‘a thing’/requests for gifts until a few years ago.

[Anonymous]

You definitely don’t need to send a gift. Does that make you less annoyed?

[Anonymous]

Just ignore, no gift.

[Anonymous]

Well it's nice you have that much energy to vent about something very minor.

Just politely decline to the invitation, like you would any other. No need to send gifts.

[Anonymous]

Agree with you, super tacky when it’s not somebody in your close circles. Random co-worker’s kid especially cringe.

[Anonymous]

Im not sending them bc I know some people interpret them that way but it’s a milestone and it’s an understandable instinct to want to share. I wouldn’t assume it’s a craven gift grab-I never would have thought that unless I’d heard people gripe about it before so maybe the people who sent them are just happy and want to show their grad off.

[Anonymous]

I had no idea people announced high school graduations like this. Whatever do they do for college and PhD/MD/JD diplomas?

[Anonymous]

A random co workers kid is strange. In my family though, cousins got sent all around to the family, in party because the school gave out announcements and who else would you send them to?

[Anonymous]

Man you are harsh OP. I love getting them. If they have a Venmo I send cash. Why not celebrate them? I mean you received two.

We have received 4. Two were Shutterfly types and two were the old school clearly the school invite. Of course we aren't going and no Venmo on those. They are just celebrating their kids. Who doesn't love that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A random co workers kid is strange. In my family though, cousins got sent all around to the family, in party because the school gave out announcements and who else would you send them to?

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Im not sending them bc I know some people interpret them that way but it’s a milestone and it’s an understandable instinct to want to share. I wouldn’t assume it’s a craven gift grab-I never would have thought that unless I’d heard people gripe about it before so maybe the people who sent them are just happy and want to show their grad off.

99.99% of the people in your kids’ and your lives who are important to you already know you have seniors. You don’t need to share anything by way of an announcement. It’s a gift grab.

[Anonymous]

Totally agree. They're not at all a a thing where I grew up (NY).

[Anonymous]

You guys are such grinches.