Did you cry at your kid’s HS graduation?

[Anonymous]

Maybe a few tears. College drop off was much harder. First kid was a 5 hours drive away, second kid, 7 hours.

[Anonymous]

I was fine for my older 2. But I will def cry for the youngest one next year. I think it's because I was still busy with the younger 2 and that was a good distraction. I still had to carpool and chauffeur them around. Now that I have spent the last year almost 100% dedicated to the youngest one, we have gotten really close and her extra curricular life is a large part of my daily life. Also she is my only girl. I will definitely cry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Daughter’s graduation is two week’s away and I’m really afraid I’m going to bawl like a baby. Did you cry at your kid’s graduation? If not, how did you hold it back?

I'm planning to do a lot crying prior to the graduation and hopefully I won't bawl like a baby the day of....I will try to think happy thoughts and maybe distract myself with my phone, still, I am not making any promises!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I would cry at *your* kid's graduation if I were there. It's normal to cry. It's normal not to cry. It's all fine.

Yep! Me, too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I would cry at *your* kid's graduation if I were there. It's normal to cry. It's normal not to cry. It's all fine.

Pomp and Circumstance brings me to tears-even if I hear it in a movie.

Same, and I don’t even think of myself as a big crier. Heck, I cried at the silly preschool graduation, even while thinking it was ridiculous! But they were so little and cute. And the thought that I will see some of those same kids walk during HS graduation in a few years gives me all the feels….

[Anonymous]

He hasn’t graduated yet but I cried at his first preschool concert, preschool “graduation”, so odds are pretty good. But I’m a crier for those kinds of things.
College drop off will be ugly. At the same time, I’m a single mom and can’t wait to have some time to myself again. My son and I joke that I will in the running for a rare double win: biggest crier at drop off, happiest empty nester 1 week later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course not. I don't understand people who cry at this, unless your kid is blind, deaf and quadriplegic all at the same time. It's not that hard to graduate from HS.

I'm not going to cry because I'm so proud that DC was able to graduate from high school. I'm going to cry because I'll be thinking of DC going to college and how much I'll miss her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I cry just thinking about it. There is no way I won't on the actual day. Same when we say goodbye at college drop off.

I thought I would definitely cry at college drop off and was teary eyed all summer just thinking about it. On day of drop off, the move in was so crazy busy with upper classmen helping and boxes everywhere and needing to unpack before next event, that there were no time for tears.

[Anonymous]

I cried at my kid’s virtual graduation from ES. I don’t want to think about the HS graduation.

[Anonymous]

It is possible that I will cry at any point in the next two weeks, including graduation. My emotions are just running high. I already choked back emotions at a slide show when no one else was crying. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Daughter’s graduation is two week’s away and I’m really afraid I’m going to bawl like a baby. Did you cry at your kid’s graduation? If not, how did you hold it back?

I hold back because it's not a sad occasion or even a bittersweet one. It's a celebration. This is what they're supposed to do. jump and kick your heels.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I would cry at *your* kid's graduation if I were there. It's normal to cry. It's normal not to cry. It's all fine.

Pomp and Circumstance brings me to tears-even if I hear it in a movie.

Same, and I don’t even think of myself as a big crier. Heck, I cried at the silly preschool graduation, even while thinking it was ridiculous! But they were so little and cute. And the thought that I will see some of those same kids walk during HS graduation in a few years gives me all the feels….

Pomp and Circumstance always put a lump in my throat too.

[Anonymous]

I’m a teacher and I cry at our 8th grader’s ceremony so I’m sure I’ll cry at my son’s graduation this weekend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He hasn’t graduated yet but I cried at his first preschool concert, preschool “graduation”, so odds are pretty good. But I’m a crier for those kinds of things.
College drop off will be ugly. At the same time, I’m a single mom and can’t wait to have some time to myself again. My son and I joke that I will in the running for a rare double win: biggest crier at drop off, happiest empty nester 1 week later.

Same here. I did my last drop off and pick up the other day and I’m soooooo relieved that part is over. 13+ yrs of doing it and I’m done forever. Yay!

[Anonymous]

Nah! HS graduation is not such a big deal. I might cry at my daughter’s college graduation though