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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If it's less than an hour away, I would be prepared to go, but only if they invited me. I purposefully didn't invite anyone to my son's high school graduation, because it's not that big a deal. College graduation is the real thing, and PhDs even more so, but by then I don't know if anyone will be left to attend in terms of close friends, who will perhaps move away from the area, and elderly relatives, who might not be mobile enough. Even more so for my younger kids' graduations.

So I think it depends on how close this event is and whether your sibling really expects you to go. I suppose different families have different expections on this.[/quote]
HS graduation might not be a big deal to you but for those of us with a kid that struggles that’s kinda rude. [/quote]

PP you replied to. My son has ASD and ADHD and had an IEP from K to 11th grade, and a 504 in 12th. It meant a lot to him to be finally rid of classes he didn't like and do homework he hated. College is going better, because he loves his major and he likes all his classes. But struggling in school doesn't mean he wanted a ton of people at his high school graduation, or that he enjoyed arriving two hours before the event, waiting around, listening to speeches and standing in line for ever.  And it doesn't mean that other people should be forced to attend!

The fact that some kids surmount huge obstacles to graduate is not an additional reason to strongarm guests into attendance. The number of guests has nothing to do with how proud he is, or how proud I am, of his very hard work.

If your kid ABSOLUTELY WANTS certain guests at his graduation, that's another discussion entirely. 
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