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[quote=Anonymous]No one actually wanted to attend my college graduation (including me), but my family was so caught up in thinking they should be there that they all went and it was stressful and miserable. My mom is still dissatisfied and talks about it every year during graduation season. She had never been to her college or grad school graduations because she finished requirements early/late. I think she was irrationally expecting a graduation to be like a birthday party and just a celebration of her child, and even though she knew it wouldn’t work like that, she was shocked that it was also about thousands of other kids and families.

Anyway, I still had guests at my professional school graduation and I’m not sure if that was the right move.

I helped preside over a graduation for the 3rd time (think board of regents kind of person, not chancellor or president) last month and felt ashamed to feel unmoved this year. Graduation is long and dull. The graduates looked bored. Families were tired. I can’t figure out who graduation is for![/quote]

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