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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 8th grader is finishing middle school, and going on to high school at the same school.  They have an assembly type thing, and I thought I would “celebrate” by taking him and his sibling out for ice cream or making his favorite dinner.  Something like that.

But, I have a sibling who likes to give gifts, more often than I do, and sometimes that can lead to awkwardness.  So, now I am wondering if this is an event at which people who like to give gifts do so.  Not to your own kids but to other people’s kids that you are close to.[/quote]

My grandfather dropped out after the 8th grade.

Some folks only make it that far; why can’t they have a celebration too? [/quote]

This thread was from 3 years ago.  I remember it, because I had an 8th grader then. I have another now.  We didn’t do anything then and won’t now. It’s not a graduation, it’s a promotion ceremony and not all schools have them.

Back when your grandfather dropped out, everyone didn’t go to school.  Now we pass kids on and have mandatory attendance policies.  You would be taken to court if your kid stopped attending in 8th grade. They can’t drop out of they tried.  This is nothing to have a party over. [/quote]

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